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Okpe
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Okpe | |
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LGA and Kingdom | |
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  Okpe | |
| Coordinates: 5°26′N 5°57′E / 5.433°N 5.950°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Delta State |
| Headquarters | Orerokpe |
| Government | |
| • Orodje (King) | H.R.M (Maj-Gen) Orhue I (rtd) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicity | Urhobo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria.[1] Today, it is also the name of a local government area. It is one of the many kingdoms that make up Urhobo nation.[2] Its capital is Orerokpe.[3][4] The kingdom plays host to the Osubi Airport, which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex.[5] The Orodje celebrated ten years on ancestral throne.[6] Major General Felix Mujakperuo is the king of Okpe Kingdom. The kingship is usually rotated between the four ruling houses.[7]
- ^ "A Royal History of the Okpe-Urhobo of Nigeria by Prince Joseph Asagba". www.waado.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Delta South is made of four indigenous tribes —Urhobos of Warri". Vanguard News. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Salubi, Adogbeji (1960). "The Origins of Sapele Township". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 2 (1): 115–131. ISSN 0018-2540. JSTOR 41970824.
- ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ didy. "Okpe History and towns". Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Holding married woman's hand is a taboo in my kingdom –Mujakperuo, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom". Punch Newspapers. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
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