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The kingdom was founded by the Igala people, with the "Àtá" serving as the Igala king, national father and spiritual head, and the capital of Igala land is at Idah. The Igala Kingdom influenced and has been influenced by the Idoma, and Jukun, and is likely made up of descendants of these groups who settled and mixed with the native Igala ...
The Igala Kingdom expanded vastly beyond the present-day boundary. Their homeland, the former Igala Kingdom, is a triangular area of about 14,000 km 2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. [11]: 1 The area was formerly known as the Igala Division of Kabba province and is now part of Kogi State.
Their homeland, the former Igala Kingdom, is an approximately triangular area of about 14,000 km 2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. The area was formerly the Igala Division of Kabba province and is now part of Kogi State. The capital is Idah in Kogi state. Igala people are majorly found in Kogi state.
Princess Inikpi was the virgin princess of the Igala Kingdom, buried alive to save the kingdom from the doom of the Igala-Benin war in 1515-1516 during the reign of Ata Ayegba Oma-idoko. [1] Her statue is still standing at her burial spot at Ega market close to river Nigern Idah, Kogi State Nigeria. Many Igala have named their daughters after ...
The Àtá's palace (the seat of power in the Igala Kingdom) is located in the ancient city of Idah. He was one of the longest-serving monarchs in Nigeria. He has conferred on a large population of the Igala people traditional chieftaincy titles, including the title of Agenyi-Àtá of Igala Kingdom, bestowed on Chief Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN.
The journey of Opaluwa's reign as the 28th Àtá Ígáláà began with his selection by the Ígáláà Traditional Council on 28 April 2021, as Attah-designate, [6] [5] and confirmed on 18 October 2021, following an official approval by the Kogi State Executive Council [7] in Lokoja, the state capital, [8] about a year after the demise of his predecessor, Attah Idakwo Ameh Oboni II in August 2020.
Bornu's history is closely associated with Kanem, which had achieved imperial status in the Lake Chad basin by the 13th century. Kanem expanded westward to include the area that became Bornu. The mai (king) of Kanem and his court accepted Islam in the 11th century, as the western empires also had done. Islam was used to reinforce the political ...
The town is the traditional capital of the Igala Kingdom, [3] [4] whose traditional ruler, the Attah Igala, is currently Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II. [5] Idah is an important fishing port and Market trading town in Nigeria with an outpost of the Nigeria Navy referred to as Nigeria Navy Ship Lugard. [6]