Country Nigeria Time zone WAT (UTC+1) ISO 3166 code NG.BY.SI | State Bayelsa State 3-digit postal code prefix 560 Area 2,682 km² | |
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Bayelsa polls sylva laments over reported southern ijaw lga violence
Southern Ijaw is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oporoma (or Osokoma) in the north of the area at4°48′17″N 6°04′44″E. The area has a coastline of approximately 60 km on the Bight of Benin.
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- Bayelsa polls sylva laments over reported southern ijaw lga violence
- Channelstv confirms reschedule of southern ijaw election
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The people and their language are known as Izon.
It has institutions like the Niger Delta University(NDU), the states airport in Amassoma and Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe. It is the home of Kolu United FC of Koluama II.
The first democratically elected governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (DSP) hailed from the area.
It has an area of 2,682 km² and a population of 319,413 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 560.
Channelstv confirms reschedule of southern ijaw election
References
Southern Ijaw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA