Issele Ukwu

Issele-Uku
Issele-Uku
	Issele-Uku Location in Nigeria
	Coordinates: 6°19′11.98″N 6°28′36.65″E / 6.3199944°N 6.4768472°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Local Government Area	Aniocha North
Government
• Obi	Agbogidi Obi Nduka (MNSE)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode	320110

Issele-uku is an Anioma town in Nigeria's Delta State and headquarters for the Local Government Area of Aniocha North.^[1] It is also the Episcopal See of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku. It has its own post office and is served by the nearby new Asaba International Airport.

History

Issee-Uku is Anioma town in present-day Delta State.^[2] The Issele-uku Association of North America has written a brief history of this area including an explanation of the origin of the name of the city. Annabelle's village.

References

^ "INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE". Modish Project. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ "INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE". Modish Project. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

Obi of Issele-uku confirms Issele-uku is Benin in an Interview with Punch

External links

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[1] "INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE". Modish Project. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

[2] "INE FESTIVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISSELE-UKU: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE". Modish Project. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

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