Imo State State nickname: Eastern Heartland
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Ikedi Godson Ohakim (PPA)
Date Created	February 3, 1976
Capital	Owerri
Area	5,530 km² Ranked 34th
Population 1991 Census 2005 est.	Ranked 13th 2,485,499 4,000,000[1]
ISO 3166-2	NG-IM

Imo State is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the southeast region of the country, with Owerri as it capital and largest city. Ikedi Godson Ohakim is the current governor. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... The Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA) is a political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Owerri is a city in southeastern Nigeria. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total population The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory. ... Owerri is a city in southeastern Nigeria. ...

History

Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been previously part of East-Central State. The state is named after the Imo River.^[2] Part of it was split off in 1991 as Abia State, and another part became Ebonyi State. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: People stubs | Africa-related stubs | Nigerian heads of state ... East Central State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. ...

Geography and natural resources

Besides Owerri, Imo State's major towns are Isu, Okigwe, Oguta, Orlu, Mbaise, Emekuku (Emekē Ukwu), Orodo, Orsu. The state is rich in crude oil, natural gas and fertile, arable agricultural land. ISU can have many meanings. ... Okigwe is the second largest city in Imo state of Nigeria. ... Oguta, a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Southeast Nigeria. ... Orlu is the home of enterprise in Nigeria. ... Mbaise is located in Imo State in Southern Nigeria. ... Orodo is a village in southeastern Nigeria. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). ...

Local Government Areas

Imo State is made up of twenty-seven Local Government Areas: Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). ...

Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) is located in the western part of Imo State, one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ... Obowo, also spelled Obowu, is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, and is headquartered in Otoko. ... Oguta, a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Southeast Nigeria. ... Okigwe is the second largest city in Imo state of Nigeria. ... Orlu is the home of enterprise in Nigeria. ...

Demographics

Imo is a predominantly Igbo speaking state, with Igbo people constituting a majority. Igbo is a language spoken in Nigeria by around 18 million people (1999 WA), the Igbo, especially in the southeastern region once identified as Biafra. ... The Igbo, sometimes (especially formerly) referred to as the Ibo/Ebo, are an ethnic group in West Africa numbering in the tens of millions. ...

Prominent People

Prominent people from Imo State include:

• Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu - Member of Advanced Micro Devices
• Chidi Njemanze - Inventor of the Intelligent Transcranial Doppler Probe
• Jeremiah Okoro - Electrical and Computer Engineer
• Austin Okere - Computer Engineer in cooperation with Dell
• Anthony Onuoha - Electrochemical Engineer
• Ezekiel Izuogu - Inventor of Izuogu Z-600
• Damian Anyanwu - Inventor of a Voltaic Cell
• Augustine Njoku-Obi - Developer of Cholera Vaccine
• Leo Stan Ekeh - Founder and CEO of Zinox Technologies
• Ethelbert Chukwu - Mathematician
• Michael Echeruo - Titan of Academic Igbo Studies
• Adiele E. Afigbo - Distinguished Historian
• Chikezie V. Uchendu - Classical Anthropologist
• Donatus Ibeakwadalam Nwoga - Philospher
• Felicia Ekejiuba - Distinguished Professor
• Obianuju Catherine Acholonu - Critically Acclaimed Author
• Ralph Uwazuruike - MASSOB Leader
• K. O. Mbadiwe - Former Minister of Commerce and Industry
• Evan Enwerem - Former governor and former President of the Senate
• Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu - Politician and Businessman
• Pats Acholonu - Supreme Court Justice
• Sam Mbakwe - Former Governor
• Simeon Ekpe - Former Chief Judge
• Sylvester Ugoh - Former Minister of Science and Technology
• Patrick Ibeakamma Acholonu - Senator and the Igwe X of Orlu
• Christina Anyanwu - Journalist and Senator
• Frank Nneji - Founder of ABC Transport
• Onyeka Onwenu - Singer and Actress
• Genevieve Nnaji - Nollywood Actress
• Romanus Obioma Amanze - Roman Catholic Priest
• Collins E. Ijoma - The first youngest U.S. Trial Court Administrator.
• Chika Sylva-Olejeme - President of the International Peace Institute
• Ezebuiro Obinna - Highlife Musician
• Chioma Ajunwa - 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
• Dick Tiger - Former World Middle Weight Boxing Champion
• Nwankwo Kanu - Soccer player and founder of Kanu Heart Foundation

The Izuogu Z-600 prototype was the first indigenous Nigerian car. ... In the late nineties, Nigeria was lacking behind in the information technology sector until the breakthrough of Zinox Technologies pioneered by Chief Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh. ... Michael Joseph Chukwudalu Echeruo (born March 14, 1937) is a Nigerian poet, academic, and literary critic from Okigwe, Imo State. ... Obianuju Catherine Acholonu born 26 Oct 1951 Orlu, Nigeria attended secondary schools in Orlu before gaining a masters degree and a Ph. ... Flag of the Republic of Biafra The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is a secessionist movement with the aim of securing the resurgence of the defunct state of Biafra from Nigeria. ... Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe (born 1915) was a Nigerian politician, statesman and former minister for Commerce and Industry. ... Evan Enwerem (October 29, 1935 - August 2, 2007) was a Nigerian politician were served as President of the Nigerian Senate in 1999. ... Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (b. ... Ignatius Chukwudi Pats Acholonu (also spelled Pats-Acholonu, July 15, 1936 – May 14, 2006)[1] was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from Imo State. ... The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court. ... Samuel Sam Onunaka Mbakwe (died January 5, 2004)[1] was an Oboowo Igbo politician and governor of Imo State, southern Nigeria from October 1, 1979[1] until December 31, 1983. ... Simeon Osuji Ekpe (born 8 April, 1934 in Nwangele) is a retired Justice of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria and former Chief Judge of Imo State. ... Sylvester Ugoh was the Vice Presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in 1993, the NRCs Presidential candidate being Bashir Tofa. ... Christina Anyanwu (b. ... Genevieve Nnaji is a Nollywood actress and singer. ... Collins Ijoma at a National Association for Court Management meeting Collins E. Ijoma (born December 4, 1956) was the first Nigerian and youngest person to obtain the position of Trial Court Administrator in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chioma Ajunwa, born on December 25, 1970 in Umuihiokwu Mbaise, Imo State, is a former athlete from Nigeria, who previously played Football for the Nigerian womens team. ... Richard Dick Tiger Ihetu (August 14, 1929 - December 14, 1971) was a boxer from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool (and later to America). ... Nwankwo Kanu (born August 1, 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria), usually known simply as Kanu, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Nigerian national team and for English club Portsmouth. ...

References

1. ^ Imostate.com
2. ^ Physical Setting: Imo State. OnlineNigeria.com. Devace Nigeria. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.

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External links

• Imo State Official Web Site

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