Lokoja Local Government Area has an aged long history. The area has contributed in no small measure to the socio-political development of Nigeria before, during after the colonial period. In 1904, Lord Lugard moved the headquarters of his administration from Lokoja to Zungeru to enable him subdue other Northern towns under British flag. Lokoja was…

Ijumu kingdom or what is known as Ijumu Local Government Area is located between latitude 7/30 to 8/10 North of the equator and between longitudes 5/45 to 6/15 east of the Greenwich Meridian. Ijumu Local Government Area has a total land mass of 1490 square kilometres. Ijumu Local Government Area shares common boundaries with Ekiti…

Local Government Areas and their headquarters in Kogi State, Nigeria LGA Headquarters Adavi Ogaminana Ajaokuta Egayan Ankpa Ankpa Bassa Oguma Dekina Dekina Ibaji Onyedega Idah Idah Ijumu Iyara Igalamela-Odolu Ajaka Kabba/Bunu Kabba Kogi Koton Karfe Lokoja Lokoja Mopa-Muro Mopa Olamabolo Okpo Ofu Ogwoawo Okehi Okehi Omala Abejukolo Ogori/Magongo Akpafa Okene Okene Yagba East Isanlu Yagba…

Ganaja Junction serves as a gateway to the South East and South South Nigeria from the Confluence City of Lokoja in Kogi State The road juction has a flyover bridge. Before the flyover was built traffic used to be congested at the junction. More on Kogi Kogi State is one of the 36 states of…

Yauri is a historic kingdom and traditional emirate in Kebbi state, northwestern Nigeria. The kingdom was probably founded by the Reshe (Gungawa) people. The date of its founding is unknown, but by the mid-14th century it was considered one of the most important of the banza bakwai (the seven unsanctioned states of the Hausa-speaking peoples).…

Originally settled by the Kebbawa, a subgroup of the Hausa people, the town was named for the surrounding gandu (“royal farmlands”) that formerly belonged to Muhammadu Kanta, who founded the Kebbi kingdom in the 16th century. Although Fulani herdsmen had grazed their cattle in Kebbi territory for centuries, not until the era (1804–12) of the…

The Kebbi State House of Assembly comprises 24 members. LIST OF HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF KEBBI STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, 2006 Kebbi Kebbi is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the northern part of the country. Kebbi comprises 21 Local Government Areas. The capital is Birnin Kebbi. It has 4 Emirates Councils each under…

Argungu Fishing Festival is an international attraction in and outside Nigeria. Every year, people from around the world converge in Argungu village in Kebbi State to enjoy not only the friendly atmosphere of entertainment and fishing competition at the tourist resort, but also to meet and mix with people of different nationalities in a spirit…

Argungu Fishing Festival is an international attraction in and outside Nigeria. Every year, people from around the world converge in Argungu village in Kebbi State to enjoy not only the friendly atmosphere of entertainment and fishing competition at the tourist resort, but also to meet and mix with people of different nationalities in a spirit…

Kebbi, a state in Nigeria, was created on 27th August, 1991, out of the then Sokoto State, following the creation of nine additional states and the readjustment of geographical boundaries of the then twenty-one States by the Federal Government. The state is bounded by Sokoto State to the north and east, Niger State to the…