Onicha is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

It's made up of the following towns; Oshiri, Onicha-Igboeze, Abaomege, Ukawu, Isu and Isinkwo.

The area council derived its name from the town of Onicha-Igboeze.

The local government is made up two subgroups of Igbo people; Ezza people (Ukawu, Abaomega and Isinkwo) and Ohaozara people (Oshiri, Isu (including Mganeze and Amanato) and Onicha-Igboeze).

[1][2] It was created in 1996 from the then-Ohaozara local government under the administration of General Sani Abacha while creating the state of Ebonyi.