22-578: Ogbunike is a town in the Oyi local government area of Anambra State , Nigeria . There are markets in Ogbunike. These include Plastic Products Dealers Society International Market Ogbunike. It is a suburb of Onitsha. It is located about 15 kilometers east of Onitsha . The Onitsha-Enugu expressway cuts through its northern border. The town is bordered on the east by Umudioka of the Dunukofia local government area , on
44-506: A major trading center. With products including rice, yams, cassava, and breadfruit cultivated nearby, agriculture plays a significant economic role in Oyi LGA. The LGA is also well-known for its commercial fishing, farming, and hunting operations. The origin of Oyi people is the same for all the "OLU" sub group of the Eri-Awka Igbo. The Olus are the distinct river-side Igbo people of
66-503: A place known as Eri-Aka in Aguleri. Eri had two wives. The first bore four sons and one daughter: Agulu (founder of Aguleri ); Nri Ifiakuanim; Nri Onugu (founder of Igbariam); Ogbodudu (the founder of Amanuke); and the female Iguedo. She bore the founders of Ogbunike: Awkuzu , Nando, and Umueri who are today known as the Umu-Iguedo clan. Eri's second wife, Oboli, gave birth to Onoja, who left
88-702: Is a Local Government Area in Anambra State , Nigeria . It is home to the Oyi people. The towns that make up the local government are Nkwelle-Ezunaka , Awkuzu , Ogbunike , Umunede Umunya and Nteje . Oyi/Ayamelum is a Federal Constituency represented by Hon Chinedu Eluemuno at the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja . Oyi have had many Council Chairmen including Chief Okonkwo Onuigbo (from Omor), Barr Solomon Ekwenze, Barr. Ifeyinwa Morah and Hon. Edwin Aghadiuno. It
110-645: Is also said to have borne the founders of Ogbunike , Awkụzụ, Umueri and Nando. Awkụzụ which is the colonial era of the name, "OKUZU" is presently located in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State and is bounded by Umunya and Nteje towns also in Oyi LGA, Ifitedunu , Ukpo and Ukwulu in Dunukofia LGA and Nando and Igbariam towns in today's Anambra East LGA, and Abba in Njikoka LGA. Awkụzụ
132-429: Is divided into three main parts: Ezi, Ifite and Ikenga sections according to seniority or birth order. Like most Eri-Awka towns of Igboland , each section is further divided into sub-villages. Awkuzu also has a stream that flows through it, which is called “OYI” As a community, Awkụzụ is famed for its large population which gave it the sobriquet as "Ibilibe Ogada" (the locust swarming fame). The climate of Awkuzu
154-566: Is part of the Greater Onitsha Metropolis. Oyi Local Government Area is located in Anambra State in Nigeria's South-East Geopolitical Zone. Its administrative center is located in the town of Nteje. Numerous towns and villages, including Ogbunike, Umuneba, Umunya, Nteje, Nkwelle, and Awkuzu, are part of the LGA. Oyi LGA is now expected to have 249,448 residents, with Igbo people making up
176-708: Is said that the more ancient forms of Igbo Tradition and Cultural practices like music, marriage ceremony and religious worships are those still practiced by the Olu. Oyi people, like other Olu people, are usually tall, care-free and socially progressive people (Read the 'burial of Oramalidike' and discourse of the Head of the Nze-Na-Ozo with Ozo initiates (Ndi-Nze) in 'Ozo Title: An Ancestral Club In The Igbo Culture by C.N.C Igboegbuna, published by Snaap Press, Enugu 1984). Olu life used to be nature-centered (agrarian of 'water' and land) until
198-466: Is severally called and known as 'Ozo-Ndi-Ichie,' 'Nnekwu Ozo,' etc. Oyi is a Local Government Area of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria . The towns that make up the local government are Nkwelle-Ezunaka , Awkuzu , Ogbunike , Umunya and Nteje . Oyi is in the epicenter of the present Anambra State and was first created by the Civilian Administration of Chief Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo in
220-522: The Ozo initiation is a threshold vista of self-distinction that transforms the initiates into both man and spirit or "spirit-man". This ancient Ozo system called Ozo-Atulukpa-Okala was instituted in Umunya as far back as the late 16th century by a war chieftain named Igboegbunammadu Onenulu (Ozo-Odezulu-Igbo l). He equally bequeathed the title to his friends within the Olu sub-clans, from Ogbunike to Awkuzu and it
242-474: The 1980s with Umunya as its Headquarters, with Ogbefi Jasper Nwobi as its first chairman. It took its name from the pacific and famous Oyi River that flows northwards into Omambala ( Anambra River ). When the military sacked the civilian administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari under which Chief Jim Nwobodo was governor in 1983, Oyi and its constituent towns were drawn back into the old Anambra Local Government Area with Otuocha as headquarters. Later, under
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#1732869183445264-514: The Anambra area and became the founder of Igala . The people of Ogbunike are known regarding tortoises as deities. They joined Ogidi town in not killing pythons due to intermarriage between them. Like most Eri-Aka towns of Igboland , Ogbunike is divided into three main parts: Ezi, Ifite and Ikenga. Each section is further divided into villages. Amawa is part of Ezi, Ifite also names its village and Ikenga hosts Ukalor, Osile, Umueri and Azu. Some of
286-399: The administration of Col Robert Nnameka Akonobi as Governor under Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida , Enugu became a State and the former Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area towns of Omor , Omasi , Umueje , Umelum , Igbakwu , Umumbo , Anaku and Ifite Ogwari were merged with their more "Olu" brothers in Oyi. Nteje became the headquarters and has remained so even after the excision of
308-515: The aforementioned villages are further divided, in Ifite we have, Ndi-agu Ifite and Ifite-Quarters. In Osile , we have Ndi-agu Osile and Ndi-uno Osile. In 1976, businessman John Ositadimma Umenyiora, son of a Protestant pastor, was unanimously chosen as the first Igwe of the town and given the name Eze-di-ora-mma I. He built the market stalls in Oye Olisa (formerly known as Afor-igwe ofuu) that later became
330-638: The core of a large rock in the cave. This divinity, despite the opaque nature of the rocky environment, was an all-seeing spirit who could detect crimes, especially theft. In Ogbunike, the cave is also called Ogba. In ancient times people went there to declare their innocence of an alleged crime. The guilty never returned. It was said that a woman undergoing menses cannot enter this cave in the olden days (prior to British East Africa ) as they were unclean. Notable people from Ogbunike include: 6°10′33″N 6°52′48″E / 6.175904°N 6.880027°E / 6.175904; 6.880027 Oyi Oyi
352-469: The government. He has life tenure. The office, however, is not hereditary. His successor will be selected by popular acclamation. In the absence of the Igwe or in an emergency Aka Eze Igwe is a chief who can handle issues on his behalf. The Ogbunike Caves — a natural geographical feature located at the periphery of its historical boundaries draw tourists. According to oral tradition, a god called Ogba lived inside
374-561: The lower Anambra plain (Anambra River Basin), encompassing the entire old Anambra Division of the 1920s to the 80s, parts of today's Awka North LGA of Anambra State and the excision of the former Uzo-Uwani LGA of now Enugu State . A number of Olu people also speak Igala language . In fact, Igala kingdom is considered to have been founded by an Olu 'refugee' prince. Olu trace their origin to Eri (Eru, Nri , Nru). Onitsha and Ogbaru areas by character and dialect , are sometimes considered as Olu (though with specific associations). It
396-558: The majority of the local population. In the LGA, the Igbo language is widely spoken, and Christianity is a very popular religion there. Oyi LGA has a number of vibrant festivals, such as the Ofala and Isigwu festivals, and the area is home to the well-known Ogbunike Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Modern Aluminium market in Ogbunike is one of the several markets in the Oyi LGA, which serves as
418-478: The north-east by Umunya and on the north by Nkwelle-Ezunaka (both Oyi local government area). It shares its boundary on the west and south with Ogidi of Idemili North local government area . It has an uneven landscape with fertile soil and sufficient rainfall for a range of biannual plants. Ogbunike was the first son of Iguedo, daughter of Eri . It is said that Eri canoed down the River Anambra and established
440-435: The only market in Ogbunike. When Umenyiora assumed office as the Igwe, he suppressed competing markets. These included Eke-Olisa (Ukalor), Oye Ukalor, Afor-igwe ofuu (Ukalor), Oye Olamme (Osile), Afor ilo-akpaka (Osile), Eke Aro (Amawa), Nkwo Amawa, Eke Ogba (Ifite), Oye Umueri, and Eke Azu. Umenyiora built a modern town hall . As Igwe of Ogbunike, he governs the town with the assistance of Ndichie. He represents Ogbunike before
462-569: The towns into now Ayamelum Local Government Area. Schools in Oyi Local Government Area: The climate in Oyi is tropical monsoon. Throughout the year the temperatures are high and have a lot of rainfall. Awkuzu Awkuzu is a town in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state of Nigeria . The story of the Origin of Awkụzụ, Awkụzụ was one of the progenies of the fifth child of Eri his only daughter called Iguedo, who
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#1732869183445484-425: The white man upset all that with his "civilisation". Olu or riverine Igbo have very elaborate ceremonies, festivities and roles. They are quite egalitarian in belief and republican in their political pursuits. Oyi practice a Jewish-like Kabbalah (Cabbala) system of self-actualisation which is embedded in the apical Nze-na-Ozo tradition of "Onye chizue; o bulu Mmoo, bulukwa Mmadu". Translated, this simply says that
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