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Today, people of Igala descent are estimated to be at a population of 1.68 million people. The Igala kingdom is ruled ceremonially and culturally by the Attah [5] and has a long history of political warfare and campaigns with neighbouring groups along the Benue. [6] Igala people traditionally worship the supreme being Ojo, as well as their ...
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 history of Nigeria before 1500 has been divided into its prehistory, Iron Age, and flourishing of its kingdoms and states. Acheulean tool-using archaic humans may have dwelled throughout West Africa since at least between 780,000 BP and 126,000 BP ( Middle Pleistocene ). [ 1 ]
Ilushi is a riverine community located in Edo State, Nigeria, along the River Niger. It lies in the Esan South East Local Government Area, though its people are of Igala origin and part of Uloshi land. It is situated near the border with Kogi State and Delta State, making it an important location for fishing and trade.
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 Nsukka-Igala wars occurred in the 18th to 19th century following an Igala invasion and left most of Nsukka under Igala control. Nsukka is the most notable Igbo subgroup to be involved in these wars as the Igala people conquered and installed priest kings to govern the district for almost a century.
The Yoruba tribes that made up the Itsekiri people were primarily from the Ijebu, Mahin/Ilaje, Ugbo, Owo/Ọ̀ghọ̀, igala and Ile-Ife regions. These groups were collectively known as the "Olukumi" people, with "Olukumi" translating to "my friend" in the itsekiri language. This name was used to refer to the Yoruba people for centuries. [16]
IGALA, the International Gender and Language Association, an interdisciplinary academic organization; Igala Kingdom, a pre-colonial West African state; Igala language, a Volta–Niger language; Igala people, an ethnic group in Nigeria; Igala Union, a former political party in Nigeria; Volkswagen Igala, a compact car marketed in Nigeria, 1976–1980