Asaba

Asaba is a town in Delta State, South South Nigeria. It is also the administrative capital of the state and falls at the west bank of River Niger.

Understand
Asaba originated from the exclamation Ahabam, a quote from the Nnebisi the founding father of Asaba, meaning "I have chosen well". Igbo is the native language of Asaba and 95% of the residents speak Igbo. The city of Asaba was founded in 1884 and was once the colonial capital of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. Between 1886 and 1900, it hosted the Royal Niger Company, which the British authorities set up to stimulate trade and the exportation of goods to England. The River Niger is a trans-African link beginning from East Africa and down into the Atlantic Ocean. Asaba forms a connector between western, eastern and northern Nigeria through the River Niger from the north and via the Asaba Niger Bridge. The Asaba Niger bridge is an east-west link and a Nigeria landmark.

Asaba lies approximately 6 degrees north of the equator and about the same distance east of the meridian; about 160 km north of where the River Niger flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The greater Asaba occupies an area of about 300 km². It maintains an average tropical temperature of during the dry season and an average fertile rainfall of 15 cm during the rainy season. Asaba is known to be rich in crude oil.

By bus
You can get into Asaba by booking a seat with bus companies like Delta line, Yusuf Oniyan, Okin Express, Ife-Ire Transit which offers daily services from major cities (Ibadan,Ilorin, Lagos). The price these bus companies charges varies. Fare from Ilorin to Asaba ranges from ₦14,100 to ₦15,000 (2023). It is approximately a 9-hr journey from Ilorin.

Get around
There are mini buses and cabs available at different landmarks to move around in Asaba.

See

 * The Asaba Heritage Centre, It displays the history and culture of the city
 * The Nike Lake Resort,a great area for leisure and pleasure
 * Asaba Independence Square, a historical marker that commemorates the location of the designation of Asaba as the capital of the then Western Nigeria
 * The Asaba Stadium
 * The Nike Lake Resort,a great area for leisure and pleasure
 * Asaba Independence Square, a historical marker that commemorates the location of the designation of Asaba as the capital of the then Western Nigeria
 * The Asaba Stadium

Buy

 * Oko market
 * Oko market
 * Oko market
 * Oko market
 * Oko market
 * Oko market
 * Oko market

Drink
Most bars, cafes or lounges usually includes a restaurant.
 * Squash Court, Govt House: Ibrahim Kefas Court, GRA Phase 1. +234 807 642 0461. Take away, dine-in, bar games, great bar food, great cocktails, sport, wine, alcohol, beer, casual, cosy etc.
 * Squash Court, Govt House: Ibrahim Kefas Court, GRA Phase 1. +234 807 642 0461. Take away, dine-in, bar games, great bar food, great cocktails, sport, wine, alcohol, beer, casual, cosy etc.
 * Squash Court, Govt House: Ibrahim Kefas Court, GRA Phase 1. +234 807 642 0461. Take away, dine-in, bar games, great bar food, great cocktails, sport, wine, alcohol, beer, casual, cosy etc.
 * Squash Court, Govt House: Ibrahim Kefas Court, GRA Phase 1. +234 807 642 0461. Take away, dine-in, bar games, great bar food, great cocktails, sport, wine, alcohol, beer, casual, cosy etc.
 * Squash Court, Govt House: Ibrahim Kefas Court, GRA Phase 1. +234 807 642 0461. Take away, dine-in, bar games, great bar food, great cocktails, sport, wine, alcohol, beer, casual, cosy etc.

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Go next

 * Onitsha
 * Benin city
 * Warri
 * Agbor