Warri City And Kingdom
Warri is located in Delta State, Nigeria, and is the
economic nerve of the state. Warri is to the Urhobo/isoko, itsekiri and
ijaw what Lagos is to Yoruba although both cities like every other
cities in Nigeria are overrated. Warri houses an annex of the Delta
State Government House. Most importantly, Warri is known for crude-oil
production as it houses many of the oil companies operating in the
region, thus earning the name of "oil-city".
Warri is one of the most popular and densely populated areas in Nigeria. It is known for its unique brand of Nigerian Pidgin which has almost become creolized in the city. Its version of pidgin is likened to the American slangs, it is embedded with alot of slangs. The uniqueness of Warri can not be over emphasized. The language is spoken with alot of swags with admiration from other people. Their indigenes are popularly refered to as waffarians by other people.
The city is home to three major ethnicities: the Urhobo, Itsekiri and the Ijaw. This write-up, without further ado, will examine the dynamics of Warri City and establish its difference from the Warri Kingdom, which many people often regard as one and the same due to the naming.
Warri City
Warri City evolved from a small GRA in Agbassa area of Warri, built by the colonial masters who wanted to set up a district for the surrounding riverine and hinterland people. With the setting up of the colonial district and GRA in Warri, there was a massive influx of natives and foreigners in the new city. This influx created a "land race" between the ethnic groups in the area and set the pace for one of the most asked questions in the region: "Who owns Warri?".
The modern warri is largely made up of Urhoboland, with some parts of Itsekiriland. The cosmopolitan warri is 80% Urhoboland (extending to Delta Central LGAs such as Uvwie, Udu and Okpe). Traditional urhobo homesteads in warri include: Otovwodo, Ejeba, parts of Okere, Ugberikoko, Ogunu, Iyara, etc. while itsekiri areas in warri include Upper and Lower Erejuwa, parts of Okere, Ugbuwanugue, parts of Alder's town, NPA area, etc .
Warri Kingdom
The traditional "warri " is an Itsekiri enclave and the name is derived from the itsekiri word "Iwerre", right from the colonial time the itsekiri usually refers to their land as "Iwerre" or "Warri Kingdom" which is been headed by the "OLU" (LORD of all Iwerre land), it should be noted here that the Olu of warri has no influence over urhobo land or Ijaw land in warri .
The city of warri is fast developing and one should expect that in the next 15 yrs we should be on the same league with Lagos and abuja, warri has all what it takes to be the dubai of Nigeria, apart from her huge natural resources there are other potential if well harnessed will bring a huge development to warri, the warri port comes to mind.
Warri is one of the most popular and densely populated areas in Nigeria. It is known for its unique brand of Nigerian Pidgin which has almost become creolized in the city. Its version of pidgin is likened to the American slangs, it is embedded with alot of slangs. The uniqueness of Warri can not be over emphasized. The language is spoken with alot of swags with admiration from other people. Their indigenes are popularly refered to as waffarians by other people.
The city is home to three major ethnicities: the Urhobo, Itsekiri and the Ijaw. This write-up, without further ado, will examine the dynamics of Warri City and establish its difference from the Warri Kingdom, which many people often regard as one and the same due to the naming.
Warri City
Warri City evolved from a small GRA in Agbassa area of Warri, built by the colonial masters who wanted to set up a district for the surrounding riverine and hinterland people. With the setting up of the colonial district and GRA in Warri, there was a massive influx of natives and foreigners in the new city. This influx created a "land race" between the ethnic groups in the area and set the pace for one of the most asked questions in the region: "Who owns Warri?".
The modern warri is largely made up of Urhoboland, with some parts of Itsekiriland. The cosmopolitan warri is 80% Urhoboland (extending to Delta Central LGAs such as Uvwie, Udu and Okpe). Traditional urhobo homesteads in warri include: Otovwodo, Ejeba, parts of Okere, Ugberikoko, Ogunu, Iyara, etc. while itsekiri areas in warri include Upper and Lower Erejuwa, parts of Okere, Ugbuwanugue, parts of Alder's town, NPA area, etc .
Warri Kingdom
The traditional "warri " is an Itsekiri enclave and the name is derived from the itsekiri word "Iwerre", right from the colonial time the itsekiri usually refers to their land as "Iwerre" or "Warri Kingdom" which is been headed by the "OLU" (LORD of all Iwerre land), it should be noted here that the Olu of warri has no influence over urhobo land or Ijaw land in warri .
The city of warri is fast developing and one should expect that in the next 15 yrs we should be on the same league with Lagos and abuja, warri has all what it takes to be the dubai of Nigeria, apart from her huge natural resources there are other potential if well harnessed will bring a huge development to warri, the warri port comes to mind.
by Efewestern nairaland forum
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