Adi is the capital of Etulo people. A rice, fish and palm wine trading hub in Etulo council ward of Buruku LGA, Benue state, Nigeria
Located along Gboko-Katsina Ala road, Adi is home to important Etulo institutions.
They include: NKST Church, Iordye.
Atta Secondary School, Adi.
Etulo Community Secondary School, Adi.
The town has a weekly market, the Adi market.
Etulo, the major inhabitants, do rice farming in large scale making Adi a a rice friendly market.
Large marshy lands near Adi and River Katsina Ala makes rice cultivation attractive.
Etulo people were mostly fishermen but things have changed and many are into other ventures like farming, office work, trading among others.
Adi is accessible from several Etulo places like:
Otse Etulo palace,
Sinafi Mode,
Siki,
Damkor,
Akawa,
Ilim market,
Mandela market,
Community Secondary School, Ogurube,
UBE JSS School, Ogurube
Adi, like other parts of Etulo, is ubder the administration of Etulo’s topmost leader known as Otse Etulo.
HRH Otse Douglas Yobe Agishi became the 16th Otse Etulo following the death of his predecessor Ugye Idoko Ambiwa.
Agishi was chosen after 13 years of Ugye”s death in 2008.
After 13Years of waiting, the Good People of Etulo Kingdom have reasons to celebrate again. They now have a New King and successor of Ugye Idoko Ambiwa who died 13 years ago( 10 July, 2008). He is HRH. Douglas Yobe Agishi the 16th Otse_Etulo .
Some Etulo’s prominent sons and daughters include:
Prof Agishi, a university don
Kuku, a businessman
Atini, a former permanent secretary with the Benue State civil service
Dr. Victoria Daaor
Dr. Helen Teghtegh
Barr. Thomas Ese
among others