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1 & 2 Bishop Okoye Lane Ogidi, Idemili-North, Anambra State. (+234) 08036704252, (+234) 08032139998; info@gregoriancollege.com.ng
Ogidi is an Igbo speaking town and the headquarters of Idemili North Local Government area, Anambra State, Nigeria. [1] It has an estimated population of 70,000 [2] people and share boundaries with neighbouring towns like Abatete, Eziowelle, Ṅkpọr, Ụmụnnachị, Ụmụoji, Ogbụnike and Ụmụdiọka. [3][1] Traditional Festival.
Following the industrial strike action embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) power stations, operations across the franchise area of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) have been disrupted. As a result of this development all our feeders are out of ...
The founding father of the town, Ezechumagha (born c.1550), married Anum-Ubosi; they had a son in 1580 named Inwelle. Inwelle married and had a son in 1611 named Ogidi (meaning strong pillar because he was a great warrior). Ogidi had two wives: (i) Duaja, whose children were Akanano, Uru, Ezinkwo, Umu-Udoma, and Ama-Okwu; and (ii) Amalanyia ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Archbishop Heerey Technical College Ogidi, is one of the schools established by the missionaries in the Old Eastern Region of Nigeria. In 1950s, Archbishop Charles Heerey entered into a land agreement with Odida community in Ogidi to found a secondary/Technical school.
The Ogidi women’s market protest of 1914 was one component of a prolonged period of strife between the people of Ogidi and Amobi, which a British colonial official documented in early 1915 as the “Ogidi Palaver.”. Afo Udo was a large and popular market held on every Afo day, one of the four days of the Igbo market week, and was regularly ...
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Location and history. Ogidi is situated on the southwestern tip of the old Northern Region. It is a three and a half hour drive from Abuja, Nigeria's capital. It has deep historical ties with the northern and western part of Nigeria. The people of this town endured raids from and eventually defeated the Nupe imperialists in late 19th century ...
