Rivers State, Nigeria · Africa
Afam sits on the route: 20 minutes from Saakpenwa.
Afam is a town located in Rivers State, Nigeria. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Afam sits in Nigeria. It's in the Africa/Lagos time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Afam to your route.
Tai is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State in Nigeria. It covers an area of 159 km2 and at the 2006 Census it had a population of 117,797. It is part of the Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo federal constituency of the house or representatives and the Rivers South East district of the Nigerian Senate, represented by BarryRead more
Mpigi. Tai local government headquarters is situated at Sakpenwa. Christianity and traditionalism are widely practiced in the area and little Islamic religion
In the April 2007 elections the Tai LGA recorded an implausible 99.6% turnout for the Governorship election.
Celestine Omehia of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party was at first declared winner, but his election was later annulled and Rotimi Amaechi, also of the PDP, was declared governor.
In February 2009, the Chairman of Tai Local Government Area was Barry Mpigi. and currently Hon. Dike Matthew Nenubari is the incumbent Chairman of Tai, who first served as care taker but was later elected as chairman in 2024 and currently serving, as at the time published
Most of the people are Ogoni, speaking the Tee and Baan languages.
Communities include Ban-Ogoi, Bara-Ale, Bara-Alue, Barayira, Borobara (a central community), Botem, Bunu, Deeyor Kira, Gbam,
Gbene-Ue, Horo, Kebara Kira, Korokoro (the seat of the Tai monarch), Koroma, Kpite, Nonwa Tai (Kebara), Nonwa Uedume, Norkpo, Sime and Ueken.
Other communities include Kporghor and Gio.
Tai Local government area has two broad sections: the Tua Tua Kingdom and the Barasi Nonwa Kingdom,(Tai 1and Tai 2) both under the overall Tai kingdom headed by the Gbene Mene Tai. The primary occupation of the Tai people are farming, and fishing to a lesser degree.
In September 2009, Samuel Nnee was the paramount ruler of the Kpite Community in Tai LGA.
There are many oil wells in the LGA, which is laced with pipelines, with most of the oil installations being operated by Shell Nigeria. However, the local community has seen little benefit from oil extraction, and infrastructure is poor.
In the 1990s, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People began a struggle against the degradation of their lands, which at times erupted into violence.
In June 2001 an oil pipeline that passes through the Baraale community ruptured and spilled crude oil into nearby forests, farmlands and houses. There were delays in repair, and in October 2001 the spilled oil caught fire, causing extensive environmental damage.
The region suffers from violence, kidnapping and arson.
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Afam is located in Rivers State, Nigeria, Africa. The coordinates are 4.7900 latitude, 7.3119 longitude.
Afam has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Nigeria.
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