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Ozubulu
"Anakpu"
town
Nickname: 
OZ (Ozed)
Country Nigeria
StateAnambra State
Government
 • ObiIgwe Fidelis Nnamdi Oruche
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ozubulu is a larger town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ekwusigo Local Government Area.

The town has an official Post Office.[1] Its neighbouring towns are Nnewi, Ukpor, Ihembosi, Okija and Oraifite.It is a predominantly Christian town although there exists a few people who still worship the towns "Akpu" deity. The town has four major villages ; Amakwa, Egbema, Eziora, and Nza..

Notable people from Ozubulu

  • Late Chief Jerome Udoji (Igwe Ozuluohaonu of Igbo land [Eastern Nigeria]) CFR, KSJ, Papal Medalist, Lawyer, Economist, Philanthropist, Author and Technocrat
  • Fr. Oby Zunmas is a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America. Fr. Oby was born and raised in Egbema. He is the first African-American priest in the entire state of Oklahoma.
  • [Sir Somadina Ilona]. Okaka of Obi Egbema-Ozubulu.

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.