Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Borno, with the emirate’s old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. It originally included the […]
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Borno, with the emirate’s old capital of Maiduguri serving as the capital city of Borno State. Borno State is bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest for 93 km, and Adamawa […]
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria, created in 1976. Its capital is Makurdi. Benue State derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria after the River Niger. Benue is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma, Orring and Igede. Minority ethnic groups in Benue […]
Bayelsa is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta. Bayelsa State was created out of Rivers State on October 1, 1996 by the Sani Abacha’s military government. The capital, Yenagoa, is susceptible to high risk of flooding which happens annually. The state derived its name […]
Bauchi State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. Bauchi State is bordered by Jigawa to the north, Yobe to the northeast, Gombe to the east, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Kaduna to the west, and Kano to the northwest. […]
Bauchi State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up. Bauchi State has gone through tremendous transformation over the years. The Ajawa language was spoken in Bauchi State, but became extinct by 1940 as speakers shifted to Hausa. During the colonial era […]
Anambra State is a Nigerian state created on 27 August 1991, and located in the southeastern region of the country. The history of Anambra state stretches to the 9th century AD, as revealed by archaeological excavations at Igbo-Ukwu and Ezira. It has great works of art in iron, bronze, copper, and pottery. These have revealed […]