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  1. Warri, a bustling city in Nigeria, is known for its rich cultural heritage, oil industry, and vibrant music scene. It offers diverse opportunities and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. With a population of over 400,000, Warri is a major economic hub in the Niger Delta region. It boasts a unique local cuisine, lively nightlife, and strong sense of ...

  2. May 8, 2022 · 3. Palm oil. The people of Warri love palm oil. They love to cook with it and they love to eat with it. Warri people love rice with palm oil sauce, they love plantains, yam and other vegetables ...

    • Who Are The Itsekiris?
    • Language
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    • Itsekiri People’s Dressing
    • Religions Practiced in Warri Kingdom

    The Itsekiri (also called Jekri, Iṣekiri, Ijekiri or Ishekiri) are a peculiar and unique riverine ethnic group currently numbering close to a million people in Nigeria and a little above a hundred thousand in the Diaspora. Obaro Ikime, a prominent historian described the Itsekiri homeland as follows: “The Itsekiri inhabit the North Western extremit...

    The Itsekiri are a people of mixed ethnic origins who speak a language very closely related to the Yoruba and Igala languages of South Western and central Nigeria, but which has also borrowed some vocabulary, particularly loan words from the Edo (Bini) language in some royal terminologies; Portuguese in trade terminologies and also more recently, E...

    The Itsekiri people currently number around two million nine hundred thousand (2.9 million). They are scattered around the world with their main base being the Communities that make up Warri Kingdom.

    Traditionally, Itsekiri men wear long-sleeved shirts called Kemeje over a George wrapper and long coral beads call Okun or chain of gold or silver hanging from their neck toward their waist and hat called Ekoro adorned with the feather of a peacock. The women wear George wrapper and depending on the occasion, either have the wrapper tied on their c...

    From time immemorial, Itsekiris have been known to practice different religions. A good number of Itsekiris were traditional worshippers at the formation of the Kingdom. When the Portuguese came to Warri Kingdom many years ago, the Itsekiris adopted Christianity and practised this alongside the traditional worshipping of the different deities. This...

  3. The Warri Crisis was a series of conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria between 1997 and 2003 between the Itsekiri, the Ijaw ethnic groups. [14] Over 200,000 people were displaced by the Warri conflict between 1999 and 2006. Over 700,000 people were displaced during this period by violence in Delta State overall. [15] [16]

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    Warri. The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. [3]

  5. Nov 5, 2022 · Warri is an oil-rich city in Delta state, the Southern part of Nigeria. It has a population of about 311,970 people and it is regarded as the commercial capital of Delta state. The people of Warri are humorous, courageous, and strong. They have a rich cultural history and play vital roles in the Nigerian economy.

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  7. Oct 31, 2022 · Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri Kingdom Early Records of the Itsekiri People. Professor Saburi Biobaku, the chairman of the Yoruba Historical Research in his book titled “Odu” volume 4 said “ The history of the WARRI Monarchy and the ITSEKIRI People history is one of the best documented in NIGERIA, beginning from the great YORUBA migrations of the 12th Century.”

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