Gboko Events. Some major events in Gboko and other areas

Gboko Central Business District

Gboko became headquarters Of Tiv nation

Place: Gboko
Year: 1927

1st Tor Tiv Makir Zape Installed

Place: Gboko
Year: 1946

Makir Zape 1st Tor Tiv Died

Place: Gboko
Year: 1956

2nd Tor Tiv Gondo Aluor

Place: Gboko
Year: 1956

3rd Tor Tiv Akperan Orshi

Place: Gboko
Year: 1979

4th Tor Tiv Alfred Akawe Torkula

Place: Gboko
Year: 1991

Tor Tiv Akawe Died

Place: Gboko
Year: 2015

5th Tor Tiv James Ayatse

Place: Gboko
Year: 2016

1st Hausa person To Come To Gboko Was Kago

Place: Gboko
Year: 1934

1st Serkin Hausawa

Place: Gboko
Year: 1935

Tiv Political Riot (First) Nandeior

Place: Tiv Land
Year: 1959

Tiv Political Riot (Atem Tyo)

Place: Tiv Land
Year: 1964

NKST church inaugurated

Place: Mkar
Year: 1957

Shehu Shagari Came To Gboko

Place: Gboko
Year: 1983

Establishment Of Mzough u Tiv

Place: Gboko
Year: 1985

Gboko Became A Town

Place: Gboko
Year: 1932

Mkar University Established

Place: Gboko
Year: 2005

JS Tarka Died

Year: 1980

General Hospital Gboko Established

Place: Gboko
Year: 1975

Palm Centre Gboko

Place: Gboko
Year: 1927

Bristow Secondary School Established

Place: Gboko
Year: 1960

Aper Aku Became Governor of Benue State

Place: Makurdi
Year: 1979

Dr Iyorchia Ayu (from Gboko) became Senate President of Nigeria

Place: Abuja
Year: 1991

Abolition Of Exchange Marriage In Tiv

Place: Tivland
Year: 1927

Elders Forced To Surrender Emblems Of Witchcraft (Naakaa)

Place: Tivland
Year: 1928

Nyam Byuan

Place: Tivland
Year: 1938

New District Head Chosen After Naakaa Disturbances

Place: Gboko
Year: 1929

Abuul Benga Executed By Captain Fielding

Place: Ushongo
Year: 1929

Capt. Downes became Officer in charge of Tiv Land (during the colonial rule)

Place: Gboko
Year: 1929

First Locust Invasion In Tiv (Kyomugh)

Place: Tivland
Year: 1930-31

Transfer Of Tiv Headquarters From Abinsi To Gboko

Place: Gboko
Year: 1932

Idea Of Single Chief For Tiv Supported By The Young Education Elements

Place: Gboko
Year: 1934

Creation Of Jechira Intermediate Grade “C” Court

Place: Gboko
Year: 1942

Anti Witchcraft Disturbances: Akumeduul

Place: Tiv Land
Year: 1945

Appointment Of The First Tor Tiv

Place: Gboko
Year: 1947

Anti Witchcraft At Hoyo

Hoyo
Year: 1948

Introduction Of party politics Into Tiv Land

Place: Tiv Land
Year: 1950

Inter Tribal War With Udam

Place: Vandeikya
Year: 1950

Inter Tribal War With Ugev

Place: Vandeikya
Year: 1954

1st Edition Of Tiv Bible Was Launched At Mkar

Place: Mkar
Year: 1964

Establishment Agric Centre Yandev

Place: Yandev
Year: 1926

Commencement Of The Rule Of Uter

Place: Gboko
Year: 1989

General Hospital Gboko

Place: Gboko
Year: 1975

Atemtyo

Place: Tivland
Year: 1964

The first Nandeior Political Crisis

Place: Tivland
Year: 1959