Afikpo Afikpo, also known as Ehugbo, is the second largest town in Ebonyi state after Abakaliki, the state capital. It’s also the headquarters of Afikpo North Local Government Area. Land areaAfikpo spans an area approximately 164 km2 (63 sq mi). BoundariesIt is bordered to the north by the town of Akpoha, to the south by…

Afikpo, also known as Ehugbo, is the second largest town in Ebonyi state after Abakaliki, the state capital. It’s also the headquarters of Afikpo North Local Government Area. LocationIt is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State. Afikpo is located on 6 degrees north latitude and 8 degrees east longitude. Afikpo is a hilly…

Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze (mnse), is a Nigerian engineer. He is a native of Ezza South local government of Ebonyi state Nigeria. WorkHe serves as Honourable Commissioner of Works under Governor David Umahi administration in Ebonyi state. Earlier he worked as the Senior Civil Engineer (Maintenance and Training) in the Civil Engineering Department in Ebonyi…

Abakaliki is the capital and largest city of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is located at the intersection of Enugu, Afikpo and Ogoja Roads. Abakaliki is 64 km (40 mi) southeast of Enugu. NameThe name Abakaliki originally means ‘Aba Nkaleke’ and is the name of a community, Nkaleke, in Izzi land. Izzi peopleThe earlier inhabitants of…

There are a some questions that typically comprise aconversation about mbopo; these are usually questions that answers are often not very clear. Because of the innumerable variations and styles of this ritual throughout Ibibioland, and over the course of recorded Cross River history (about one hundred years), it is usually difficult to find any one…

Mbopo is the initiation of young girls into womanhood practiced among Ibibio people. Mbopo ritual popularly referred to as the “fattening room” in anthropology was acultural rite of passage for young women who were being prepared for marriage among theIbibio people of southern Nigeria. It was a complex pre-marital cultural institution The word “Mbopo” means…

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Dakkada is a 21 storey building located in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria The building was intended to serve as as a smart office complex. After completion the Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, officially declared it opened, giving it out for lease to high income clients. DeveloperAkwa Ibom state government ContractorVKS, a Turkish…

Ikot Oku Ikono bridge, a one-kilometre bridge has a 15-metre dual carriageway, 2.4-kilometre sleek lane, 1.5-metre walkway and, a 2.2-kilometre drain to take water to the outfall drain. It was constructed by Julius Berger and inaugurated by former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The bridge connects Uyo from Ikot…