Kono
Encyclopedia
Kono is a village in Rivers State
, Nigeria
. It is situated on the coast in Khana
Local Government Area, about 45 miles (72.4 km) from Port Harcourt. The dialect spoken in Kono is Khana
, and the people are Ogoni
. Everton F.C.
Footballer Joseph Yobo
was born and grew up in Kono.
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is situated on the coast in Khana
Khana
Khana was an Indian poetess and legendary astrologist, who composed in medieval Bengali between the ninth and 12th centuries AD...
Local Government Area, about 45 miles (72.4 km) from Port Harcourt. The dialect spoken in Kono is Khana
Khana language
Khana , or Ogoni proper, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages....
, and the people are Ogoni
Ogoni people
Ogoni people are one of the many indigenous peoples in the region of southeast Nigeria. They share common oil related environmental problem with the Ijaw people of Niger Delta, but Ogonis are not listed in the list of people historically belonging to Niger Delta...
. Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
Footballer Joseph Yobo
Joseph Yobo
Joseph Yobo is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre back for Fenerbahçe, on loan from Everton. He is also an international for the Nigerian national team, for which he has 81 caps and currently captains....
was born and grew up in Kono.