residence further to find their present location which was named after one of the earlier arrivals as Ugbede and later changed to Obodo before changing finally to Orhuwhorun in 1976. The name Orhuwhorun is a corrupt form of Orho-Ughweru which literary means a village from Uwheru. Their migration from Owhrode to their present abode was necessitated by water scarcity. In other word they moved out from Owhrode in search of regular water supply. It was this unbearable situation that made the Omiere people to move their residence further south in search of a land that has rivers and streams. This natural quest to get a better form of existence drove them further toward their present abode Orhuwhorun where they saw a natural permanent water supply which they were looking for The Orhuwhorun anthem Ukpe tere, ovie ka tota meke tota, Orhuwhorun yo-orhe, oke unueje kelere, Ovie kiriare, echa-bo-ronye ewokpahon, Iletu te’ irheren, ayen-je kiria kele, Igbu-iwrhe ebovo, ilorogun kebewoba, Orere-jobi, avwitiyin roro ma, Ovie avwen kiriare, Ewrho ogodor jobi kpasa, Oyovwi r’ Okaka oduvie r’ Orhuwhorun. Orhuwhorun gini yovwi, Ofo-orere avwi-owohor Ovie avwen kiriare Eh ya eh eh... Arho oyen etogbe eh not English translation. The season is due for the king to speak before others, Orhuwhorun proclaim, festival season is near. The king is seated, together with nobles. Warriors, votaries, and Chiefs converse with one another declearing, Our king is crowned and seated, His works are due with admiration. Thanks to Okaka who bequeathed us with royalty. Stanza two The land is blessed and fit to be called a home, Our king is crowned His judgments are fair Join me rejoice (repeatedly Further reading O. Ikime: Niger Delta Rivalry,Itsekiri Urhobo Relations and the Europeans presence 1884–193. London; Longman Group Limited 1969. Perkins Foss: where gods and mortals meet; Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art, New York: Museum for African Art and Snoeck Publishers 2004 G.G Darah: Battle of songs: Udje tradition of the Urhobo. Lagos Malthouse Press Limited 2005. Otite Onigue: The Urhobo people:Second Edition, Ibadan: Shaneson C.I. Limited, 2003 pg 74. Derm, Lambert: Intelligent Report on Uwheru clan 1932 National Archive Ibadan Urhobo Vanguard dated 18. 2004 June 2013: letter to the Editor by Gibson Ogheneochuko Fenfe in a form of rejoinder to a paid advert in the Vanguard newspaper dated May 7, 2013 by the Udu people in Great Britain and Ireland. Treaty with Kings and Chiefs