Ezekwe, is the name of several Igbo

Igbo people

Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...

 families, most notably the Ezekwe family of Ezeawulu, Nibo

Nibo

Nibo is a town in Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria.There are four major villages that make up the town, they are in order of seniority; Ezeawulu, Umuanum, Ifite and Ezeoye. Nibo is a community of cooperative men and women that work jointly for the development of the town.-Traditional...

, Awka LGA, in Anambra State, Nigeria

Nigeria

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, West Africa.

Leader and descendants

His Royal Highness Oke Ezekwem as he was known was from Umuaka Dike in Umuezeagha clan in Ezeawulu. One of the most notable leaders of the area (traditional ruler of Ezeawulu village who was at war with HRH Nnama Orjiakor of Umuanum village) before the coming of the British in the mid-to-late 19th century. He married Nwaka aka Ododo (maiden name Ezealor) from neighboring town Nise, and had 7 children: Aaron, Nwaku Abia, John, Mgbafor, Mgboye, Phillip and Rosa. Aaron would become a chief police officer for the British in the Eastern Region of Nigeria

Nigeria

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.

Mgbafor (Selina) and her husband Joshua Nnama

Nnama

Nnama is the name of an Igbo Royal family from Nibo, Awka LGA, in Anambra State, Nigeria.Other variations include Nnama-Orjiakor. They are part of the Umu-eleh clan in Umuenechi, Umuanum, Nibo...

 served as Anglican missionaries planting churches around Southern Nigeria. Phillip became the 2nd Igbo Doctor of Nigeria

Nigeria

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, graduating from the Old Yaba Medical School and the University of Glasgow

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 in 1937, became a Gynecologist and eventually would be the Chief Medical Officer to the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigeria

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, a position he held until 1966.

The Ezekwe descendants are spread around the world, especially around the African continent, UK

United Kingdom

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, and the USA

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, as distinguished notable intellectuals and professionals with expertise in multiple fields of study.