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Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in the south-southern state [2] of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972).
Anaang (also spelled Annang and Ànnang) is an ethnic group [2] in Southern Nigeria, whose land is primarily within 8 of the present 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State.
The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene (Latin: Ikotekpenen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Calabar.
This is a list of villages and settlements in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes also given). [1] [2] Udōng Attah Akan village, Udōng Ejo, Utitntai, Ikot Udo Aduak Village in Ibesit Clan of Oruk Anam LGA.
The Annang Festival of Arts and Culture is celebrated in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, a region located in South Southern Nigeria. [1] The festival was initiated in 2016, in order to preserve the Anaañ history, language and culture. [1] [2] The festival aims at preventing the Annang tradition and its cultural heritage from undergoing extinction.
Ikot Ekpene is a town in Nigeria known for its marketplace in which crafts are sold to both tourists and middle-class Nigerians. [25] While the Ibibio are not known for metalworking, there is a significant number of craftspeople making this type of art to be sold. Ekpo society mask with attached raffia fringe
In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...
Eket is a cosmopolitan town with several gated estates, including Usua Amanam Estate, Ikot Ibiok; Esa Akpan Estate, Atabong; Uwa Estate, Ikot Ibiok and Stevegrad Estate, RCC Road. There is a Federal Low-Cost Housing Estate at Mkpok and State Low-Cost Housing Estates at Ikot Udoma and Okon.