NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS (SENATE) FROM RIVERS STATE AS OF 2011-2015: Rivers Rivers is a State in Southern Nigeria. It’s both an oil and commercial hub. The State comprises 23 Local Government Areas, four degree-awarding institutions, two refineries, a petro-chemical plant, fertilizer plant and a liquefied natural gas plant. Port Harcourt. the capital, is one of…

RIVERS STATE HIGH COURT AND CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES, AS OF 2012 Rivers Rivers is a State in Southern Nigeria. It’s both an oil and commercial hub. The State comprises 23 Local Government Areas, four degree-awarding institutions, two refineries, a petro-chemical plant, fertilizer plant and a liquefied natural gas plant. Port Harcourt. the capital,…

 Executive Cabinet /Council of Rivers State (Governor, Commissioners and others) as of 2012 Rivers Rivers is a State in Southern Nigeria. It’s both an oil and commercial hub. The State comprises 23 Local Government Areas, four degree-awarding institutions, two refineries, a petro-chemical plant, fertilizer plant and a liquefied natural gas plant. Port Harcourt. the capital,…

Bida is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. The town is the capital of Nupe nation. CLIMATEBida emirate is on latitude 9006 N and longitude 6001E on the Nupe sand stone formation. It is located 19kms North of River Kaduna, along Mokwa Bida road and 86 kms South East of Minna, the Niger State Capital.…

Bida, a town in Niger State, Nigeria, is the traditional headquarters of Nupe nation. Nupe is a tribe assumed to be descendants of Vgha Bn Nafili, who is said to have migrated from North East-Africa to the Nubia and from there to Nupe land. CLIMATEBida emirate is on latitude 9006 N and longitude 6001E on…

Kontagora is a place in Niger State, Nigeria. CLIMATEKontagora emirate, just like any other area in the middle belt zone, experiences hot and humid weather. The dry and heavy rainfall last for six or more months. OCCUPATIONThe people of Kontagora emirate are engaged mainly in agriculture. This is more pronounced now with government policies geared…

Kontagora is a place in Niger State, Nigeria. The Kontagora emirate is said to have had an ancient ruler Umar Nagwamatse. Umar and his sons, Abubakar Modibbo and Ibrahim Nagwamatse in a combine period of a little over forty years (1858 1901) ruled Kontagora . Umar was believed to be an administrator who decided to…

Alhaji Saidu Namaska was born in Kontagora on 31st, December 1937. He began his educational carrier at Kontagora Elementary School between 1945 and 1950 and in 1950, entered the famous Buda middle school which he completed successfully in 1953. Upon completion of his secondary education, the young prince began his working carrier with the then…

Bida is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It is the traditional headquarters of Nupe people, a tribe assumed to be descendents of Vgha Bn Nafili, who is said to have migrated from North East-Africa to the Nubia and from there to Nupe land. The first effective Nupe dynasty was founded by Mallam Dendo, a…

Bida is an emirate in Niger State, Nigeria. The capital of the emirate is Bida town. The town an important one: the traditional headquarters of Nupe people. Nupe is a tribe assumed to be descendents of Vgha Bn Nafili, who is said to have migrated from North East-Africa to the Nubia and from there to…