The tomb of Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria, is located in the city of Bauchi and was declared a national monument on August 29, 1979, by the military administrator of the state at the time, Brigadier Garba Duba. The construction of the tomb and the building enclosing…

Sumu Wildlife is another park in Bauchi which opened in 2006. It is smaller than Yankari National Park and located in  Sumu, Ganjuwa Local Government area of Bauchi State. The Namibian government donated 100s of wildlife to the Bauchi State Government, these animals were brought from different game reserves in Namibia to Bauchi and include…

Yankari Game Reserve is major Nigerian game reserve located in Bauchi State in north-eastern Nigeria. It is the country’s richest wildlife oasis and covers a total area of 2,244 km². It comprises the largest surviving elephant population in Nigeria, one of the largest remaining in West Africa. Estimated at 100-150 individuals, this population of elephants…

Yankari Game Reserve or Yankari Resort and Safari is situated in Bauchi State in north-eastern Nigeria. It is the country’s richest wildlife oasis and covers a total area of 2,244 km². Yankari contains the largest surviving elephant population in Nigeria, one of the largest remaining in West Africa. Estimated at 100-150 individuals, this population of…

Bauchi State occupies a total land area of 49,119 km² representing about 5.3% of Nigeria’s total land mass. It is located between latitudes 9° 3′ and 12° 3′ north of the equator. The state is bordered by seven states; namely Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe…

Bauchi State is located between latitudes 9° 3′ and 12° 3′ north of the equator. The State occupies a total land area of 49,119 km² representing about 5.3% of Nigeria’s total land mass. It is bordered by seven states; namely Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe…

Bauchi state has a 55 tribal groups in which include Hausa, Gerawa, Sayawa, Jarawa, Bolewa, Karekare, Kanuri, Fa’awa, Butawa, Warjawa, Zulawa, and Badawa as the main tribes. There are cultural similarities in the people’s language, occupational practices, festivals, dress and there is a high degree of ethnic interaction especially in marriage and economic existence. List…

Bauchi state has a 55 tribal groups in which include Hausa, Gerawa, Sayawa, Jarawa, Bolewa, Karekare, Kanuri, Fa’awa, Butawa, Warjawa, Zulawa, and Badawa as the main tribes. There are cultural similarities in the people’s language, occupational practices, festivals, dress and there is a high degree of ethnic interaction especially in marriage and economic existence. Languages…

The people of Bauchi State are known for their traditional wrestling and boxing dexterity, which attracts participants even from neighboring countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon. The traditional wrestling is known as Kokowa while the traditional boxing is called Dambe. Aside these festivals, the state also holds the Bauchi State Festival of Arts and Culture…

Bauchi Bauchi State has gone through a much transformation since it was created. During the colonial era up to independence, it formed part of the Bauchi-Plateau of the then Northern Region, until the 1967 state creation exercise, when the Bauchi, Borno, and Adamawa provinces constituted the former North-Eastern State. With the creation of Bauchi state…