Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar in the west of the Bight of Biafra, and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east. It is governed by Cameroon, following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria as a result of […]
Abi is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. It contains several Igbo and Bahumono villages and is home to an annual cultural festival. GeographyAbi is situated along the Cross River and it is bounded to the west by Ebonyi State, to the south by Biase local government and to the east by […]
Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the capital of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau, at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 […]
Aguata is a Local Government Area in Anambra State in Nigeria,with its headquarters in Aguata (location of the headquarters office buildings), a major part of which falls into the major commercial town of Ekwulobia, while the smallest part falls within Aguluezechukwu.There has been an age-long contention on this issue between the locals of Aguluezechukwu and […]
Obingwa is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mgboko. It has an area of 395 km2 and a population of 181,439 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 453. Populated areasMgbokoAbayi OkoroatoAbala-IbemeMgboko NgwaOhanze
Gumel or Gumal (as the natives call it) is a city and traditional emirate in Jigawa State, Nigeria.GeographyGumel is located 120 km northeast of Kano, and lies about 20 km south of Nigeria’s northern border with Niger. As of 2007 the estimated population of Gumel was 44,158.[1] Gumel, also spelled Gummel, town and traditional emirate, […]
Garki is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Garki. Itis also called Garkin Dirani, the name of the head of the district. It has an area of 1,408 km2 and a population of 152,233 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 733. […]