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Onicha Ugbo

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Onicha-Ugbo (also spelled Onitsha-Ugbo) is a town in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria. The town's traditional ruler is the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo; as of 2002, the obi is Agbogidi Chukwumeliaze.

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Map of Onicha-Ugbo, Nigeria

Religion

Christianity is the primary religion of the Onicha-Ugbo Community.

Notable people from Onicha-Ugbo

  • Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, current Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) and immediate past Vice-Chairman and General Counsel for ExxonMobil in Africa.
  • Jude Monye, Olympic athlete who competed in Atlanta 1996 and won a silver medal at Sydney 2000.
  • Ikenwa Nnabuogor, seasoned journalist, currently with the National Mirror newspapers and The Mirror Group in Lagos and one of the most popular sports journalists in West Africa. Born in Enugu, Ikenwa started his career at Complete Football Magazine and had spells at GOAL! Newspapers, one of the titles from the stables of Africa's biggest media group, South Africa's Media24, KICKOFF soccer magazine, FOURFOURTWO soccer magazine, Compass Newspapers as well as The Scorer magazine.

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    Onicha-Ugbo Wikipedia
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