Gubio, also Gobiyo, is a Local Government Area of Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gubio. It has an area of 2,464 km2 and a population of 152,778 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 602. The primary road through Gubio runs north towards Damasak and south towards Maiduguri. Gubio is about 60 miles from each of those two […]
Dikwa is a town located in Borno State, Nigeria. History of Dikwa Dikwa used to be part of the kingdom of Borno before being captured by Rabih in 1893. The latter had the place fortified and Dikwa became the capital of his kingdom from 1893 to 1900. In 1900, the French defeated Rabih and captured Dikwa. The town was handed over to the Germans […]
Damboa is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damboa. It has an area of 6,219 km² and had a population of 233,200 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 601. The original settlers of Damboa are the Marghi people, but due to […]
Chibok is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, located in the south of the state. Its headquarters are in the town of Chibok. It has an area of 1,350 km² and a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census, who are Kibaku by tribe. Most of the village speaks the Kibaku language. It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional […]
The Biu Emirate is a traditional state based in Biu in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom History The rulers of Biu are numbered from Abdullahi, later known as Yamta-ra-Wala or Yamta the Great, who established his rule about 1535. Around 1670, in the reign of Mari Watila Tampta, it became known as a kingdom. The main […]
Fikayel Bayo is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town Fikayel. It has an area of 956 km2 and a population of 78,978 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 603. It is one of the four LGAs that constitute the Biu Emirate, a […]
Bama is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bama. It has an area of 4,997 km2 and a population of 269,986 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 610. It is located “about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of […]