Ebonyi State got its name from a River, the Aboine River also called Abonyi River. The name Abonyi was Anglicized to become Ebonyi. The Ebonyi River goes through Abakaliki, the capital of the state. Ebonyi State was created on October 1, 1996, by president Sani Abacha from parts of Enugu and Abia States. It is…

Map of Ebonyi showing the state’s 13 local government areas Ebonyi Local Government AreasAbakalikiIzziEzza NorthEzza SouthAfikpo SouthAfikpo NorthEbonyiOhaukwuOniochaIshieluIkwoOhaozaraIvo Map of Nigeria showing Ebonyi State Ebonyi Ebonyi is a state in southeastern Nigeria, created in 1996 from parts of Abia and Enugu states. Ebonyi state is the 36th and youngest state in Nigeria. It is bordered…

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

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…