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24 local governments · 5 stories
Local government…
Abua-Odual
Ahoada East
Ahoada West
Akuku Toru
Andoni
Asari Toru · 1
Bonny · 1
Degema
Eleme
Emohua
Etche
Gokana
Gokana / Khana / Tai / Eleme · 1
Ikwerre
Khana
Obio-Akpor
Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni
Ogu-Bolo
Okirika
Omuma
Opobo-Nkoro · 1
Oyigbo
Port Harcourt · 1
Tai
5 stories
01
Legend · Rivers
Elem Kalabari, the kingdom that packed up and left its capital
Why the Kalabari moved to Bakana, Abonnema and Buguma →
02
People · Rivers
The enslaved boy who built a kingdom
King Jaja of Opobo, c. 1821–1891 →
03
Lost history · Rivers
The Ogoni women who told Shell to stay out
FOWA and the women of the Ogoni struggle →
04
Legend · Rivers
The city named after a colonial secretary
How Port Harcourt got its name →
05
People · Rivers
The Bonny king Britain removed, then paid to bring back
King William Dappa Pepple's exile and return →