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Isoko people, the Glossary

Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria.^[1]

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Afemai people

The Afemai, also spelled Afenmai, are an ethnic group living in the northern part of Edo State, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Isoko people and Afemai people are ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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Anioma people

The Anioma people are a predominantly Igboid speaking ethnolingustic group located in present day Delta State, Nigeria. Isoko people and Anioma people are ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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Bayelsa State

Bayelsa is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta.

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Bovi

Bovi Ugboma is a Nigerian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Cornelius Adam Igbudu

Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914-1981) was a Nigerian religious figure known for founding the Anglican Adam Preaching Society (A.A.P.S), an evangelical group in the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

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Daddy Showkey

Daddy Showkey is a veteran Nigerian galala singer.

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Delta State

Delta State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

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Edo people

The Edo people, sometimes referred to as the Bendel people, are an Edo-speaking ethnic group. Isoko people and Edo people are ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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Emede

Emede is a town in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, south of Nigeria.

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Engenni language

Engenni (Ẹgẹnẹ) is an Edoid language of Nigeria.

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Epie language

Epie (or Epie–Atịsa) is a language spoken in Nigeria by the Epie–Atissa people.

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Esan people

Esan people, or Esans, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group who share a common culture and the Esan language. Isoko people and Esan people are ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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Ethnolinguistic group

An ethnolinguistic group (or ethno-linguistic group) is a group that is unified by both a common ethnicity and language.

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Eva Alordiah

Elohor Eva Alordiah (born 13 August 1989), who is better known as Eva Alordiah or simply Eva, is a Nigerian rapper, make-up artist, fashion designer and entrepreneur.

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Evi Edna Ogholi

Evi Edna Ogholi (born 6 July 1966).

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Fred Amata

Fred Amata is a Nigerian actor, producer and director.

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Igbide

Igbide is an Isoko clan located in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.

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The Ijaw people, otherwise known as the Ijo people, are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with significant population clusters in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Isoko people and Ijaw people are ethnic groups in Nigeria.

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Isoko language

Isoko is one of the languages in Delta State spoken by the Isoko people in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of Delta State, Southern part of Nigeria in Niger Delta region.

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Isoko region

Isoko is a region of Delta State and Bayelsa state in southern Nigeria and is inhabited by an ethnic group of the same name, the Isoko people.

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Jeta Amata

Jeta Amata is a Nigerian filmmaker, born on August 21, 1974, to popular Nigerian actor Zack Amata.

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Jonathan Akpoborie

Jonathan Akpoborie (born 20 October 1968) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward and spent the majority of his playing career in Germany.

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Joshua Project

The Joshua Project is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, United States, which seeks to coordinate the work of missionary organizations to track the ethnic groups of the world with the fewest followers of evangelical Christianity.

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Masai Ujiri

Masai Michael Ujiri (born July 7, 1970) is a professional basketball executive and former player who is the president of the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Niger–Congo languages

Niger–Congo is a hypothetical language family spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, formerly the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), is a department under the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR).

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Obaro Ikime

Prof.

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Ogaga Ifowodo

Ogaga Ifowodo (born May 14, 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer, scholar, poet, columnist/public commentator and human rights activist.

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Okpe

Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria.

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Orezi

Esegine Allen (born 28 March 1986), better known by his stage name Orezi, is a Nigerian musician from Delta State.

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Ozoro

Ozoro is a city and the headquarter of Isoko North Local Government area of Delta State, Nigeria.

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Patience Maseli

Patience Oghogho Maseli is a former Deputy Director of the Upstream Division at the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), a position from which she retired in November 2018.

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Samuel Oboh

Samuel Óghalé Oboh (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian architect, manager, leader, former Vice President - Architecture at AECOM Canada Architects Ltd - a Fortune 500 Company and the 2015 President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Sam Oboh (as he is commonly known) is the first Canadian of African descent to be elected as president of this Canadian Royal Institute - a feat that the erstwhile director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University - Ottawa, the late professor Pius Adesanmi described as "a history-making event on many fronts." In 2021, at the Rio General Assembly, Oboh was elected as the Vice President for Region 3 of the Paris-based International Union of Architects (UIA) - a body recognized by the United Nations, working to unify architects, influence public policies, and advance architecture to serve the needs of society.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoko_people

Also known as Isoko Development Union, List of Isoko people.

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