Omoku | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Nickname: Oil City 3 | |
  Omoku Location of Omoku in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′31″N 6°39′22″E / 5.342°N 6.656°E | |
| State | Rivers State |
| Local Government Area | Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Siminalayi Fubara PDP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 220,000 |
| estimated [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
Omoku is a town in Rivers State, Nigeria with about 200,000 people.[2] It Is located in the Northern part of the state, near the boundary with Delta State and Imo State. It is the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area[3] and one of the major cities of the Ogba people[4] and Rivers State of Nigeria with latitude 5° 20' 37.97" N and longitude 6° 39' 24.62" E. It is also the capital seat of the Oba of Ogba land, and a home to the Federal College of Education (Technical). The indigenes speak Ogba of the Igboid language family.[5]
Oil companies that operate there include Shell Petroleum Development Company, Total Exploration & Production Nigeria , and Nigerian Agip Oil Company.[6] The city's infrastructure has been improved by constructing dual carriageway roads, a power generation plant, and banks.[citation needed]
There are two festivals celebrated by the people of Omoku called NCHAKA & OKUROSO (masquerade) festivals; the Nchaka festival is celebrated in late November or early December, while the Okuroso is celebrated between January and February every year. Other cultural festivals celebrated Omoku are Igba-Ogwe, Ebiam, Egwi-Iji Onube, and Egwu-Ohali.[7]
