Ozubulu
Ozubulu "Anakpu" | |
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town | |
Nickname(s): OZ (Ozed) | |
Ozubulu Location in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 5°57′N 6°50′E / 5.950°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 5°57′N 6°50′E / 5.950°N 6.833°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Anambra State |
Government | |
• Obi | Igwe Fidelis Nnamdi Oruche |
Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Ozubulu is a larger town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ekwusigo Local Government Area.
The town has an official Post Office.[1] Its neighbouring towns are Nnewi, Ukpor, Ihembosi, Okija and Oraifite.It is a predominantly Christian town although there exists a few people who still worship the towns "Akpu" deity. The town has four major villages ; Amakwa, Egbema, Eziora, and Nza..
Notable people from Ozubulu
- Late Chief Jerome Udoji (Igwe Ozuluohaonu of Igbo land [Eastern Nigeria]) CFR, KSJ, Papal Medalist, Lawyer, Economist, Philanthropist, Author and Technocrat
- Fr. Oby Zunmas is a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America. Fr. Oby was born and raised in Egbema. He is the first African-American priest in the entire state of Oklahoma.
- [Sir Somadina Ilona]. Okaka of Obi Egbema-Ozubulu.
References
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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