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The Ijaw people, also known as the Ịjọ people, [2] are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, with primary population clusters [3] [4] in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. [5] They also have significant population clusters in Edo , [ 6 ] Lagos , Ondo .
Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.
The collection of official estimates of ethnicity and race is prohibited in France. [21] ... Ijaw (1.8%), other (24.9%, more than 200 ethnic groups) (2018 estimate) [3]
The Ibani people are an Ijaw ethnic group who live along with other Ijaw speaking peoples in the Bonny and Opobo areas of Rivers State, Nigeria, on the Atlantic coast. [ citation needed ] Bonny town is the tribal seat of the Ibani, and is located on the bight of Bonny River .
The riverine, including most of the state's towns and villages surrounded by water, is moderately inhabited. It covers approximately 39% of the total land mass and is home to the Ijaw. [3] This list refers to the various autochthonous ethnic groups residing within Rivers State's boundaries in addition to its upland and riverine areas.
The Egbema tribe, also called Egbema Kingdom, is a sub-clan of the Ijaw people. They are of Ijaw ethnicity from the Delta and Edo States. The Egbema have a strong Ijaw cultural identity, despite their location on the western fringe of Ijawland. The Kingdom traces its origins to several migrations from the Ijaw heartland centuries ago.
The Kalabari are a sub-group of the Ijaw people living in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] Originally, they were known as the Awome. The name Kalabari was derived from their ancestor Perebo Kalabari who was a son of Meinowei. [2] Their original settlement was spelt as Calabar by the Portuguese which was pronounced Kalabari. This ...
The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Some are natives of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Ondo states also in Nigeria.