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	Eket People
		The wooden sculpture from this area is often very detailed, and artists are just as likely to capture beauty as they are the hideous forms of evil spirits.
		The Eket are really a subgroup of the Ibibio, and their history is best described in that context.
		The Ibibio have lived in the Cross River area of modern day Nigeria for several hundreds of years, and though written information about them only exists in colonial records from the late 1800s on, oral traditions have them in the region much earlier than this.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Eket.html (514 words)

	Resources on the Eket
		Eket People Information and Links by Art and Life in Africa Project...
		150 is a superb Ibibio, Southern Eket region, shrine...
		Leaders in the regions of Eket and Uquo-Ibeno...
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/african/Eket.html (395 words)

	Historik
		Historien om Eket GolF började långt innan 1943.
		Eket Gol F startade UDP sin fotbollskarriär oå den 5:e nr.h sista planen i Ljungaskog.
		Vid avstyckningen krävde SJ att Eket skulle bygga bommar för en ansenlig summa för spåren.
	www.eketsgoif.se /nav8216 (585 words)

	eBay Guides - Eket People of Africa
		Arts: Because the Eket are so closely related to their larger cousins, the Ibibio, it is difficult in many cases to separate carvings used ceremonially.
		History: It is impossible to separate the history of the Eket from that of the Ibibio.
		The Ibibio and their relatives, the Eket, traditionally have resisted influence from outside groups, and the British, by necessity, allowed the Ekpo to help maintain order during the occupation.
	reviews.ebay.com /Eket-People-of-Africa_W0QQugidZ10000000001413662 (367 words)

	Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria : :News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Out of this number 17 were set free in Eket Prison, while 10 regained their freedom from Ikot Abasi Prison.
		Justice Idiong who was on a routine inspection, stated that the suspects in Eket Prison had stayed longer than necessary in prison custody without trial.
		While reviewing a total of 188 cases, the chief judge said the suspects were kept in custody for over two years without trial and called on police to step up action during investigation to ensure that citizens were given a fair chance.
	www.akwaibomstategov.com /news2-2.asp?ID=2760 (182 words)

	LG boss laments EFCCâs clampdown on colleagues - OnlineNigeria.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Speaking at a senatorial district forum in Eket on Saturday, he explained that most local government chairmen meant well for their people and would continue to provide dividends of democracy for them.
		Pointing out that Eket remained the largest senatorial zone with 12 local government areas and produced the bulk of the resources in the state, Essien said that the senatorial district should be allowed to produce the next governor.
		He recalled that Eket was not new in producing good materials for the governorship position, adding that both Dr. Clement Isong and Chief Udoakaha Esuene performed creditably during their times as governors.
	nm.onlinenigeria.com /templates/?a=8304&z=17 (250 words)

	Vanguard -Viewpoint : Eme Ufot Ekaette, ‘Akwa Ibom children's mother’, heads for Senate
		Lady Ufot Eme Ekaette, nee “Eme Ekwo,” is a true daughter of Eket Senatorial District, born to inherit humility from her parents in the season of world peace.
		The strong desires of assisting her “children”, scattered in the 12 local government councils of Eket Senatorial District, has compelled Lady Ekaette to found and fund the Obonganwan Skills Acquisition Centre, a subsidiary of the Foundation for Family Health Education.
		Now, for the 2007 senatorial election, Lady Ekaette is presenting her wealth of experience for the service of Eket Senatorial District and in the interest of Akwa Ibom people, with service to humanity as her theme.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/viewpoints/vp312112006.html (1130 words)

	hd.se - Nu laddar Eket för seriefinal
		Serieledningen var i farozonen — då klev en ung veteran in i handlingen och hjälpte Ekets damer.
		Ekets Johanna Fransson avgör definitivt mötet mot Klippan genom att sätta 3—0 på straff bakom Klippans målvakt Hanna Lindskog.
		Analys: Serieledande Eket var illa ute i första halvlek då Klippan dominerade spelet och också skapade de bästa chanserna.
	www.hd.se /sporten/2006/09/11/nu_laddar_eket_foer_seriefinal (2269 words)

	Eket mask, Ibibio, Nigeria OLD - Africa Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Among the Eket the mask is identified with the female creation divinity called Eka Abassi.
		The round face represents the moon and the triangles carved in relief that were once painted represent the rays of the moon.
		This is a well used example of this type of Eket/Ibibio lunar mask.
	www.africadirect.com /productsdesc.php?ID=12450 (158 words)

	Geometry.Net - Basic_E: Eket Indigenous Peoples Africa
		This compilation is to present to the student the available archival sources which provide information on the indigenous economic systems of Nigeria prior to the changes brought about by British economic activities in the country.
		Media coverage of their work is therefore important in order to help them reach a wider audience which will in turn help promote accountability.
		Twenty former activists in MOSOP, who were detained at various times in 1994 and 1995, were held in Port Harcourt prison, in deteriorating health, until September 1998, charged with murder in connection with the killings of May 1994 for which Ken Saro-Wiwa and his codefendants were hanged.
	www.geometry.net /basic_e/eket_indigenous_peoples_africa.php (2528 words)

	Eket Ibibio round mask, Cross River Nigeria - Africa Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Round masks or masks composed of a number of panels were used during celebrations for the yam planting and harvesting.
		The art of the Ekat share with the Ibibbio and southern Igbo traditions of style and in some instances use of masks and figures.
		Eket masks are generally worn during Ekpo secret society meetings.
	www.africadirect.com /productsdesc.php?ID=21502 (185 words)

	Eket Sculpture
		The gallery continues its tenth season with a show of traditional masks, figures, shutters, doors and other objects from the Eket people, a subgroup of the Ibibio of Nigeria.
		Eket figures, like the heads, are usually worn as crests of headdresses.
		An exciting group of shutters and doors, beautifully carved with heads and geometric designs, completes the show and attests to Eket skill and love for embellishment of functional surfaces.
	www.hamillgallery.com /EKET/Eket.html (164 words)

	Curse of the rains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Because of the susceptibility of roofing sheets to the acid rain that gas flaring causes, most builders in Eket have had to resort to using asbestos roofing sheets which are fairly resistant to such rain.
		If what is on the ground at Eket is anything to go by, and if the complaints of the state Governor of Akwa-Ibom Victor Atta on pollution can hold water, then most people in Eket may be suffering, their health in jeopardy without even their knowing it.
		Edoho Eket alleges that last year the local council sent the result of a test that was conducted on the fresh water in the area, to Mobil "but they came denying that they alone were responsible for what happened." "And that didn't help our situation," he contends.
	nigerdeltacongress.com /carticles/curse_of_the_rains.htm (2128 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is located at an important junction in the south of the country, joining Calabar, the eastern port, with Port Harcourt, the southern port, Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, and Eket, a major Oil producing town.
		The Eket and Ibeno languages are more closely related to each other than to the other two, and are only partially understandable by speakers of the other two languages.
		Ibeno and Eket speak a similar language, and are located at the ocean.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Akwa_Ibom_State (493 words)

	Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria : :Editorials & Articles
		Hence, in the NDDC board for Akwa Ibom is Pastor Godwin Moffat Eyo, an indigene of Ikpa in Esit Eket Local Government Area.
		It is interesting to state that Pastor Eyo, prior to this appointment served as general secretary, Afigh Iwaad Ekid, a socio cultural organisation in Eket.
		According to Pastor Eyo, the paramount reason for the thanksgiving was to reflect the magnanimity of Obong Attah for picking him from the woods despite no previous experience in public office.
	www.akwaibomstategov.com /edit2-2.asp?ID=1384 (1386 words)

	Fastighets AB Exxit » NV Skåne - Eket
		Fastighets AB Exxit » NV Skåne - Eket
		Eket är en mindre ort 20 minuter från Helsingborg längs med E4:an, 2 mil från Ängelholm och 1,5 mil från Örkelljunga.
		Bilder av Eket tagna i 360 graders vinkel.
	www.exxit.se /nvskane_eket.asp (87 words)

	Eket/C064eket.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Eket celebrated the goddess of the earth, spouse of the god of heaven and source of fertility and fecundity.
		The circular shape of this headdress may contain references to the full moon, and the four lunate forms about the border to new moons.
		According to one source, the lunar symbolism is important among the the Eket.
	www.zyama.com /eket/C064eket.htm (128 words)

	Eket - rFind.net
		Kommunfullmäktige i Örkelljunga har gett klartecken till en storsatsning på golf och exklusiva fritidshus i Eket söder om Örkelljunga.
		ICA-affären i Eket, söder om Örkelljunga, utsattes på onsdagsmorgonen för ett inbrott.
		En personbil körde in i en skolbuss i Eket på gamla E 4:an i morse.
	www.rfind.net /info/Eket (120 words)

	Nigeria - SendMail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As the leading petroleum exporter, the future industrialisation of Akwa lbom State will depend on the growth of the Nigerian downstream petroleum sector.
		To attract foreign investment, the crucial infrastructure needed is to develop Eket into a port by dredging the Qua lboe sandbar which has blocked the entrance into the Qua lboe River estuary.
		Dredqinq the sandbar will open the lower Qua lboe River channel to international shipping, which a vibrant petroleum industrial complex, comparable will support downstream petroleum industries at the to Port Harcourt and Warri on the western parts of Ibeno-Eket axis.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/send.asp?blurb=192 (179 words)

	africa social anthropology eket people
		This is a case where a little advanced knowledge of the subject may be an advantage when using these pages.
		__ "The Eket are really a subgroup of the Ibibio, and their history is best described in that context.
		__ A commercial site and the items are for sale, but it is still a good exhibit of Eket art.
	www.archaeolink.com /africa_social_anthropology_eket_.htm (196 words)

	Eket Online - Eket's Information Portal!
		Prefer to e-mail your question or just want to send us some feedback?
		is an attempt to create a meeting point for ideas, discuss and document happenings in our beautiful city of Eket.
		An attempt will be made to scour all nooks and crannies of this Local Government Area for infotainment and edutainment in all fields of human endeavour.
	www.eketonline.com (115 words)

	Eket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Eket, numbering one million, are an Ibibio subgroup of farmers who do not fish unlike their Cross River neighbors.
		The main economic staple in the region is the oil palm, which is extracted and sold to external markets.
		The details of the ogbom cult and masquerade are not well known.
	www.eze1.com /eket (297 words)

	Eket Region Map: Abat Isiet — Odoro Enen \| Nigeria Google Satellite Maps
		Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions.
		You are in Eket (Akwalbom, Nigeria), administrative region of level 2.
		If you would like to recommend this Eket map page to a friend, or if you just want to send yourself a reminder, here is the easy way to do it.
	www.maplandia.com /nigeria/akwalbom/eket (671 words)

	Nationalencyklopedins Internettjänst, NE.se - Sök artikel
		Eket, tätort i Örkelljunga kommun, Skåne (Skåne län), 8 km sydväst om Örkelljunga; 448 inv.
		Träfflistan med de uppslagsord som börjar på Eket slutar här.
		Utöka din sökning till artiklar där Eket nämns i NE (fritextsökning).
	www.ne.se /jsp/search/search.jsp?t_word=Eket (90 words)

	Toute l'équipe de la société EKET MULTI SERVICE, vous souhaite la bienvenue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		EKET MULTI SERVICE, ST FRANCOIS, service de courrier et conseil pour tracts et mailing.
		EKET MULTI-SERVICES est une EURL qui a été créée en 2005 suite à une entreprise Individuelle.
		EKET MULTI-SERVICES a été créée par une jeune qui par son expérience a pu se rendre à l'évidence, que les artisans et certaines petites boîtes ont du mal a tenir leur secrétariat.
	www.actipages.com /eketmultiservice/?value=17490®ion=Guadeloupe (280 words)

	Caboose » Opobo to Eket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The trip to Eket was fairly uneventful, apart from one junction where we were briefly caught behind a car with several machete-wielding youths hanging off it.
		It wasn’t quite clear what was going on, but there was a large crowd hanging around nearby so we didn’t want to stop to find out.
		Once in Eket we found the home of another Charles (this time from Kenya), usually known as Uncle Charlie.
	www.caboose.org.uk /archives/2005/06/26/opobo-to-eket (522 words)

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