• Map of Igbo land showing major areas

    States with large number of Igbo peopleAnambraEnuguAbiaImoEbonyiand parts of Delta, Rivers

  • Map of Imo State showing local government areas

    Imo State is administratively divided into 27 LGAs (Local Government Areas) namely: Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area in Imo State Oru West L.G.A. Imo State Orlu Local Government Area, Imo State Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State Imo State Imo is a state in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. It’s capital and largest city is Owerri.…

  • Maps of Owerri

    Owerri is the capital of Imo state, Nigeria Imo’s largest cityOwerri is Imo state’s largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. LGAsOwerri consists of three Local Government Areas namely Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West. Land areaOwerri is approximately 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) in area. BoundariesOwerri is bordered by the Otamiri…

  • Map of Kwara showing towns

    Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. CapitalIlorin Kwara’s capital, Ilorin, is situated 306km inland from the coastal town of Lagos and 500km from the federal capital, Abuja. Land area36,825 km BoundariesKwara State shares her boundaries with the Republic of Benin at her West and the Niger River at her North. Major…

  • Kwara

    Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. CapitalIlorin Kwara’s capital, Ilorin, is situated 306km inland from the coastal town of Lagos and 500km from the federal capital, Abuja. Date created27th May 1967 Land area36,825 km BoundariesKwara State shares her boundaries with the Republic of Benin at her West and the Niger River…

  • How Afonja, a Yoruba army chief, led a rebellion against his own Oyo  empire, aided by Mallam Alimi, a Fulani from Sokoto

    As at 1750, Ilorin, Kwara state, a Yoruba town, was originally used as a military outpost by the Alaafin, paramount ruler of the old Oyo empire (Oyo-Ile). At the period of creation, Ilorin was administered by Afonja, the sixth Are-Ona-Kakanfo of the Oyo army and successor of Are-Ona Oku of Jabata.① Illorin became the capital…

  • Afon map

    Afon is the capital of Asa Local Government Area. It’s also a district in the LGA. Distance from IlorinAfon is about 27 kilometers from Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. Land areaAfon district is about 1,525 sq km NearbyBesides Afon, Asa LGA comprises other towns and villages namely Ogbondoroko, Laduba, Aboto, Balah, Eyenkonn, Pampo, Ogele, and…

  • Afon

    Afon is the capital of Asa Local Government Area. It’s also a district in the LGA. Afon is about 27 kilometers from Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. Afon district is about 1,525 sq km Besides Afon, Asa LGA comprises other towns and villages namely Ogbondoroko, Laduba, Aboto, Balah, Eyenkonn, Pampo, Ogele, and Olowokere. Asa is…

  • Rivers State maps

    Rivers State is a southern Nigerian state in the Niger Delta region. Founded1967 Rivers state was formed in 1967 when it was split from the former Eastern Region. CapitalPort Harcourt LocationIt’s located in southern Nigeria, comprising the Niger River delta on the Gulf of Guinea. BoundariesIt is bounded by the states of Anambra and Imo…

  • Port Harcourt maps

    Port Harcourt is the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria and largest city in the state. It is also the fourth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, and Ibadan. Founded1912 Port Harcourt was founded in 1912 by Frederick Lugard, governor of Nigeria. PurposeThe colonial administration of Nigeria created the port to export coal from…