Effium

Effium is a larger town in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is located in Ohaukwu Local Government Area.Shares common boundaries with Benue state, Ngboejogu and Izhi.it is the border town between Ebonyistate and Benue state. Effium is made up of two major Households(WĘĘFA AND WIGBÈKÈ) with seven clans namely: OSATA, WOGWU,WOGBALĘ, OGBAGÉRÉ, UFFIACHA, INYAFUÕ and WAATUMA. The sub-towns in Effium are UDĘBÕ, OKPÉÉRÉ, INYIMĘGI, EKPITÕM,UBĘGU,ÕKPÕRÕ,ÕHAGÉ,OKPODUM,ENWÉNYI,WUUKÉLÉ, etc.. [[POPULAR EVENTS/CELEBRATION INCLUDES : "JIOHA"-THE NEW-YAM FESTIVAL,A yearly celebration of fertility and harvest of the new yam,it marks the end of the harvest season with an enormous feasting and festivities Where young virgin-maidens ,ready for marriage, are officially joined together to their suitors and young males are initiated into manhood ]]

Effium Uffium
town
Effium Location in Nigeria : It's the borde
Coordinates: 6°38′N 8°04′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Ebonyi State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

The town has an official Post Office and First Bank Branch but not operational.

Popular markets includes; Effium main market, Inikiri Ekpitom, and Okpere[1]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.