Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea when the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century.
Population: 16,410
Latitude: 5° 21' 11.81" N
Longitude: 5° 30' 29.74" E
Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Some are resident in Akwa-Ibom, Edo, and Ondo states a…
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is one of the largest militant groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The organization claims to expose exploitation and oppression of the people of the Niger Delta and devastation of…
The city of Warri has a unique history that has not been documented well enough by historians. The name Warri pronvince was once applicable to the part of an area now called Delta State under the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. Its boun…
Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between r…
Warri Township Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Warri, Nigeria on Cemetery Road. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the regular home for Warri Wolves F.C.. The stadium hosted the final tournament for the 2006 Women's Africa…
Chanomi Creek is a body of water in the Niger Delta in Delta State, Nigeria.