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13-450: Agbaja is inhabited by the Oworo people who speak a dialect of Yoruba also called Oworo . Agbaja was the administrative capital of Oworo district during the colonial era and still remains the traditional and political capital of the Oworo people . It is located on a plateau about 300 km south of the capital Abuja , and more importantly about 70 km from the heavy-duty railway to

26-707: A group of people around the Niger-Benue confluence speaking a Yoruba dialect called Oworo. They are generally classified as part of Northeast Yoruba (NEY) of the Yoruba people. The origin of the Oworo people by oral tradition is linked to three brothers who left Ile-Ife to hunt around the present-day Oworo Land. The successful adventure caused them to name the place "owo mi ro", which means "my hands are full of blessings". Another legend called Ako meaning "meeting", says that people came from several locations to converge on

39-726: Is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida , Niger State . The head of the emirate is the Etsu Nupe , who is the leader of the Nupe people . The old Nupe Kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin between the Niger and Kaduna rivers in what is now central Nigeria. Early history is mostly based on verbally-transmitted legends. King Jibiri, who reigned around 1770,

52-572: Is also practiced in the riverine communities of the eastern axis of Oworo land. The people practice Christianity, Islam and African traditional religion. Prominent among Oworo festivals is the Oluwo festival. It is a triennial festival of the worship of Olu-iho (the king of all holes) which is the Agbaja end of a 2km long natural tunnel. The advent of Christianity and Islam has reduced the importance and worship of several gods ( ebora ) and as well lessened

65-768: Is rich in mineral deposits. The major minerals include iron ore on the Agbaja Plateau, marble in Jakura and limestone in Oyo-Iwa Community. Dangote Group is currently exploring the limestone in Oyo-Iwa axis of Oworo land in the production of cement in its Dangote Cement factory located at Obajana . DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, UNIVERSITY OF IFE SEMINAR SERIES 1:624-651. Ife-Department of African Languages and Literatures, University of Ife, Nigeria. Nupe Kingdom The Bida Emirate

78-460: The Oworo people referred to as Okun , the word used in greeting. Like the Bunu people, Oworo people were known for their bassa-like cat whisker marks. The women were known for weaving of a cloth called Arigidi, a cotton textile, and also weaved abata (aso ipo), a red textile used by Oworo, Owe and Bunu for the burial rights of important people. The men are traditionally hunters and farmer. Fishing

91-461: The Oworo people referred to them in their writings as 'Aworo'. The Oworos live in several small towns ruled by various kings, including: Oworo people speak a dialect of Yoruba, linguistically similar to other Okun dialects. Virtually all Oworos can fluently communicate in Yoruba. They can as well converse to a great extent with speakers of other Okun dialects since the languages are mutually intelligible. In addition to speaking Oworo , those in

104-1012: The eastern axis can also speak Igbira Igu (Egbura). Oworo land is located on western bank of River Niger by the Niger-Benue Confluence and bounded to the north by Igbira Igu (Egbura), northwest by Kakanda, west by the Abinu and to the south by Ebira land. It is a mountainous terrain. A number of Oworo communities are on the Agbaja Plateau. Some Oworo towns and Villages includes Agbaja , Jamata, Obajana , Tajimi, Emu, Jakura, Omuwa, Otada, Agbodo, Adamogu, Otuga, Gbonla-Odo, Aleke, Igaa, Ojigi, Owara Igaachi, Igbonla, Ogbabon, Gbande, Adogbe, Ijiho, Karara, Banda, Okonoke, Akpata, Oyo, Irimi, Gbaude, Iwaa, Osokosoko, Okomoba, Ogbongboro, and Felele (The northern suburb of Lokoja town). Oworo culture bears grave resemblance with those of Bunu, Ikiri, Yagba, Ijumu and Owe people who are together with

117-535: The former Etsu Nupe, Usman Zaki, to recover control. Usman Zaki was enthroned as Etsu Nupe at Bida, and after his death around 1859 Masaba again became ruler until 1873. During his second period of rule, Masaba established the Bida Emirate as an important military power, steadily expanding its territory at the expense of its neighbors to the south and east. His successors retained control until 1897, when British Niger Company troops finally took Bida and established

130-433: The importance and observation of several egun or egungun festivals which have their roots in the worship of ancestral spirits. Historically, Oworo was organised into cities states, with each state having her own leader. However, with the advent of Nupe hegemony, the central kingship system began in the 19th century, the first Olu being Olu Okpoto. The current Olu of Oworo is Alhaji Mohammed Baiyerohi. Oworo land

143-557: The present-day Oworo land. This legend accommodates the group (clans) of Oworo that claim not to be of Yoruba descent Ade Obayemi, however, opined that Okun people , the Northeast Yoruba people including Abinu (Bunu), Owe, Ijumu, Ikiri, Iyagba and Oworo located in Kogi State did not migrate from Ile-Ife but are aboriginals in the Niger-Benue Confluence. Europeans, like Temple O., who made early contact and wrote about

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156-484: The sea at Itakpe which is about 70 km to the south. The Licences contain magnetite to the extent of 2.0-3.3 billion tonnes of potential iron mineralisation grading in the range of 48% to 53% Fe. 7°59′14″N 6°38′33″E  /  7.9871°N 6.6425°E  / 7.9871; 6.6425 This Kogi State , Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oworo people The Ọwọrọ ethnic nationality represents

169-720: Was the first Nupe king to become Muslim. Etsu Ma’azu brought the kingdom to its period of greatest power, before dying in 1818. During that period, the Fulani were gaining power across Northern Nigeria. After Ma’azu's death and during the subsequent wars of succession, the Nupe Kingdom came under the control of the Gwandu Emirate . Masaba, son of the Fulani leader Mallam Dendo and a Nupe mother, gained power in 1841. Faced with revolt by one of his generals, Masaba allied with

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