Ahoada
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Ahoada is an Igbo city in and an administrative subdivision of Rivers State
, Nigeria
, located northwest of Port Harcourt. The Ahoada region is divided into two Local Government Areas: Ahoada East
, with its seat in Ahoada, and Ahoada West
, with its seat in Akinima.
The Ekpeye
(an Igbo group) are the indigenous people of Ahoada where the Ekpeye dialect is spoken. The city of Ahoada has offices for several of the state and federal departments, with a post office, and telegraphy and telephone exchange. There is an all-weather road to Port Harcourt International Airport
from the city.
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, located northwest of Port Harcourt. The Ahoada region is divided into two Local Government Areas: Ahoada East
Ahoada East
Ahoada East is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. Its seat is in the city of Ahoada....
, with its seat in Ahoada, and Ahoada West
Ahoada West
Ahoada West is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt, inhabited by the Ekpeye people. Its seat is in the town of Akinima. The boundary between Rivers and Bayelsa states from the west is located at Engeni....
, with its seat in Akinima.
The Ekpeye
Ekpeye
Ekpeye is an ethnicity and people found in the niger delta region of southern nigeria n Ekpeye is an ethnicity and people found in the niger delta region of southern nigeria n Ekpeye is an ethnicity and people found in the...
(an Igbo group) are the indigenous people of Ahoada where the Ekpeye dialect is spoken. The city of Ahoada has offices for several of the state and federal departments, with a post office, and telegraphy and telephone exchange. There is an all-weather road to Port Harcourt International Airport
Port Harcourt International Airport
Port Harcourt International Airport is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt city in Rivers State, Nigeria. The airport consists of a single terminal with separate facilities for international and domestic flights...
from the city.