Omoku
Omoku | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Nickname: Oil City 3 | |
| 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 | 320,000 |
| estimated | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
Omoku is a town in Rivers State, Nigeria with about 320,000 people. 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 and one of the major cities of the Ogba people 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.
Oil companies that operate there include Shell Petroleum Development Company, Total Exploration & Production Nigeria, and Nigerian Agip Oil Company. The city's infrastructure has been improved by constructing dual carriageway roads, a power generation plant, and banks.
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.