Okigwe is the third largest city, after Owerri and Orlu, while Ohaji/Egbema is fourth in Imo state. Okigwe is located in Okigwe Local Government Area of Nigeria.[citation needed] The city lies between the Port Harcourt-Enugu-Maiduguri rail line. being the nearest city to the biggest cattle market in Nigeria located at the Umu Nneochi Area of […]
Ohaji-Egbema is an oil-rich Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Mmahu-Egbema. Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area as presently constituted was created by the Gen.Ibrahim B. Babangida’s administration by the August 27, 1991 presidential proclamation, created out of the former Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta L.G.A. Ohaji/Egbema comprises three political districts: Ohaji East, Egbema North, and Ohaji […]
Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. Oguta is called “Oguta-Ameshi” or “Ameshi”- by its aborigines, indigenes – consists of two parts, the old part which holds the 27 villages of Oguta, and the new part, called the “Oguta New Layout”. Oguta New Layout, as […]
Obowo, also spelled Obowu is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria formed during the Ibrahim Babangida administration in May 1989. It was carved out of Etiti Local Government Area with its headquarters at Isi Nweke.There are twenty-two autonomous communities in Obowo Local Government Area. Achara, Amanze, Umuariam, Umunachi, Umuagu, Ehume, Umungwa, Umulogho, Odenkwume, […]
Nwangele is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The name was derived from the popular Nwangele river which marks the boundary between Amaigbo and Umuozu Isu. The river which is believed to have originated from Isiekenesi town passes through several villages in Amaigbo and empties into Oramiriukwa a tributary of Imo river.Its headquarter […]
Nkwerre is one of the Local Government Areas in Imo State, South-East, Nigeria. It is situated in Nkwerre town where the name of the local government area was derived. Its population was placed at 80,270 from the 2006 population census with an area of 38.447 km. It is known for its thick vegetation which is […]
Njaba is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in the town of Nnenasa.It has an area of 84 km2 and a population of 143,485 at the 2006 census.The 2011 density projection is 2,004.5 inhabitants/km2. The postal code of the area is 474. Njaba was formed from the initial letters […]