Onicha-Ugbo is a town in Aniocha North

Aniocha North

Aniocha North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Issele Uku.It has an area of 406 km² and a population of 104,711 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 320....

 Local Government Area, Delta State

Delta State

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, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. They are Igbo people

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...

. The town's traditional ruler

Nigerian traditional rulers

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 is the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo; as of 2002, the obi is Agbogidi Chukwumeliaze. It lies on the Benin-Asaba Express way connecting the west to the East of Nigeria. The main economic activity in the area is agriculture

Agriculture

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Religion

Christianity is the primary religion of the Onicha-Ugbo Community, but traditional religion

Animism

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 is also practised by many people.

Notable people from Onicha-Ugbo

• Jude Monye
  Jude Monye
  Jude Monye is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State of Nigeria origin. Monye came to the United States to attend Mississippi State University, where he obtained a degree in Geology...
  
  , Olympic athlete who competed in Atlanta 1996 and won a silver medal at Sydney 2000.