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Wado City Train Station Ujevwu(Wado)  – Itakpe / Uromi Train Schedule & Ticket Prices (2023) by Africans247 .  The Ujevwu(Wado) -Itakpe Train Service is a railway system in Nigeria connecting the new city of Wado to the inland town of Itakpe. This railway project began in 1987 with the goal of supplying iron ore and coal to the Ajaokuta Steel Mill.  After more than 30 years of construction, it was inaugurated in 2020, serving both freight and passengers. Originally, the railway was intended to transport iron ore to the steel mill. However, it was extended to Wado, metropolitan city near the Atlantic Ocean. In 2017, work resumed with the help of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. It finally opened in 2020, providing both passenger and freight services.  Ujevwu(Wado), Itakpe , Abuja plans There are plans to extend the railway to Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, as part of the Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge Railway project, which will further enhance transportation co

Urhobo, Itsekiri & Ijaw Kings Warri Aboriginals~ Urhobo, Itsekiri & Ijaw...   Warri & Its Environ? The question is who own Warri and  and  who are the aboriginals of Warri City(Urban) ? Moreover they are regions in Nigeria with rural and urban areas...The highly developed areas is what is called Warri Urban. A city is a conglomerate of several developed towns/communities with a common goal of urbanization. Warri is in Delta South of the South South Region of Nigeria in West Africa . There is a city in Warri, which is called Warri City . Most people do not understand the term Warri and Warri City(Urban) ... The whole section of all the local government areas that made Warri is called "Warri." The urban towns/cummunities of Warri is what is called Warri City(Warri Urban)...  Urban simply means developed areas with coperate infrastructures and top amenities... It's this urban towns/communities of Warri that's now called Warri City... Basically... Delta is d

  Ukodo is a yam and unripe plantain dish of the Urhobo people of Nigeria. The Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta also make a similar dish called Epuru . It is essentially a pottage, a stew of meat and vegetable with its base as the Nigerian pepper soup. It is usually used for marriage and burial ceremonies or as breakfast, particularly during the cold season. It is sometimes cooked with lemon grass and potash. A poem by the Nigerian Chovwe Inisiagho-Ogbe describes both the ingredients and the process of cooking Ukodo in a light-hearted way. Wadoo!!!! Is it just me or did the weather get chilly all of a sudden. This is the best type of weather for one of my favorite south-south recipes….Ukodo. Usually, this is the type of meal i take and sleep off afterwards under my thick duvet cover while the cold air mixed with the irresistible aroma ukodo leaves the house with brushes through my face and nostrils while i sleep…sweet lazy morning all the way. Ukodo is typical spicy traditional br

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗷𝘂 𝗢𝘄𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘼 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙊𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙝𝙖 – 𝘼𝙢𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙇.𝙂.𝘼 ~ 𝙒𝙖𝙙𝙤 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 It is true that festivals and ceremonies anywhere in the world represent the experiences of a people. The Agbarha-Ame people are believed to be originally from Edo territory and stopped in Agbarha-Otor, from where they founded the present Agbarha described as Agbarha-Ame . The Agbarha-Ame kingdom is located in Warri Township in present day Warri South Local Government Area, of Delta State, Nigeria and consists of seven settlements namely: Otovwodo-Agbarha , Igbudu , Edjeba , Ogunu , and Okurode- Urhobo . While two riverine communities Oteghele and Ukpokiti are situated in some kilometers North West of Ogunu town with other satellite town. Their neighbours are Uvwie , Udu , Ogbe-Ijaw , Okere-Urhobo and the Itsekiri . The name, Agbarha , Otite notes, is used both to cover all the seven

  𝐈𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚 THE URHOBO KINGDOM OF OROGUN Orogun Kingdom is in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The name Orogun was derived from Efe's son who was called Orogun . Orogun's  father, Efe migrated from Benin to Urhobo land and got married to Owhowa's daughter called Orhiara . Orhiara was the  mother of Orogun and the only daughter of owhawa. Orhiara was also the only sister to Ughelli and also only sister to her step brothers, Ogoh and Agbarha . That means from Orogun mother's side his grand father was Owhowa an original Urhobo man.  Orogun also have other step brothers from his father with another wife from Aboh ... His step brothers are (Owolukpo) Abbi , Amai , and Umukwata . Orogun migrated from Owhowa's village (his grandfather's village) for Aboh Umuli due to misunderstanding with Ogoh , his Uncle. Ogoh propelled an issue against Orogun that he slept with the wife of Ughelli so that ughelli will be angry with him. R

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒃𝒐 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒇 𝑶𝒓𝒉𝒖𝒗𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒖𝒏 “Ogba kwo Orhuwhorun mue en” which means an attempt formed to capture her people can not succeed.  This old saying was birthed in 1901 after George Eyube died from an accidental shot fired from his own pistol during a patrol from Orokpo to Orhuwhorun with an attempt of bringing the people under firmer control. The Orhuwhorun people are sometimes referred to as Ugbede and Obodo people, they reside in the north eastern part of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria. The land is surrounded by neighbouring communities. Ekete in north, Owhrode in the south, Egini in the east and Usieffrun (Urhiephron) in the west. Some communities like Ovwian, Arhagba and Igbogidi form boundaries in the south-west and the south-east of Orhuwhorun. According to the 2006 census figures Udu local government has a population of 142,480 and Orhuwhorun is inclusive. Orhuwhorun has grown to be the second prominent and fast developing town in