Warri
Warri | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname(s): Waffi, Waff Town | |
  Warri Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°31′N 5°45′E / 5.517°N 5.750°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Delta State |
| Local Government | Warri South LGA |
| Government | |
| • Executive Governor | Ifeanyi Okowa |
| Population (2016 est) | |
| • Total | 2 Million |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ijaw |
| • Languages | Pidgin English, Urhobo, Itsekiri, and Ijaw |
| • Religions | 95% Christianity, 3% Traditional African religions, 2% Islam |
| Climate | Am |
Warri is a city in Delta State, Nigeria. It is very rich in oil.
Its biggest market is called Igbudu Market.
Despite several court judgements affirming the overlordship of the Olu of Warri, other ethnic nationalities (Urhobo and Ijaw) in Warri still claim overlordship without credible evidence.
Warri has an online newspaper known as The Warri Times. In 2017 and 2019, Frederic Will mentioned The Warri Times in two of his books.[1][2]
Notable people
[change | change source]- Ayo Oritsejafor, former CAN President
- Nedum Onuoha, footballer[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Will, Frederic (2017). The Modernist Impulse and a Contemporary Opus: Replaced by Writing. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 978-144-386-997-3.
- ↑ Will, Frederic (2019). A Fred Will Reader. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 978-152-754-191-7.
- ↑ The PFA footballers' who's who 2010-11. Barry J. Hugman. Edinburgh: Mainstream. 2010. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0. OCLC 619938382.
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