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The Isu people are the largest group of the Igbo people of Nigeria. [1] Isuama, in which the purest Igbo is said to be spoken, is to be found the heart of the Igbo nationality; consequently it is quite reasonable to look among its people for the original fountain-head from which all the other clans have sprung.
Isu is a local government area in Imo State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Umundugba. Other communities are Amandugba, Ekwe, Uburu Ekwe, Isunjaba, Amurie Omanze, Ebenator Ekwe and Oboro Amurie. [2] The name comes from the Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people. [3] Amandugba and neighboring Umundugba were originally one town ...
Isuikwuato is a local government area in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. The name Isu-Ikwu-Ato translates from Igbo as 'three Isu families or lineage' and refers to the three lineages descended from the Isu people, in what is now a local government area. The three brothers are Imenyi who is the eldest, Oguduasaa, his younger brother from ...
Nigeria stands out as one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with over 500 languages spoken among its 223 million [2] [3] people (2023 estimate [4]), a testament to its rich ethnic heritage.
Igbuzo (also Igbo-ụzọ, Igbo bi n'ụzọ or Ibusa) is an Igbo community in Delta State, Nigeria, founded c. 1450. The community is in Oshimili North.It has an estimated population of 566,310 people in 2009.
Amandugba (or Amanduba) is a town in the Isu Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. [1] The community is inhabited by Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people. [citation needed] In Amauzari tradition, the town is named after Ndugba, child of Mbama Onyeukwu. [2] As of September 2010, the traditional ruler of Amandugba was Eze Innocent ...
Among the Ibos of Nigeria 1912. Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-1633-8. Basden, George Thomas (1921). Among the Ibos of Nigeria: An Account of the Curious & Interesting Habits, Customs & Beliefs of a Little Known African People, by One who Has for Many Years Lived Amongst Them on Close & Intimate Terms. Seeley, Service. p. 184. Chambers, Douglas (2005).
Notable members of the ruling family include Eze Patrick I Ibeakanma Acholonu, the first Senator to represent the Orlu/Okigwe division (presently Orlu Zone and Okigwe Zone) in the old Federation of Nigeria as well as the 1st Republic; [5] [6] the late Justice Ignatius Chukwudi Pats Acholonu, the first Orlu indigene to become a Supreme Court justice; Dr. Douglas Acholonu, former deputy governor ...