HISTORY The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, formally known as Bendel state from 1976. It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces…

Egor LGA S/N Addresses By Street 1 Upper Ekenwan Road, Benin City 2 Adolo College Road, Ugbowo 3 Old Road , Upper Siluko, Egor Community 4 Off Uselu Lagos Road Opposite Anigboro Street 5 Upper Erhunmwunse, Evbuotubu Quarter, B/C 6 Benin Technical College Road, Ugbowo, Benin City 7 Benin Technical College Road, Ugbowo, Benin City…

The main ethnic groups in Edo State are Edos, Afemais, Esans, Owans and Akoko Edos. Virtually all the groups traced their origin to Benin City hence the dialects of the groups vary with their distance from Benin City. The Bini speaking people who occupy seven out of the 18 Local Government Areas of the state…

LocationKM 7, Sir Kashim Ibrahim WayP.M.B. 1144Damaturu The noble idea of establishing a state university in Damaturu was recommended to the state government by the committee on a blueprint for the educational development of Yobe state, its sub-committee on higher education submitted the report stating the desirability for a university in Yobe. Following the NUC’s…

Yobe State consists of 17 local government areas (or LGAs). They are: Yobe Yobe, a State in Nigeria, was carved out of the old Borno State. Yobe State derives its name from River Yobe. The state was created as a state on 27th August1991, by the then President of the country, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. It…

Yobe has many culturally distinct but homogenous ethnic groups. Those ethnic groups speak various languages. The languages include Manga, Kanuri, Fulani, Karai-Karai, Ngamo, Ngizim, Bade, Maga, and Babur. LGA Languages Bade Bade, Duwai, Kanuri Bursari Kanuri, Fulani Damaturu Yerwa Kanuri Fika Karai-Karai, Bolewa Ngamo Fune Karai-Karai, Ngizim, Bura-Pabir Geidam Kanuri, Karai-Karai, Fulani Gujba Kanuri, Karai-Karai Gulani Maaka, Karai-Karai, Bura-Pabir, Kanuri Jakusko Bade, Karai-Karai Machina Manga Nangere Karai-Karai Nguru Kanuri…

Yobe, a State in Nigeria, was carved out of the old Borno State. Yobe State derives its name from River Yobe. The state was created as a state on 27th August1991, by the then President of the country, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. It was the culmination of years of effort by many people whose objective was…

Yobe State has a pluralistic population with rich and diverse historical and cultural heritages.  The major ethnic groups in the state include Kanuri, Manga, Fulani, Karai-Karai, Bolewa, Ngizim, Bade, Hausa, Ngamo, Babur/Maga and several other ethnic groups from different parts of the country.  The official language in the state is English, but Hausa, Fulfulde, and…

Yobe State has several tourists attractions. There are: Doforga Spring Water Located 28 kilometers South of Buni-Yadi in Gulani Local Government Area, Doforga Spring Water at Dokshi is a natural attraction which offers an exciting view to tourists.  It maintains a constant temperature at the point where the hot and cold spring waters meet. Dagona…

Since 1991, Yobe has been led by many chief executives – military and civilian – who, in various ways, have all strove to give meaning to the state’s founding objectives. NAME FROM TO COMPOL Sani Daura Ahmed 27/08/91 2/1/92 Alh. Bukar Abba Ibrahim 2/1/92 17/11/93 COMPOL Wadi Ali (Acting) 17/11/93 14/12/93 The late COMPOL Dabo…