The Urhobo people with a population in excess of two million are the 5th largest ethnic group in Nigeria. They are native to the central portion of Delta State – lowland with floodplains and swamps of the oil-rich Niger Delta. They share borders with Bini, Ukwuani, Isoko, Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities. While the Urhobo nation is the 5th largest ethnic group in Nigeria, they constitute the largest single ethnic group in Delta State.

The Urhobo nation comprises twenty-two clans and/or kingdoms with a common eponymous ancestor. Other than common blood ancestry, the kingdoms are further bound together by culture, marriage, occupation, geography and politics. The clans that make up the Urhobo nation are: Agbarha, Agbarha-Ame (Agbassa), Agbarho, Agbon, Arhavwarien, Avwraka, Eghwu, Ephron-oto, Evwreni, Idjerhe, Oghara, Ogor, Okere, Okparabe, Okpe, Olomu, Orogun, Udu, Ughelli, Ughievwen, Ughwerun, and Uvwie. Depending on the Urhobo Kingdom, the king, clan head or traditional ruler is called the Ovie or Orodje or Osuivie, Okobaro, Okpako or Okpara-Uku. For example, the king of Okpe Kingdom is called Orodje and the king of Ughelli is called Ovie. More...