EbiraFirst

Ebira First

Association of North America

Mission Statement

To serve as an Umbrella body for all Ebira entities which fosters a progressive, dependable, and unified network for the common benefit of all Ebira in diaspora, building a platform that encourages solid and robust discussion and promotes activities that nurture peace, unity, growth, development, good image and general well-being among the Ebira people.

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EBIRA

Ebira people are from Kogi State, Kwara State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Edo State. Okene is the administrative centre of the Ebira-speaking people in Kogi state.The word “Ebira” refers to our people, language, and geographical location. ​Ebira groups are Ebira Igu in Kogi and Koton Karfi local government areas of Kogi state; Ebira Toto and Umaisha ofNassarawa (Toto) local government area of Nassarawa state; Ebira Mozum of Bassa local government area of Kogi state; and Ebira Etuno of Igarra District of Ako-Edo local government area of Edo state. Other Ebira are to be found in Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory and Agatu in Benue state.

EBIRA

Our Language, Our people, Our Culture.

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The True Fact About Ebira People

Ebira language has three sections and they are; Ebira Tao, Ebira Etuno and Ebira Panda. These sections were further categorized into four states; which are: Kogi state, Plateau, Benue, Edo State and Abaji area council of federal capital territory. The four states share some common ethnology including Ancestry, Language, Culture and History.  Ebira history started in the middle Benue region about 800 years ago when the group began to refer themselves as people from Bura or Bira in the Gongola river basin. In fact, Ebira-Nya Would insist that the correct version of the group name is Egbura.
From the middle Benue Region, the same people spread the Niger-Benue Confluence from where the Ebira-Tao and Ebira-Etuno (Igara) migrated inland, to their present locations which is the thye way of Etobe in Igala land. In their various locations, Ebira-Tao mixed with different ethnic groups, some of whom they assimilated, with permanent subordination of others. For instance in the middle Benue and Niger-Benue confluence region mixed with the Akpoto {Idoma}, Bassa, Nupe, and Oworo, and took on a lot of Igala elements. 

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Excos and Officials

Suleiman              
Hajia Hassana              
Rekiya            
Abdul            
Dr. Onimisi Sheidu          
Treasurer       
Dr. Theresa      
Secretary               
Bashir Enesi Abubakar
Raliat Yusuf
President          
Vice President          
Secretary   
 Deputy Secretary   
Financial Secretary     
Treasurer     
Welfare Secretary 
Assistant Welfare Secretary    Public Relations Officer            
Assist Public Relations Officer
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Project Ahead

To serve as an Umbrella body for all the Ebiras in diaspora that fosters a progressive, dependable and unified network for the common benefit of all Ebiras in diaspora; building a platform for solid and robust discussion and promoting activities that nurture peace, unity, growth, development, good image and general well-being among the Ebiras.

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2024 Projects

In line with the Association’s commitment to support and uplift our people back home, the Outreach Committee was established with a clear mandate to propose effective ways to alleviate their suffering. The committee identified key areas where intervention could make a significant impact, and these were aimed at addressing the root causes of the challenges faced by our communities

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