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The '''Ekpetiama clan''' of the [[Ijaw people|Ijaw]] ethnic group lives in central [[Bayelsa State]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands |url=https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Nigeria]]. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: |
The '''Ekpetiama clan''' of the [[Ijaw people|Ijaw]] ethnic group lives in central [[Bayelsa State]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands |url=https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180732/https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nigeria]]. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: ''Ekpeti''. Tombia is the [[clan]] preeminent town. Other settlements <ref>{{Cite web |title=Settlement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/settlement |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> include: Bumodi, Agudama, Akabiri, and Gbarantoru. The Ekpetiama clan holds an annual festival honoring <ref>{{Cite web |title=Honoring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/honoring |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> its clan god, Amadosu. Tombia and Bumodi both have shrines honoring Amadosu.<ref>Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). ''A History of the Niger Delta'', Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. {{ISBN|978-37314-5-9}}</ref> The governor of Bayelsa State<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands |url=https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180732/https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Governor, Douye Diri gave automatic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Automatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/automatic |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> scholarship <ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Scholarships for International Students 2022-23 {{!}} Scholars4Dev |url=https://www.scholars4dev.com/category/scholarships-list/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.scholars4dev.com}}</ref> to Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. These event was honour by the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate|url=https://guardian.ng/news/diri-gives-scholarship-to-first-class-female-law-graduate/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Significant events== |
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 29 February 2024
The Ekpetiama clan of the Ijaw ethnic group lives in central Bayelsa State,[1] Nigeria. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: Ekpeti. Tombia is the clan preeminent town. Other settlements [2] include: Bumodi, Agudama, Akabiri, and Gbarantoru. The Ekpetiama clan holds an annual festival honoring [3] its clan god, Amadosu. Tombia and Bumodi both have shrines honoring Amadosu.[4] The governor of Bayelsa State[5] Governor, Douye Diri gave automatic[6] scholarship [7] to Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. These event was honour by the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo.[8]
Significant events
[edit]- 23 July 2007: Gunmen kidnapped the 70-year-old mother of Hansel Seibarugu, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. She was kidnapped from her home in the Ekpetiama village of Akaibiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Settlement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Honoring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9
- ^ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Automatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "List of Scholarships for International Students 2022-23 | Scholars4Dev". www.scholars4dev.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Gunmen Kill Teacher, Kidnap Expatriates In Niger Delta", The Independent, 28 July 2007
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