Ika, anioma, agbor, igbanke roots from the benin kingdom. Highlight of the formal commencement of the onicha ugbo new yam festival, was the 36 kilometres royal procession on foot, accomplished in about two hours, to the various clans that make up the kingdom, including the ancestral spot at abu anor where onicha ugbo, first settled, led by obi victor chukwumalieze1, accompanied by chief festus. Here, they were blessed with children amongst whom were ukpali, onicha, oligbo and eziuzo. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about onicha ugbo from nigeria and the world on today. Ugboilajess place in yoruba history by hrm oba akinrutan. Ume niger nigeria nnamdi azikiwe obi anazonwu obi of ala obi okosi obielect obio obosi ocha ofala okagbue offala ogene ogidi okpala onicha kingship onitsha onowu onyejekwe. Ka weekly newspaper is a medianews organization and the publishing house of ika weekly newspaper.
Find all the transport options for your trip from lagos to onichaugbo right here. The 2016 ine new yamiwajitraditional new year festival of onicha ugbo, aniocha north council area, delta state, may have come and gone, but the memories it engendered will linger for a while. Before we proceed, we need to take a look at the brief history of the anioma nation, including its origin, peoples, societal values, and answers to the ethnic identity currently confronting the nation. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. I read mcphilips nwachukwu and paul odilis accounts of the coronation of the new obi of onicha ado n idu in the vanguard newspapers of oct.
It was in the search of fertile farmland and economic boost that these children founded towns such as onichaolona, onichaugbo, onichaukwu, isseleukwu, isselemkpitime, isseleazagba, ezi, obomkpa and onicha mmili onitsha. Find all the transport options for your trip from lagos to onicha ugbo right here. Why the anioma people of delta state are igbo newzandar news. In the intervening years, ive had discussions with older men in onitsha, idumujeogboko, onicha ugbo, atani, obosi, issele azagba and ibusa, and built a more complete profile. Anioma means good land and, anioma state is a reality and not a dream, and we must work harder if this reality is to be realized. Websters timeline history, 1563 2007 paperback may 17, 2010. The first of these alerts of possible invasions aya iduh had led to the movements of onichaugbo and isseleuku from the original settlement. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii l and olugbo of ugbo, fredrick obateru akinruntan. Onicha ugbo through the centuries chudi okwechime on. On the west bank of the river niger exists also onicha ugbo, onicha olona and onicha ukwuani. Isama and iyase of onicha ugbo pays their annual homage to the obi of onicha ugbo. History of aniocha north local government area aniocha. Dr emmanuel ibe kachikwu, current group managing director gmd of the nigerian national petroleum corporationnnpc and immediate past vicechairman and general counsel for exxonmobil in africa jude monye, olympic athlete who competed in atlanta 1996 and won a silver medal at sydney.
Onichammili was an attempt to recreate the ancient city of on for onicha people after years and years of persecution and oppression for their priestcraft at the hands of many hosting relatives who over the years forgot who and what onicha stood for. Onicha mmili was an attempt to recreate the ancient city of on for onicha people after years and years of persecution and oppression for their priestcraft at the hands of many hosting relatives who over the years forgot who and what onicha stood for. Wearing leopard skin costumes, they individually perform reenactments of ancient wars with their men. Traveling eastward through what is now western igboland and various towns also called onitsha, for example onicha. History of onitsha indigenes welcome to inlandtown. Lagos to onichaugbo 5 ways to travel via plane, taxi, bus. Idumuje unor is a town situated in the aniocha north local government area of delta state, lying between 6020 01. Onicha ugbo news latest breaking stories and top headlines. The towns traditional ruler is the obi of onicha ugbo.
Ine efifie the guardian nigeria news nigeria and world news. The ancestral name of our beloved town is onichammili. Just like many ancient kingdoms that are now scattered in the southern part of the sahara, the onicha history is rooted in ancient egypt. This was to distinguish it from our other kinsmen at other onicha settlements on the west of the niger, like onichaugbo. Tabor in his book titled southern nigeria vol 1, two families appeared to have left benin at the same time, one of which settled at agbor, while the other went on to obior while some continued to onichaugbo and others at a later date to onichaolona. The history of agbor kingdom like those of other african ancient kingdoms, empires and peoples is based on oral tradition.
Emeka esogbue on his article the origin of agbor explained. Contrary to claims by historians and some sections of oral oba tradition that the ugbo people were driven away from ileife at the beginning of the oduduwa dynasty, the olugbo and paramount ruler of the ugboilaje people of the coastal stretch of ondo state, said that his. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. The first part of the book therefore takes the reader through the location and physical environment of onicha ugbo, the main villages that make up the town, their world view, sociological matrix. Various oral accounts on the origin of agbor and ika people exist but the most credible being that ogunagbon and his followers who founded agbor came from benin and first settled in ominije. The ancient egyptian city of on along the river niger. You see, for those who know the history, asaba and onitsha, prior to the building of the bridge, were quite closeknit. Christianity is the primary religion of the onicha ugbo community. The mystery and historic relevance of ezechima shrine the. This year, the uwolo of onicha ugbo, high chief matthias asielue was represented by mr ekubi. Most theories on the word onicha point to the meanings despiser or arrogant. History of onitsha indigenes welcome to inlandtown online. Owing to its proximity to asaba where the royal niger company established. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated.
A new dimension was recently introduced to the unending controversy about yoruba history when ooni of ife, oba adeyeye ogunwusi claimed that igbos from the eastern part of nigeria and not ugbo from the ilaje, ondo state, invaded ileife before moremi sacrificed herself, to. It is okwechimes view that the movement that ended up in onitsha could definitely not have been one precise action. Onicha uboma, onicha amagunze, onicha uburu, onicha agu, onicha nwenkwo, onicha enuguezike, onicha ngwa, onicha nkwerre etc on the west bank of the river niger exists also onicha ugbo, onicha olona and onicha ukwuani. Prince esumai led the people of aboh further eastwards, and after crossing the osimilinta they settled at oforbo, for a while. Rome2rio makes travelling from lagos to onicha ugbo easy. Emir of kano, ado bayero shot by vanguard media limited. Lagos august 5th urhobotodayit is tales of lamentation for motorists and indigenes of onichaugbo community in aniocha north local government area of delta state as the abujaonichaugbo road constructed several years ago by the niger delta development company is in deplorable condition. Prince ugbo was said to have led his group straight from orogodo to the where the ezechima clan are. Jan 20, 20 the first part of the book therefore takes the reader through the location and physical environment of onichaugbo, the main villages that make up the town, their world view, sociological matrix. Folklore has it that, onitsha was founded by one of the sons of chima, the founder of isseleuku kingdom in western igboland. A new dimension was recently introduced to the unending controversy about yoruba history when ooni of ife, oba adeyeye ogunwusi claimed that igbos from the eastern part of nigeria and not ugbo from the ilaje, ondo state, invaded ileife before. Through these children, they had grand children and it was in the search for fertile farm land and economic boost that these children founded towns as onichaolona, onichaugbo, onichaukwu, isseleukwu, isselemkpitime, issele azagba, ezi, obomkpa and. Onitsha mmili was known as ado nidu by migrants who departed from the vicinity of the kingdom of benin near the far western portion of igboland near what is now agbor, after a violent dispute with the oba of benin that can be tentatively dated to the early 1500s. It is located 5 kilometers from isseleuku, the headquarters of aniocha north and has a growing land area of 16sq km and current estimated population of about 10,000 inhabitants, it is.
Abuja aniocha north auchi and okene death trap delta state laurence izuegbu nddc onicha ugboabuja road lagos august 5th urhobotodayit is tales of lamentation for motorists and indigenes of onichaugbo community in aniocha north local government area of delta state as the abujaonichaugbo road constructed several years ago by the niger. Through these children, they had grand children and it was in the search for fertile farm land and economic boost that these children founded towns as onicha olona, onicha ugbo, onicha ukwu, isseleukwu, isselemkpitime, issele azagba, ezi, obomkpa and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The mystery and historic relevance of ezechima shrine.
Various oral accounts on the origin of agbor and ika people exist but the most credible being that ogunagbon and his followers who founded agbor came from benin and first settled in. Onicha ugbo also spelled onitsha ugbo is a town in aniocha north local government area, delta state, nigeria. History of ugbo kingdom fredrick obateru akinruntan. Onichaugbo through the centuries 1994 edition open. From linguistics, cultural, cosmological, anthropological, pictorial, traditional and spiritual analyses and comparisons, onicha people and their yoruba and edo relatives are from ancient egypt, known then to our ancestors as kemet. It must be written by us for us based on our knowledge of what was, what is and what will forever be as children of onicha. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Aug 10, 2010 construction site for onichaugbo knowledge centre francis monye. Emir of kano, ado bayero shot by vanguard media limited issuu.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. They eventually danced their way to ezechime palace arriving there at 7. Last year i took my friend and partner, tunde leye to my homestead. Ine efifie the guardian nigeria news nigeria and world. Lagos to onichaugbo 5 ways to travel via plane, taxi. Rome2rio makes travelling from lagos to onichaugbo easy. It hosts the onitsha main market, the largest market in africa in terms of geographical size and volume of goods. Onichaugbo tradition talks about various alerts of invasions from benin called idu. The first part of the book therefore takes the reader through the location and physical environment of onichaugbo, the main villages that make up the town, their world view, sociological matrix. Ogbeofu ohoeze okpuno oligbo onicha onichaolona onichaugbo onichaukwu ordered original.
History of enuani igbo people of onichaugbo culture. The dates dont match up eze chima or chime is supposed to be 16th century, arochukwu was only established taken from the ibibio in the 17th century, the slave trade kicked off in igboland in the 17th. We took a boat from cable point ikpele nmili in asaba, and 12 minutes later, we were sharing a beer with some of my acquaintances at onicha marine. History of aniocha north local government area aniocha north is a local government area of delta state, nigeria.
Our history as a people should neither be a mystery nor a guess work. Sep 18, 2016 the 2016 ine new yamiwajitraditional new year festival of onicha ugbo, aniocha north council area, delta state, may have come and gone, but the memories it engendered will linger for a while. In the early 1960s, before the nigerian civil war see also biafra, the population was officially recorded as 76,000, and the town was distinctive in a. May 04, 2020 ooni of ife, oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii l and olugbo of ugbo, fredrick obateru akinruntan. A metropolitan city, onitsha is known for its river port and as an economic hub for commerce, industry, and education. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. In going to that area, we did not cross the niger river oshimmiri in my native dialect the way most people cross it. These migrants traveled eastward through what is now western igboland and various towns also called onitsha, for example onichaugbo.