Bauchi State has 20 (twenty) Local Governments Areas (LGAs), namely: Alkaleri, Bauchi, Bogoro, Dambam, Darazo, Dass, Gamawa, Giade, Ganjuwa, Jama’are, Itas – Gadau, Katagum, Kirfi, Misau, Ningi, Shira, Tafawa Balewa, Toro, Warji, and Zaki. List of Bauchi State’s 20 Local Governments Areas, headquarters and land area S/N LGA Area (km2) Headquarters 1. Alkaleri 5,918 Alkaleri…

Njuwa is an annual fishing festival by the Buatiye (Bata) people Of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Though there is no fixed date for the festival, it usually takes place when the level of the water in the lake subsides mostly between April. Njuwa fishing festival attracts many people from within and outside the state. The festival…

This festival of color and glamour also known as ‘Celebration of Life’ is celebrated by the Uturu community of Abia. The festival showcases several dances and songs by 47 cultural troupes. The troupes thrill the audience their performance. Their costumes and hairdo are quite traditional even as their faces are coated with local powder. Its…

The Mambilla plateau is a table land located at Gembu in Sarduna local government council of Taraba State. The Plateau is about 1,830 metres above sea level with a temperate climate comparable to any temperate region of the world. The Mambilla Plateau is characterised by an undulating landscape and the clean free flow of Barup,…

The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria’s multiple ethnic groups. The country has over 50 languages and over 250 dialects and ethnic groups. The Edo people are predominant in the region between Yoruba land and Igbo land. Much of the Edo tends to be Christian while the remaining 25 percent worship deities called Ogu.…

Cross River state have three (3) Senatorial Zones Districts. They are Cross River Central Senatorial District, Cross River North Senatorial District and Cross River South Senatorial District. Below are the Senatorial Districts and the local government areas that made up the districts. Cross River Central Senatorial District Cross River North Senatorial District Cross River South…

CreatedOriginally created in 1967 as South-Eastern State NameCross River is named after the River Cross or the River Oyono in 1976. The river rises from the Cameroon Mountains and empties itself into the Atlantic Ocean. BoundariesCross River State is bounded to the East by the Republic of Cameroon, to the South by Akwa-lbom State and…

Cross River has 18 Local Government Areas AbiAkamkpaAkpabuyoBakassiBekwarraBiaseBokiCalabar MunicipalCalabar SouthEtungIkomObanlikuObubraObuduOdukpaniOgojaYakurrYala

The present COE is an offshoot of the CRS School of Basic Studies, Akamkpa, which metamorphosed in 1990 into the former CRS College of Education, Akampa. This former College eventually folded up with the emergence of the Cross River University of Technology and until early 2008 served as a University campus of the Faculty of…

Paul Omu (Administrator – Military): February 1976 – July 1978 Babatunde Elegbede (Administrator – Military): July 1978 – October 1979 Clement Isong (Governor – Civilian (National Party of Nigeria)): October 1979 – October 1983 Donald Etiebet (Governor-Civilian (National Party of Nigeria): October 1983 – December 1983 Edet Archibong (Administrator-Military): January 1984 – May 1984 Dan…