Explore: Itsekiri Names

The Itsekiri (also called the Isekiri, iJekri, Itsekri, Ishekiri, or Itsekhiri) are an ethnic group who mainly inhabit Nigeria's Niger Delta area. They

The Itsekiri language is a major branch of the Yoruboid group of languages, which as a group, is a key member of the Volta–Niger sub-family of the Niger–Congo

station was also named WARRI after the capital Ode-Itsekiri so the Itsekiris dubbed Ode-Itsekiri BIG WARRI in order to differentiate Ode-Itsekiri from the new

Olu Abejoye was the 10th Olu of Warri who ruled over the Itsekiri and non Itsekiri people in the kingdom. He was the son to Olu Omoluyiri, the 9th Olu

Akengbuwa. He was crowned the 21st Olu of Warri on 21 August 2021 at Ode-Itsekiri, succeeding his uncle, Ogiame Ikenwoli I. Ogiame Atuwatse III, born Utieyinoritsetsola

Benin and southern Nigeria, and the Itsekiri group of the Warri Kingdom in the northwestern Niger-Delta. The name Yoruboid derived from its most widely

Ewuare. Olua's reign is noted for his actions and the establishment of the Itsekiri kingdom through his son Iginuwa. Olua was the child of Oba Ewuare and one

Okere is a community in the Warri township in Nigeria. It is populated by Itsekiri people and is one of the oldest communities in Warri, as well as a part

(Olu Obanighenren) was the 8th Olu of Warri who ruled over the Itsekiri people. He was named Omonighenren which translates to Prince with the golden skin

mutilated corpses of 13 Itsekiris killed by Ijaws, over a dispute on a candidate for a local council chairman. Several Itsekiri villages, including Gbokoda