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Ohafia
LGA and Town
Ohafia is located in Nigeria
Ohafia
Ohafia
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°37′N 7°50′E / 5.617°N 7.833°E / 5.617; 7.833
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
Population
 • Ethnicities
Igbo
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode
442
Map

Ohafia is an Igbo town in the Ohafia local government area (LGA) in Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo speaking region. The ancestral capital of Ohafia town is the centrally located village of Elu. Ohafia Local Government Area, is an administrative jurisdiction assigned by the Nigeria Government, which covers the entire Ohafia villages and other towns such as Abiriba and Nkporo, with its Administrative Headquarters at Ebem Ohafia.[1]

The ancestors of the Ohafia people were renowned as mighty warriors.[1][2] This aspect of the Ohafia peoples' history remains fundamental to the Ohafia people's sense of identity. The knitted warrior's cap or "leopard cap" (Igbo: Okpu agu)[1] is well known and is an associated product of Ohafia. The Ohafia warrior tradition is embodied in the performance of iri agha.[1]

Ohafia is home to the third largest military base in Nigeria, named Goodluck Jonathan Barracks after Nigeria's former President - Goodluck Jonathan. It houses the headquarters of the newly established 14 Brigade and 145 Battalion office complex of the Nigerian Army.

Ohafia encompasses twenty-six villages with population strength ranging between 800,000 and 916,000 as of 2014. And it is at a distance of 50.1 km away from the Capital city Umuahia in Abia State. The villages in Ohafia are Elu, Ibina (Ihenta), Nde Okala, Nde Anyaorie, Amuma, Amaekpu, Ebem, Nde Amogu, Okagwe, Nde Uduma Ukwu, Oboro, Nde Nku, Nkwebi, Amuke, Asaga, Ndi Uduma Awoke, Amankwu, Nde Ibe, Nde Orieke, Okon-aku, Amangwu, Ufiele, Eziafor, Abia, Akanu, Isiugwu.[3]

Climate

Daily highs hover around 83°F, rarely dropping below 79°F or rising over 86°F. The day of July 23 had the lowest daily average high temperature at 82°F.[4][5]

Daily lows hover around 72°F, rarely dropping below 70°F or rising beyond 75°F. On August 5, the lowest daily average low temperature is 71°F.[6][7]

For comparison, temperatures in Ohafia generally vary from 71°F to 87°F on February 21, the hottest day of the year, and from 67°F to 84°F on January 1, the coldest day of the year.[8][9]

Clouds

The average percentage of the sky that is cloudy in Ohafia varies significantly seasonally throughout the year.[10]

In Ohafia, the clearer season starts about November 24 and lasts for 2.6 months, finishing around February 13.[11]

The sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast 41% of the time on average in December, the clearest month of the year in Ohafia.[12]

Around February 13 to November 24 is when the year's cloudiest period starts and ends.[13]

May is the cloudiest month of the year in Ohafia, with an average of 87% of the time having an overcast or largely cloudy sky.[14]

Precipitation

A day is considered to be wet if there has been at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Ohafia, the likelihood of rainy days fluctuates a great deal from season to season.[15]

The 7.6-month wetter season, which runs from March 22 to November 9, has a more than 45% chance of precipitation on any given day. With an average of 25.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, September is the month in Ohafia with the most rainy days.[16]

Between November 9 and March 22, or 4.4 months, is the dry season. With an average of 1.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, January is the month with the fewest wet days in Ohafia.[17]

We categorize rainy days into those that only involve rain, those that only involve snow, and those that combine the two.[18]

With an average of 25.8 days, September is the month in Ohafia with the most rainy days. According to this classification, rain alone is the most frequent type of precipitation throughout the year, with a high likelihood of 87% on October 2.[4]

Notable people

  • Prof Kalu Ezera, was a professor of Constitutional Developments in Nigeria.
Professor Kalu Ezera is the author of Constitutional 
Developments In Nigeria. [19]

[20]

  • Uma Ukpai, a Christian leader, an international evangelist, and preacher from Nigeria[21]
  • Ogbugo Kalu, former army officer who served in both the Nigerian Army and Biafran Army[22]
  • Eni Njoku, first black vice chancellor of University of Lagos and University of Nigeria Nsukka. The pioneer professor of botany in Nigeria.[23]
  • Ruggedman, Afro-rap artiste
  • Ezinne Kalu, Female Basketball player
  • J. Martins, Afro-pop artiste[24][25][26]
  • Ike Nwachukwu, military officer, former governor of old Imo state, diplomat and former senator
  • Ebitu Ukiwe, military officer, former military governor of Lagos state and Niger State, former chief of general staff (de facto vice president) to General Babangida's military government[27]
  • Kalu Idika Kalu is a former finance minister of Nigeria, minister of national planning and transportation minister. He served twice as the minister of finance.[3] He was a presidential aspirant in the 2003 Nigeria general elections, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the platform of The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).[28][29][30][31]
  • Chief Ojo Maduekwe, a former minister of culture and tourism (1999), minister of transportation (2000–2003), minister of foreign affairs (2007–2010 and national secretary to the People Democratic Party.[32][33][34]
  • Chief Umeh Kalu, He served as the Attorney General of Abia State and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State. Office: Attorney General of Abia State (Since 2007), Previous office: Attorney General of Abia State (2009 - 2019), Education: Nigerian Law School · Imo State University.[35][36][37]

References

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  2. ^ McCall, John (1993). "Dancing the past: experiencing historical knowledge in Ohafia, Nigeria". Passages. hdl:2027/spo.4761530.0006.006.
  3. ^ "Ohafia Postal Code | Post Code | Zip Code List". nigeriapostal.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. ^ a b "Ebem Ohafia Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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  7. ^ "Ebem Ohafia weather in February 2024 ⋆ Ebem Ohafia temperature in February ≡ Weather forecast in Nigeria | METEOPROG". www.meteoprog.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  8. ^ "Ebem Ohafia Air Quality Index (AQI) and Nigeria Air Pollution | IQAir". www.iqair.com. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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  11. ^ "Ebem Ohafia Hourly Weather Temperatures for Today | Weatherman". weatherman.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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  23. ^ "Victor Kalu: Exit of an iconic scholar". The Sun Nigeria. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  24. ^ "'My father attempted to kill me thrice for becoming a musician' – J.Martins | Encomium Magazine". 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  25. ^ BellaNaija.com (2012-01-03). "BN Bytes: Time to Jupa! Nigerian Star J Martins & Nnezi Diana Mbila say their traditional "I Dos"". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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  27. ^ "The symbolism of CAMP NEYA - Country Home Of Senator Orji Kalu — AbaCityBlog". abacityblog.com. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
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