It is said that Eri canoed down the River Anambra and established a place known as Eri-Awka.
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She shares her boundary on the West and South with Ogidi (Idemili North Local Government Area).
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Dr. Chuba Okadigbo -Former Senate President and Vice Presidential Candidate of All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP)
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The general opinion is that Ogbunike is the first son of Iguedo, daughter of Eri.
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Igwe Umenyiora also built a modern town hall for the people which was blessed by the then Archbishop of Onitsha, His Grace, Most Rev. Francis Arinze)
The Ogbunike Caves are located in Ogbunike, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.
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Our source had it that this man founded "Orofia" settlement in other towns like Nimo, Enugu-Ukwu, Eziowelle, Alor, Umudioka, Ogbunike, Ogidi, Ukpo, Oraukwu, and others in the course of his numerous adventures and expeditions, but finally settled in Abagana with his soldiers of fortune and founded "Orofia village Abagana".
It has an estimated population of 70,000 and has as its neighbours Abatete, Nkpor, Umunachi, Umuoji, Oze, Ogbunike and Umudioka.
Umunya is an Olu Town and one of the five communities that make up Oyi Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State Nigeria; it is bordered by six neighbors: Ifite-Dunu, Awkuzu, Nteje, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Ogbunike, and Umudioka.