Ekrejegbe

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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}Ekrejegbe is a village in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria,{{cite web |url=http://www.nigeriazipcodes.com/6002/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-ughelli-south-lga |title=List of Towns and Villages in Ughelli South LGA |publisher=Nigeriazipcodes.com}} having boundaries with Ekakpamre. The people are mostly Christian and traditional worshippers. One of the streets in Ekrejegbe village is called Ekrogbe Quarters.{{cite web |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/delta-guber-drama-as-okowa-opens-defence-at-tribunal/ |title=Delta guber: Drama, as Okowa opens defence at tribunal|author=Paul Osuyi|publisher=Sun News Online|date=24 July 2019|accessdate=15 September 2020}}

On 17 September 1999, Ekrejegbe was among some Ughievwen communities affected by an oil spill that resulted in a fire.{{cite web|url=http://waado.org/Organizations/UNA/EkakpamreFire.html|title=OIL SPILLAGE AND FIRE DISASTER IN FOUR URHOBO COMMUNITIES|publisher=Waado.org|date=2 October 1999|accessdate=15 September 2020|archive-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127184433/http://waado.org/Organizations/UNA/EkakpamreFire.html|url-status=dead}}

On 20 April 2018, Ekrejegbe was one of the two Ughievwen communities where the Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa performed a "ground-breaking ceremony for a 400MW combined cycle power plant".{{cite web |url=https://thepointernewsonline.com/?p=60941 |title=Delta Attracts 400MW Power Plant |publisher=The Pointer |accessdate=15 September 2020}}{{Dead link |date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201804200863.html |title=Nigeria: Vast Gas Deposits Can Make Delta Nigeria's Investment Hub - Okowa |author=Omon-Julius Onabu |publisher=AllAfrica.com |date=20 April 2018 |accessdate=15 September 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://flashpointnews.com/2018/04/20/okowa-performs-ground-breaking-for-400-mw-power-plant-in-ughelli-south/ |title=Okowa Performs Ground-Breaking For 400 MW Power Plant in Ughelli South |publisher=Flashpoint News |accessdate=15 September 2020}}

The Urhobo people, including Ekrejegbe people, are said to be organized either by elders based on the age-grade system (gerontocracy) or based on rich and wealthy (plutocracies)".{{cite web |url=https://edoworld.net/HISTORY_OF_URHOBO_PEOPLE.html |title=HISTORY OF URHOBO PEOPLE |publisher=EdoWorld.net |access-date=2024-10-20 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927145656/https://edoworld.net/HISTORY_OF_URHOBO_PEOPLE.html |url-status=dead}}

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Category:Populated places in Delta State

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