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Ahoada ( Ehuda) is a city in Orashi River of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. In Ahoada, the Ekpeye language language is majorly spoken, though there are other languages in Ahoada like: Engenni language, Ogba language, and Ikwerre language. In Ahoada it is only Ekpeye language and it's variation that is mostly spoken.
Ahoada is divided into two local government areas; the Ahoada East, with its headquarters in Ahoada city, and Ahoada West having its headquarters at Akinima administratively. It has been the administrative headquarters of Old Ahoada division in the pre-independence era with Ogba people, Egbema tribe, Engenni people, Abua-Odual, Etche, Omuma, Obio-Akpor, Ikwerre and some area within Port Harcourt. According to the National Population Commission Census(NPCC) in 2006, the population in Ahoada was 583,900 that is; 233,700 for Ahoada East and 350,200 for Ahoada West and projected to be 700,680 in 2018.
Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) has a campus known as satellite campus in Ahoada. And other places the RSUST campuses were built include, Etche and Emohua. According to the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Prof. Nlerum Sunday Okogbule (as at the year 2021) the campus built in Ahoada is intended to boost the social and economic activities and as well help to improve the development of the host community and neighbouring communities.
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