History Of Gboko LGA, Benue State
Gboko is a town in the Benue State of North-central Nigeria.
History Of Buruku LGA, Benue State
Buruku is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Buruku. It has an area of 1,246 km2 and a population of 203,721 at the 2006 census. Buruku LGA has the following districts (wards) with their projected population as at December, 2017: District Projected Population Binev 21,393 Etulo 14,253 Mbaade 14,795 Mbaakura 23,421 Mbaapen […]
History Of Ado LGA, Benue State
Ado is a local government area of Benue State, Nigeria and was created in 1991. It is one of the 9 local government areas in the southern senatorial zone which is mainly occupied primarily by the Idoma and Igbo people of Benue State. The administrative headquarters are at Igumale, situated on the railway line transversing […]
History Of Apa LGA, Benue State
Apa local government area was first created on 23 March 1981. It became defunct on 31 December 1983, and was later re-created in August, 1991. The local government is located in the northwestern part of Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. It is bounded to the North by Agatu local government, to the West by […]
History Of Agatu LGA, Benue State
Agatu is a Local Government Area of Benue State, North Central Nigeria. It was created in 1996. It used to be the Agatu district of the old Otukpo division. The headquarters of the local government is at Obagaji; it is one of nine local government areas in the southern senatorial zone of Benue State which […]
History Of Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State
Yenagoa is a Local Government Area and capital city of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria. It is located at the southern part of the country at coordinates 4°55′29″N 6°15′51″E. The LGA has an area of 706 km² and a population of 352,285 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 561. The Ijaw […]
History Of Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State
Southern Ijaw is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Southern part of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oporoma (or Osokoma) in the north of the area at 4°48′17″N 6°04′44″E. The area has a coastline of approximately 60 km on the Bight of Benin. The people and their language are known as […]