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The Asaba Declaration was a declaration issued by the 17 Southern governors in Nigeria, comprising South West, South South and South East.It was issued on 11 May 2021 in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria and consisted of eleven points in which the governors raised key issues about the future of Nigeria and the Southern region.
Asaba [3] (Igbo: Ahaba) is an Igbo [4] town and the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. A rapidly growing urban area, it is located on the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. [5] [6] [7] Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, [2] and a fast growing metropolitan population of over half a ...
In October 2017, the Asaba community marked the 50th anniversary of the massacres with a two-day commemoration, during which the new, comprehensive book on the massacre, its causes, consequences, and legacy, was launched: "The Asaba Massacre: Trauma, Memory, and the Nigerian Civil War," by S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli (Cambridge ...
His mother, Nwakuso Edozien née Odogwu, was the daughter of a prominent Asaba chief, and a notable trader. Edozien's father sent him at an early age to live with an uncle who was a school master in Warri, Delta State then Bendel State, Nigeria. He attended the Catholic School in Warri from 1933 to 1937.
Bus Stand, Abuja, Nigeria 71 Two bombs exploded in a crowded bus station in the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. [46] 2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre: 2014-05-06 Gamboru, Borno, Nigeria 300+ [47] Militants attacked at night and set houses ablaze. When people tried to escape, they were shot dead. [48] Gwoza massacre: 2014-06-02 Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria 200 ...
The Asagba of Asaba is the traditional leader of Asaba, Delta State in the South-south of Nigeria. The office of the ruler of is an official post recognized by Governor of Delta State and the Federal Government of Nigeria. [1] [2] The Asagba is the representative of the people of Asaba to the state and federal levels of government.
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Dennis Chukude Osadebay (29 June 1911 — 26 December 1994) was a Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and former premier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of Nigeria, which now comprises Edo and Delta State.