Isoko people
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000[1] () | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Isoko region (Nigeria) | |
| Languages | |
| Isoko | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity and Traditional African religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Urhobo, Benin, Esan, Afemai |
The Isokos are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria.[2] They are people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger delta.[3] They speak the Isoko language – a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family.[4]
The Isoko culture is related to several cultures in the Niger-Delta – namely the Urhobo, Ijaw and Anioma.[5] The Urhobo are closely related in language and culture, leading to the invaders erroneously labelling the Urhobo and Isoko cultural groups as Sobo.[4] This name was strongly rejected by both tribes.[6][7]
The Isoko tribal group consist of nineteen clans – namely Uzere, Ozoro, Erowha, Owhe, Iyede, Okpe, Emede, Igbide, Emevor, Ofagbe, Ellu, Oyede, Umeh, Irri, Aviara, Olomoro, Enwhe, Okpolo and Oleh.[8]
Notable people
- Obaro Ikime, Professor of History, University of Ibadan
- Stella Omu, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Jonathan Akpoborie, Nigerian international footballer
- D'Prince, Afropop singer
- Victor Ikpeba, Nigerian international footballer and brand ambassador
- Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Senator currently representing Delta South
- Zeb Ejiro, Veteran Film Maker
- Chico Ejiro, Veteran Film Maker
- Eva Alordiah, rap musician[9]
- Fred Amata, actor[10]
- Jeta Amata, filmmaker[11]
- Bovi, comedian[12]
- Patience Oghogho Maseli, first female Deputy Director of Upstream Division at the Department of Petroleum Resources
- Evi Edna Ogholi, reggae musician[13]
- Orezi, musician[14]
- Daddy Showkey, garala singer[15]
- Masai Ujiri, President and former GM of the Toronto Raptors[16]
- Solid Star, musician[17]
- Samuel Oboh, Canadian architect[18]
- Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914-1981), founder of the Anglican Adam Preaching Society
- Ogaga Ifowodo, human rights activist, lawyer, and writer
- Moses James, Boxer, Olympic medalist 1992, two time world boxing champion.
- Paul Ufuoma Omu (July 1940 – 29 April 2025), Nigerian Major General, politician, and former Military Governor of South-Eastern State (1975–1978).
- Gen. Alexander Ogomudia, retired Nigerian Army general who served as Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria from 2003 to 2006 and Chief of Army Staff from 2001 to 2003.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isoko in Nigeria". Joshua Project. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ The Isoko Tribe, James W. Welch
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isoko | people | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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- ^ Isoko Culture: A brief walk into the lives of one of Nigeria's finest tribe (2020-02-23). Pulse.ng.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Isoko Kingdom in Delta Nigeria Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tobor, John Oghenero (2014). Urhobo Culture and the Amnesty Program in Niger Delta, Nigeria: An Ethnographic Case Study (Thesis). Walden University.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Okpevra, Uwomano Benjamin (19 August 2020). "A discourse on the history and identity of the Isoko of the Niger Delta of Nigeria". African Identities. 19 (4): 536–553. doi:10.1080/14725843.2020.1804828. ISSN 1472-5843. S2CID 225394849.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EVI EDNA OGOLI -Biography". Enorecords LLC. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Talent without money a waste of time - Orezi". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Daddy Showkey Rewards Outstanding Students In Ajegunle – KapitalFM 92.9 Abuja". kapital929.fm. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rush, Curtis. "Future Remains Uncertain For Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri". Forbes. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.(Musician), Coco Solid (2006), Denim & leisure : Coco & Erik remixes 02-05, Coco Solid, OCLC 156760207, retrieved 11 September 2021
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Samuel Oboh inducted as the 76th President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada". Canadian Architect. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
- Isoko information
- Isoko History Script error: No such module "webarchive". - information about Isoko Society by Hon. Chief Clement O. Akugha
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The history of Isoko people". EdoWorld.net. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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