Oshimili South
Oshimili South Local Government Council | |
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 Interactive map of Oshimili South Local Government Council | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Delta State |
| Date of Creation | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Asaba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| • Executive Chairman | Ezenyili Kelvin Obi |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 150,034 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| National language | Enuani |
| Website | www.oslgc.dl.gov.ng |
Oshimili South Local Government Area is one of the twenty-five Local Government Areas making up Delta State.[1][2] Oshimili South is situated in the Niger Delta region of southern Niger .It is situated in the Niger Delta Region/the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria.[3][4] Oshimili South has its headquarters at Asaba.[5]
This LGA has a total population of 150,034 as at the 2006 census.[6]
Cities, Towns and Communities
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Phillip Asiodu, Nigerian diplomat, bureaucrat, and former Minister of Petroleum.
- Epiphany Azinge, the 14th Asagba of Asaba, a prominent legal scholar, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.[11]
- Stella Damasus, award-winning Nollywood actress, singer and philanthropist.[12]
- Awele Maduemezia, late physicist and former vice-Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University.[13]
- Frank Nwachukwu Ndili, first Nigerian nuclear physicist, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).[14]
- Emmanuel Nwanze, prominent Nigerian biochemist and former vice-Chancellor of University of Benin (UNIBEN).[15]
- Sonny Odogwu, billionaire industrialist and founder of SIO Group.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Oshimili South Local Government Area". Finelib.com. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Mfonobong, Daniel (1 July 2020). "Delta State: List of Local Government Areas & Towns". Nigerian Infopedia. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Delta govt hands over Ogbeogonogo Market to Oshimili LGA". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "Delta offers financial assistance to fire victims". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ↑ "About Delta". DELTA STATE THE BIG HEART. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Agu Ward, Oshimili South LGA". ournigeria.ng. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Okwe, Delta State Zip Code | Nigeria Zip Codes". geo.mycyber.org. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ Boczar, Amanda. "LibGuides: Asaba Memorial Project: Geographic Locations". guides.lib.usf.edu. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "List of Streets in Umuaji, Oshimili South Local Government Area (LGA), Delta State, Nigeria, Google Maps and Streetview Photos, Photos, List of Streets, Google Street View, Geographic.org". geographic.org. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "The Asagba | Asagba of Asaba". asagbaofasaba.org. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "Stella Damasus". World Bank Live. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "MADUEMEZIA, Prof. Awele – Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation". Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ Okorafor, Unoma. "Remembering Frank Nwachukwu Ndili (1934 - 2024) - visit his online memorial". www.forevermissed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "UniBEN - About Us". www.uniben.edu. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
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