Ugep
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Ugep is a town in Cross River State
, southern Nigeria
.The village is populated by the Yakurr
people.
The Leboku
New Yam festival is celebrated in Ugep.
Cross River State
Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...
, southern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.The village is populated by the Yakurr
Yakurr
YakurrThe Yakurr comprises five urban settlements in Nigeria. They were formally known as Umor, Ekoli, Ilomi, Nkoibolokom and Yakurr be Ibe. Due to linguistic problems encountered by the early European visitors, the settlements have come to be known by their mispronounced versions – Ugep, Ekori,...
people.
The Leboku
Leboku
Leboku is the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Ugep, Nigeria to honor of the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the land in Ugep, one of the five settlements of Yakurr...
New Yam festival is celebrated in Ugep.