The Ijaw people are the largest ethnic group in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. They are also among the oldest tribes in Nigeria [22] and are considered one of the world's most ancient peoples. [23] [24] Historically, the Ijaw have lived near key maritime trade routes and participated in trade activities as early as the late 14th and early 15th ...

The Ijaw ethnic group consists of 40 loosely affiliated tribes. These clans are based along kinship lines and/or shared cultural and religious traditions. The Ijaw speak nine closely related Niger–Congo languages, all of which belong to the Ijoid branch of the Niger–Congo tree.

Oct 3, 2024 · The Arogbo Ijaws and the Western Apoi tribe of the Ijaw people live in Ondo State, Nigeria. The tribe, commonly known as Ijaw Apoi or Apoi, is divided into nine settlements: Igbobini, Ojuala, Ikpoke, Inikorogha, Oboro, Shabomi, Igbotu, Kiribo, and Gbekebo.

Nov 18, 2022 · With a population of over fourteen million, the Ijaws are unarguably the most populous tribe inhabiting the Niger Delta region and arguably the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria.

Sep 23, 2014 · From the various accounts, one can discern that the origin of the Ijo (Ijaw) and their occupation of the Niger Delta is more of a central to west movement in the case of the Ijo people of present day Delta State of Nigeria.

Apr 14, 2025 · One such ethnic settlement is the Ijaw people, otherwise known as the “Izon or Ijo.” History has it that they are the oldest and are often referred to as the ancient people in Africa, who are said to have lived about 5000 years before the existence of other groups.

Sep 24, 2014 · We the Izon (Ijaws), the predominant indigenous people in the Niger Delta, moved to the Delta over 7,000 years. We have a distinctive language. The Niger River Delta, one of the largest and beautiful deltas in the world, is the largest delta in Africa, and it covers approximately 14,000 square miles (36,260 square kilometres).

In the beginning the ancestors of the Ijo people were the ancient tribe or aboriginal people known as the (H)ORU. The ORU were the ancient inhabitants or dwellers of the waterways and riversides of Africa. The spiritual initiates into the divine principles symbolised by the water.

May 15, 2024 · The Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups “Ijo” or “Izon”) are people in Niger Delta area in Nigeria, predominantly found within Bayelsa state, Delta State, Ondo State, Edo …

The Ijaws are a nation of more than fourteen million people in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the most populous indigenous inhabitants of the Niger Delta and constitute the fourth largest ethnicity within the borders of Nigeria.