Ahaba Oloko Explained

Official Name:Ahaba
Native Name:Ahaba
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ahaba Oloko in Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Abia State
Subdivision Type2:L.G.A
Subdivision Name2:Ikwuano
Subdivision Type3:Clan
Subdivision Name3:Oloko
Government Type:Monarchy
Leader Title:Eze
Leader Name:HRM Eze Chima Onyemachi (Isiala Ahaba) & HRM Eze Dr. Chimezie Nwabueze (Ahaba Ukwu)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Igbo
Population Blank2 Title:Religion
Population Blank2:Christianity
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:5.3794°N 7.5456°W
Elevation M:128
Postal Code Type:3-digit postal code prefix
Postal Code:440111
Area Code:440
Iso Code:NG.AB.IK
Website:https://ng.geoview.info/ahaba,7073321

Ahaba is a rural community in Oloko, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.[1] [2] [3] Isiala Ahaba and Ahaba Ukwu are the autonomous communities of Ahaba.[4] [5] Ahaba is 23km south of Umuahia, Abia State's capital city.[6]

History

Ngwu, a headhunter from Ahaba Imenyi in present day Isuikwuato LGA came to Ahaba for headhunting and eventually settled there, hence, the naming of Ahaba.[7]

Culture

The people of Ahaba, like other communities in Ikwuano, celebrate the popular Ekpe festival on January annually to mark the end of a farming season.[8]

Schools

• Ahaba Ukwu Community School

• Migrant Farmer's Primary School, Isiala Ahaba

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bachi . Ikpeazu Commends The People Of Ikwuano As He Visit PDP National Organizing Secretary, Akobundu - PUO REPORTS . 2023-01-19 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Rapheal . 2021-11-25 . Old students of OCSS set to immortalise Attah . 2023-01-19 . The Sun Nigeria . en-us.
  3. Web site: Times . Optimum . 2023-01-27 . Diocese Of Ikwuano Anglican Communion Marks 18th Anniversary, As Bishop Onyegbule Ordains Nwokoma, Others . 2023-05-02 . Optimum Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: Nnah . Mary . 2021-01-29 . Nigeria: Pa Ogbonna Herbert for Burial Friday 29 . 2023-01-19 . allAfrica.com . en.
  5. Web site: Pa Ogbonna Herbert for Burial Friday 29 – THISDAYLIVE . 2023-01-19 . www.thisdaylive.com.
  6. Web site: Ahaba populated place, Abia, Nigeria . 2023-05-02 . ng.geoview.info.
  7. Web site: Ambassador . National . 2021-07-23 . Ahaba-Imenyi Clan Commends Gov. Ikpeazu, Seeks Inclusion . 2024-04-05 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Atuonwu . Chiedozie . November 2021 . The Historical Study of Ekpe Cultural Festival in Nnono Community . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115164056/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356223475_A_HISTORICAL_STUDY_OF_EKPE_CULTURAL_FESTIVAL_IN_NNONO_COMMUNITY . 15 November 2022 . 2 May 2023 . Research Gate .