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Rivers

24 local governments · 7 stories

7 stories

01 Lost history · Rivers

Eze Ekpeye Logbo, the throne any Ekpeye son can win

The elected paramount stool of the Ekpeye →
02 Custom · Rivers

Ogbakiri, the feast that ended a war

The Oriko love feast of Ogbakiri, 2002 →
03 Legend · Rivers

Elem Kalabari, the kingdom that packed up and left its capital

Why the Kalabari moved to Bakana, Abonnema and Buguma →
04 People · Rivers

The enslaved boy who built a kingdom

King Jaja of Opobo, c. 1821–1891 →
05 Lost history · Rivers

The Ogoni women who told Shell to stay out

FOWA and the women of the Ogoni struggle →
06 Legend · Rivers

The city named after a colonial secretary

How Port Harcourt got its name →
07 People · Rivers

The Bonny king Britain removed, then paid to bring back

King William Dappa Pepple's exile and return →