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Nowenuse:
TOP 25 MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS IN NIGERIA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS THEY OCCUPY.


1) IBIBIO-EFIK-ANNANG

- Majority in 35 LGAs

- All the 31 LGAs of Akwa Ibom state.
- 4 LGAs in Cross River south (Calabar municipal, Calabar south, Akpabuyo & Odukpani).


2) KANURI

(including Manga & Shuwa arab)-
Majority in 30-33 LGAs, minority/ half the population in 4-8 LGAs.

- The 18 LGAs that make up Borno north & Borno central.
- 11 LGAs of Yobe north & Yobe east (minus Bade & Jakusko LGAs).
- 4 LGAs of Jigawa east (Hadejia Emirate) and 4 LGAs of Bauchi north (Dambam, Misau, Katagum & Zaki LGAs).


3) IJAWS

Majority in 20 LGAs, minority/half the population in 7 LGAs.

Majority in ;
- The 8 LGAs that make up Bayelsa state.
- 8 LGAs of Rivers state (Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru, Degema, Bonny, Opobo-Nkoro, Okrika, Ogu-Bolo, Andoni)
- 3 LGAs of Delta state (Patani, Burutu & Bomadi).
- 1 LGA of Ondo state (Ese-Odo)

Minorities/half in ;
- 3 LGAs of Delta state (Warri south-west, Warri north & Warri south)
- 3 LGAs in Edo state (Ikpoba-Okha, Ovia Northeast & Ovia southwest)
- 1 LGA of Rivers state (PH LGA)


4) GBAGYI

Majority in 15 LGAs, minority/half the population in 10 LGAs

- Majority in all the LGAs that make up Niger east (minus Rafi & Suleja) = 7 LGAs
- Majority in all the 6 LGAs that make up the FCT.
- Majority in Chikun LGA (Kaduna state)
- Majority in Karu LGA (Nasarawa state)

Minority/half in
- Suleja & Wushishi LGA (Niger state)
- Nasarawa & Toto LGA (Nasarawa state)
- Kaduna south, Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Kajuru & Kagarko LGAs (Kaduna state)
- Kogi LGA (Kogi state).


5) TIV

Majority in the 14 LGAs that make up Benue zone A & B (Northeast & Northwest senatorial districts).

Minority status in about 10 LGAs of Taraba south, Nasarawa south and Cross River North is highly disputed, as they are regarded as settlers and not indigenes in those places, by all their neighbors.


6) NUPE

(Including Kakanda, Dibo, Ganagana & Kupa) -
Majority in 11 LGAs, Minority/half the population in 5 LGAs.

Majority in
- All the 8 LGAs of Niger south + Mashegu LGA in Niger north.
- 2 LGAs in Kwara north (Edu & Patigi).

Minority/half in
- Lokoja & Kogi LGAs (Kogi state)
- Wushishi & Borgu LGAs (Niger state)
- Kwali LGA (FCT).


7) URHOBO/ISOKO

Majority in 10 LGAs, Minority/half the population in 4 LGAs

Majority in;
- The 8 LGAs that make up Delta central.
- Isoko north/south LGAs (Delta south)

Minority/half in;
- Warri south, Patani & Ndokwa east (Delta state)
- Sagbama LGA (Bayelsa state).


8. IDOMA- IGEDE- AGATU- YALA

Majority in 10 LGAs, minority/half in 3 LGA.

Majority in
-The 9 LGAs that make up Benue south
- Yala LGA of Cross River north.

Minority/half in
- Doma & Nasarawa LGA (Nasarawa state).
- Igbo-eze north LGA (Enugu state).


10) JUKUN
(Wapan, Kpanzu, Wanu, Ichen, Kuteb, Chamba Donga, Jibu, Kona, Akyekura, Abinsi, Wase Tofa, Wurbo, Tigun, Yukuben, Ndola, Kam, Pindiga e.t.c).

Majority in 9 LGAs, minority in 8 LGAs.

Majority in
- The 5 LGAs of Taraba south.
- Gashaka, Bali & Kurmi LGAs (Taraba central).
- Awe LGA (Nasarawa state).

Minority/half in
- Gassol, Jalingo & Ardo kola LGAs (Taraba state)
- Jada & Mayo Belwa LGAs (Adamawa state).
- Makurdi LGA (Benue state).
- Wase LGA ( Plateau state).
- Akko LGA (Gombe state).

11) IGALA

Majority in 8 LGAs, Minority/half in 7 LGAs

Majority in
- 8 LGAs of Kogi east (minus Bassa LGA).

Minority/half in
- Bassa & Ajaokuta LGAs (Kogi state).

(Disputed category)
- Oshimili north LGA (Delta state)
- Anambra west LGA (Anambra state)
- Igbo-eze north LGA (Enugu state)
- Esan southeast LGA (Edo state).

(This category is disputed because some of the Igala speakers here have been assimilated and no longer identify ethnically as Igalas, but Igbos or Esan).


12) BINI (EDO)

Majority in the 7 LGAs that make up Edo south.


13) EKOI/EJAGHAM
(Including Yako, Etung, Mbembe e.t.c)

Majority in 6-8 LGAs of Cross River State.

(Etung, Akamkpa, Biase, Boki, Yakurr, Obubra, Ikom & Ogoja).

(The definition of who is an EKOI is not very clear in Cross River State. It is an ethno-linguistic identity that loosely applies to many related and similar Bantoid tribes within Central Cross River).


14) AFEMAI
(Etsako, Owan & Akoko-Edo)

Majority in the 6 LGAs that make up Edo north.


15) ESAN

Majority in the 5 LGAs that make up Edo central.


16) KAMBARI

Majority in 5 LGAs, minority/half in 1 LGA.

Majority in
- Agwarra, Magama, Mariga, Kontagora (Niger state north).
- Ngaski (Kebbi state south).

Minority/half in Rijau LGA (Niger state north).

(Many Kambaris have become Hausanized, especially the Kambari muslims in Kontagora, Mariga and Ngaski LGAs).


17) EBIRA- EGBURA
(Tao, Koto, Opanda & Mozum)

Majority in 4 LGAs, minority/half in 5 LGAs

Majority in the 4 LGAs of Kogi central (minus Ogori-Magongo LGA).

Minority/half in
- Kogi, Lokoja & Bassa LGAs (Kogi state)
- Abaji LGA (FCT)
- Toto LGA (Nasarawa state).


18) OGONI/ELEME

Majority in 4 LGAs of Rivers state
(Eleme, Tai, Khana & Gokhana).


19) KARE-KARE

Majority in 4 LGAs, Minority/half in 2 LGAs.

Majority in the 4 LGAs that make up Yobe south.
Minority in Misau & Dambam LGAs (Bauchi state).

(Many Kare-Kares have been Hausanized, especially the Kare-kare muslims of Bauchi state north).


20) LELNA/ZURU (DAKARAWA)

Majority in 4 LGAs of Kebbi state south

(Zuru, Danko/Wasagu, Fakai, Sakaba).


21) BURA-BABURR

Majority in 3 LGAs, minority/half in 3 LGAs

Majority in Biu, Hawul & Kwaya Kusar LGAs (Borno state south)
Minority in
Bayo LGA (Borno south).
Gulani LGA (Yobe east).
Gombi LGA (Adamawa central).


22) MUMUYE

Majority in 3 LGAs, minority/half in 5 LGAs

Majority in Zing, Yorro & Lau LGAs (Taraba state north)

Minority/half in
- Jalingo, Ardo kola & Gassol LGAs (Taraba state)
- Jada & Toungo LGAs (Adamawa state south).


23) BWATIYE
(Bachama, Batta, Mbula)

Majority in 3 LGAs, Minority/half in 3 LGAs

Majority in Numan, Lamurde & Demsa LGAs (Adamawa state south).

Minority/half in Girei, Fufore & Song LGAs (Adamawa central).


24) BEROM

Majority in 3 LGAs, Minority/half in 2 LGAs

Majority in Jos south, Barkin ladi & Riyom LGAs (Plateau state north).

Minority/half in
Jos north (Plateau state north)
Jema'a (Kaduna state south).


25) CHAMBA

Majority in 3 LGAs, minority/half in 2 LGAs

Majority in Ganye, Jada & Toungo LGAs (Adamawa state south).

Minority in Bali & Zing LGAs (Taraba state).



Note/Disclaimer*

1) This statistics is in no way indicative of the population of these ethnic groups. Rather it is just a show of their political spread and classifications.

2) Some related ethnic groups classified together here have a controversial stance on either being together or being very distinct from one another.
However, for the sake of ease of putting this piece together, similar ethnic groups who have been classified together one way or the other in the past were classified together.

3) This research was done based on indigeneship, not overall population outside the native homelands of these ethnic groups.

4) This piece was compiled after a lot of research, however it is certainly not likely to be 100% correct.
Corrections are highly welcomed.

Where are the FOOLI-SH mods they wont take this to front page but if it Bobrisky pant and every other nonsense it would be there long time

Beachside:
There are roughly 16 Ethnic nations in Nigeria. Where did you get 25 ? Below is my best description of akwacross,calabar or efik/ibibio :

Calabarians(Efik,Ibibio,Ekid,Oron,Annang,etc) are an ethnic group and city-state nation(Calabar). Currently part of the Nigerian federation.
Calabar consist of autonomous districts or Communities&dialects( (Efik,Ibibio,Ekid,Oron,Annang,etc). Apart from English, Efik dialect is the standard and official Calabarian Language. Ibibio district has the largest population .
Calabar's population is estimated at 5 Million.
Geography &Climate : Rain-forest Tropical climate , Hills, sandy coastal plain ,rivers ,Islands,creeks,flatlands.
Seat of government is ideally an independent 3000 acre island(John island), located at Efik district.

Calabar consists of all the local governments areas in present day akwa ibom and a few local government areas in Cross river state (Calabar,Odukpani,Biase,Akampka,Akpabuyo,etc) and Bakassi(if ever retrieved) in Cameroon.
No one is forced to be part of Calabar , that's why each district is autonomous . Each district is governed by a district manager , and each represented by 3 or more chiefs in the center. Power lies with the districts and house of chiefs , while Calabar governorship is ceremonial.

Whether Calabar is part of the Nigerian federation ,West African confederation, or an independent nation; autonomy is ultimately desired and preferred.
Below is Calabarian Flag.



P.S either that or simply classify the districts as : Calabar west(Annang land) ,Calabar Central(ibibio land),Calabar East(Efik land ),Calabar South(Oron land) ,Calabar North (Ejagham land,etc. etc )

This dude seems to have some points but even the word Calabar is Portuguese maybe something truly indigenous and acceptable to all will be better.
Like the word Abasi Obasi is something the entire region know as GOD

Nowenuse:
Okay, sorry for that.

Most Orons speak Efik as a 2nd language and seem very proud to identity with Efik. But they seem not to be too cool with Ibibio.
I have asked some Orons if they considered themselves a part of Efik and they gave the affirmative.

How about Eket (Ekid) being a subgroup of Ibibio?

The funny thing is that in many colonial documents, all Efiks, Anangs, Oros and everyone else were classified as Ibibios.

The Europeans first, then local politics got us where we are to today but a good student will look at every group around this region without the need of scientific or anthropological studies and laugh at any of us that that have a common name for GOD
Listen to every group origin in this region and tell me how many of it is close to making sense?
The Yorubas, Hausas and Igbos from towns to towns have dialectic, pronunciation, dress and other variant differences yet they still have a centralised language and that is not different down here
The more the youths in this region get educated and enlightened the better and not them listening to grandpapa and grandmama tales

nsiba:
In this modern age and time, how do you know and study the past/origin is it by
1. Stories and tales told by our ignorant parent
2. Using DNA component of people and anthropology studies
Tell me which one as somebody with common sense

Ask op

Blackking98:
you are actually correct, Oro is closer to Efik while eket is closer to ibibio. I'm an ibibio man with an Efik mother, my grandma lives in eket, ibibio is the most spoken language in eket, we are all the same but with some differences that are negligible, that guy quoting you is fond of subdividing us, he isn't even Efik or Akwa Ibom so why do you listen to him, I've had conversations with him before, he spews hatred for ibibios and Annang then claims love for Oro and eket, can you hate the apple tree but love the apple fruit? Impossible. Ibibio, Annang, Efik,Oro and eket we all calll God Abasi,we are all one but with some minor difference between which is normal in large ethnic groups in Nigeria, the senatordave1 guy I doubt his ethnicity is even on your list, to show u how insignificant he is. The guy irritates me. He should subdivide his ethnic group and let us be. Nsiba di se sé ayen atam ating ki inua mo.

You do not know how to talk to people.Please you need to learn simple online and offline etiquette utibe utong ibibio

senatordave1:
You do not know how to talk to people.Please you need to learn simple online and offline etiquette utibe utong ibibio

Can you just shut it..


Whenever they beat you in your argument, u will revert to you don't know how to talk to people.

Correcting someone to same thing you indulge in here.


Quite pathetic.

nsiba:
The Europeans first, then local politics got us where we are to today but a good student will look at every group around this region without the need of scientific or anthropological studies and laugh at any of us that that have a common name for GOD
Listen to every group origin in this region and tell me how many of it is close to making sense?
The Yorubas, Hausas and Igbos from towns to towns have dialectic, pronunciation, dress and other variant differences yet they still have a centralised language and that is not different down here
The more the youths in this region get educated and enlightened the better and not them listening to grandpapa and grandmama tales

The region of the state was created out of Cross River State on September 23, 1987 by the then Military Administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. [8]
Demography
The people are predominantly Christian . The main ethnic groups of the state are:
Ibibio
Anaang
Oron
Eket
Obolo
Including their Efik brothers and sisters of Cross River State, they speak various dialects of the
Ibibio-Efik languages, which belongs to the
Benue–Congo language family, which forms

MelesZenawi:
Can you just shut it..


Whenever they beat you in your argument, u will revert to you don't know how to talk to people.

Correcting someone to same thing you indulge in here.


Quite pathetic.

Look at this ethnically confused fellow.you do not even know which ethnic group you belong you igbo wannabe.why do you love causing confusing in all igbotic or ethnic thread? Who is even competing in arguments? Shift behind lad

Antivirus92:
what is wrong with you?

He needs anti virus

poetictwenty:
that's true,...in Takum, the Jukuns only occupy a small portion of that lga ( Mostly the city centre), the rest of the villages in Takum lga is occupied by the kuteb tribe.

I even heard that tivs in taraba may just outnumber them

senatordave1:
The region of the state was created out of Cross River State on September 23, 1987 by the then Military Administration of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida. [8]
Demography
The people are predominantly Christian . The main ethnic groups of the state are:
Ibibio
Anaang
Oron
Eket
Obolo
Including their Efik brothers and sisters of Cross River State, they speak various dialects of the
Ibibio-Efik languages, which belongs to the
Benue–Congo language family, which forms

where are you from and where are you quoting from?
Dont tell me wikipedia

senatordave1:
Look at this ethnically confused fellow.you do not even know which ethnic group you belong you igbo wannabe.why do you love causing confusing in all igbotic or ethnic thread? Who is even competing in arguments? Shift behind lad

And this was the person advising someone about conduct and decorum.

What else is the real definition of hypocrites if not this.

Talk one and do another...very bad lifestyle.

MelesZenawi:
And this was the person advising someone about conduct and decorum.

What else is the real definition of hypocrites if not this.

Talk one and do another...very bad lifestyle.

That is you ten times.can you shift already lad?

nsiba:
where are you from and where are you quoting from?
Dont tell me wikipedia

Sorry sir.lets do this professionally.how do we unearth the history or ethnicity of a people? Primary,secondary and tertiary sources,ethnographic datas etc.which do you want?

senatordave1:
That is you ten times.can you shift already lad?

Well your post contradicts the character you're advising others to portray.
Now your manner of approach is the right one for online and offline.
Say no to hypocrisy.

senatordave1:
That is you ten times.can you shift already lad?

Well your post contradicts the character you're advising others to portray.

Now your manner of approach is the right one for online and offline.

Say no to hypocrisy.


And stop hitting my shares unnecessarily.....This is also online decorum you should adopt.

MelesZenawi:
Well your post contradicts the character you're advising others to portray.

Now your manner of approach is the right one for online and offline.

Say no to hypocrisy.


And stop hitting my shares unnecessarily.....This is also online decorum you should adopt.

E dey pain you my binigbo friend? osagyefo

senatordave1:
Sorry sir.lets do this professionally.how do we unearth the history or ethnicity of a people? Primary,secondary and tertiary sources,ethnographic datas etc.which do you want?

Which do I want?.........is it what I want or we want the acceptable thing?

nsiba:
Which do I want?.........is it what I want or we want the acceptable thing?

The methods i listed are the acceptable ways sir.am just giving you the freedom to choose any

senatordave1:
E dey pain you my binigbo friend? osagyefo

Whatever.
Just stop the Nonsense.

MelesZenawi:
Whatever.

Just stop the Nonsense.

And always stay your lane my ewedu loving brother

senatordave1:
The methods i listed are the acceptable ways sir.am just giving you the freedom to choose any

just giving me the freedom to choose any......see how he runs his porous mouth, aint surprise afterall this past few weeks we all witnesses of the nonsensical bills coming out from senators
Ogbeni if u cant tell me da 4k where u r from and the stupid source u quoted from, have got some bets to place on my 9ja bets account

nsiba:
just giving me the freedom to choose any......see how he runs his porous mouth, aint surprise afterall this past few weeks we all witnesses of the nonsensical bills coming out from senators
Ogbeni if u cant tell me da 4k where u r from and the stupid source u quoted from, have got some bets to place on my 9ja bets account

Run along blackking....i hope you continue your massive losing streak at punting

pazienza:
Nowenuse.

Good attempt.
You got the Igala position in Igboland right.
Truth is you can never please everyone.

But overall, you did a good job.

Footnote : Maybe you should edit the number 1 to "Annang-Efik-Ibibio-Oron". Oron is too big and distinct enough to be put under Ibibio.

Once again, good job.

But do u believe that there are many Igbo speaking communities in kogi state, occupying more than 3 LGAs?

senatordave1:
And always stay your lane my ewedu loving brother

I just said the bold truth.
Behave the way you want others to do.

MelesZenawi:
I just said the bold truth.

Behave the way you want others to do.

Ditto.you need some gbegiri too

poetictwenty:
that's true,...in Takum, the Jukuns only occupy a small portion of that lga ( Mostly the city centre), the rest of the villages in Takum lga is occupied by the kuteb tribe.

No, you are wrong, that was old Takum LGA, since Ussa LGA was created, most Kutebs were carved there.

Like I said and I repeat, those you are calling Jukuns are actually Wapan & Kpanzu people. Nobody is a Jukun without having a subtribe or sub-identity.
Jukun is the general name for everyone who speaks a Jukunoid language.

Many Kutebs reject Jukun identity today because of the conflict in Takum LGA many years ago that lead to the loss of the Ukwe Takum stool.

MelesZenawi:
They speak Igbo as first language but proudly Identifies as Ijaw?

Are you okay?

Are you not tired with this your agenda which to me is furnished from heal.

Though I am not interested in what happens in that state a bit but I have friends who were born and from these places with Igbo names, speaks Igbo and doesn't deny.


Your research is always riddled with sentiments and it is very bad.

A friend of mine served in Opobo, the people speak Igbo more widely than their ancestral tongue, but do not identify as igbo. He is right