Choba, Port Harcourt

Choba
Choba
Neighborhood
	Choba market (September 2022)
	Choba Location of Choba in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
	Coordinates: 4°53′26″N 6°54′12″E
State	Rivers State
Local Government Area	Obio-Akpor
Government
• Governor	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike PDP
Population (2008)
• Total	27,253
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST)
Postal Code	500102

Choba or Choba, Port Harcourt is a neighbourhood in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.[1][2] It is located 16 km (9.9 mi) to the northwest of the Port Harcourt central business district, on the eastern bank of the New Calabar River.

Choba was originally an Ikwerre village on the outer fringes of Port Harcourt, governed by a paramount king.[3] The current king is Eze Raymond Echendu.[4] As Port Harcourt has expanded Choba has been assimilated into the greater city conurbation. Choba is one of 17 electoral wards administered by the Obio-Akpor Local Government Council. The population in 1991, according to the national census, was 10,968, in 1996 it was estimated to have increased to 12,980, and 27,253 in 2008.

It has a straight road which leads to a checkpoint heading to[5] other states in Nigeria such as Bayelsa State and Delta State to the west.[6]

Education

In 1975 the University of Port Harcourt was established in Choba. It is now one of the major contributors to the local economy and the area's population growth. It has three campuses in Choba. They are Abuja campus, Delta campus and Choba campus.

References

"Choba business community embraces anti-corruption awareness". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
"Rivers: Contender for Choba community's traditional stool dies on judgment day". Daily Post Newspaper. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: The Ikwerre Youth Association in Port Harcourt, Nigeria including their activities; treatment of their members by the authorities; negotiations with the Hillbros [Willbros]". Refworld. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
"In Rivers, Contender For Choba Community's Traditional Stool Dies On Judgment Day". Online Nigeria. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
"Residents flee Rivers community after cultists behead two". The guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
"Latest Police Attacks in Rivers state: Gunmen attack multiple police checkpoints for Rivers, kill 7 officers". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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[1] "Choba business community embraces anti-corruption awareness". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[2] "Rivers: Contender for Choba community's traditional stool dies on judgment day". Daily Post Newspaper. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[3] Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: The Ikwerre Youth Association in Port Harcourt, Nigeria including their activities; treatment of their members by the authorities; negotiations with the Hillbros [Willbros]". Refworld. Retrieved 2022-12-15.

[4] "In Rivers, Contender For Choba Community's Traditional Stool Dies On Judgment Day". Online Nigeria. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[5] "Residents flee Rivers community after cultists behead two". The guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[6] "Latest Police Attacks in Rivers state: Gunmen attack multiple police checkpoints for Rivers, kill 7 officers". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.