Warri

Warri is a city in Delta State, Nigeria. It is very rich in oil.

Warri
City
Nickname(s):  Waffi, Waff Town
Warri Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°31′N 5°45′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Local Government	Warri South LGA
Government
• Executive Governor	Ifeanyi Okowa
Population  (2016 est)
• Total	2 Million
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Urhobo, Itsekiri, Ijaw
• Languages	Pidgin English, Urhobo, Itsekiri, and Ijaw
• Religions	95% Christianity, 3% Traditional African religions, 2% Islam
Climate	Am

Its biggest market is called Igbudu Market.

Despite several court judgements affirming the overlordship of the Olu of Warri, other ethnic nationalities (Urhobo and Ijaw) in Warri still claim overlordship without credible evidence.

Warri has an online newspaper known as The Warri Times. In 2017 and 2019, Frederic Will mentioned The Warri Times in two of his books.^[1][2]

Notable people

• Ayo Oritsejafor, former CAN President
• Nedum Onuoha, footballer^[3]