Owerri

Owerri is a city in southeastern Nigeria. It is the capital of Imo State and is set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri sits in a rain forest and produces many important agricultural products such as yams, cassava, taro, corn, rubber and palm products. It currently remains relatively undevoloped in the industrial sector.

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Important educational institutions in Owerri include the Imo State University, the Federal University of Technology at Owerri, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, and the Government Secondary School of Owerri. The city is also home to the large Assumpta Catholic Cathedral.

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Like many other Nigerian cities, Owerri is currently facing unemployment crime, and a growing number of advance fee fraudsters.

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Owerri is the residence of the traditional Igbo regional monarch or eze, the Ozuruigbo of Owerri. The city's current traditional ruler is His Royal Highness Eze Dr. Emmanuel Emenyonu Njemanze.

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Nigeria: The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa. It borders Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Major cities include the capital Abuja, the former capital Lagos, Ibadan, Osog...

Imo State: Imo is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the southeast region of Nigeria with Owerri as it capital and largest city. Other major towns are Okigwe, Oguta, Orlu, Mbaise, Mgbidi. The state is rich in oil....

Igboland: Igboland, or Igbo land (), is a geographic expression that describes and includes the cultural reach and indigenous area of the Igbo people, in southeastern Nigeria. Igboland predates Nigeria by thousands of years, and has had one of the oldest kingdoms in the country, the Kingdom of Nri. In Nigeria...