Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria,bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara,to the north by the Federal Capital Territory,to the northeast by Nasarawa State,to the northwest by Niger State,to the southwest by the Edo and Ondo states,to the southeast by the states of Anambra and Enugu,and to the east by Benue State. It is the only state in Nigeria to border ten other states. Named for the Hausa word for river (kogi). Kogi State was formed from parts of Benue State,Niger State,and Kwara State on 27 August 1991. The state is nicknamed the "Confluence State" due to the fact that the confluence of the River Niger and the River Benue occurs next to its capital,Lokoja.
Raji Alagbe Rasaki is a retired brigadier general in the Nigerian Army who served as military governor of Ogun State,Ondo State,and Lagos State between 1986 and 1991 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.
George Agbazika Innih was a Nigerian Army general and statesman. He was the military governor of Bendel and Kwara States.
Mohammed Buba Marwa,is a retired Nigerian army brigadier general,who has served as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since January 2021. He previously served as governor of Lagos State from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Theophilus O Bamigboye(Listen) is a retired Nigerian Colonel who served as Military Administrator of Bauchi State and then Osun State before the return to democracy in May 1999. He later entered politics,competing for governorship of Kwara State in 2007.
Ahmed Muhammad Daku is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general who was the military Governor of Kano State from August 1985 to December 1987. He later became military Governor of Sokoto State from December 1987 to August 1990.
Garba Duba is a retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant general who was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo,and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Mohammed Bello Kaliel was a Nigerian Army Colonel and the first Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria after it was created on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi,Borno,and Gongola states,during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. He held office until July 1978.
Mohammed Sani Sami was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Mons Officer Cadet School was a British military training establishment for officer cadets in Aldershot from 1942 to 1972,when it was closed and all officer training concentrated at Sandhurst.
Abdulkadir Ahmed was a Nigerian businessman and civil servant who was Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria between 1982 and 1993.
Fidelis Oyakhilome was Nigerian military governor of Rivers State from January 1984 until August 1986 during the administrations of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida.
Alhaji Abubakar Tatari Ali was elected Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria in 1979,holding office until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.
Chris Abutu Garuba was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from August 1985 to December 1988 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida. He was born in Ipole,Otukpa Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.
Joshua Mamman Madaki was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from December 1987 to August 1990 and then of Plateau State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
Hameed Ibrahim Ali is the current Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service. A retired military officer,he previously served as Military Governor of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998. After retirement,he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria.
Brigadier General (retired) Ahmed Abdullahi was Military Administrator of Kwara State,Nigeria between December 1987 and July 1988 during the military regime under General Ibrahim Babangida.
Brigadier General (retired) Olayinka Sule was the Administrator of Jigawa State,Nigeria from August 1991 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali was a Nigerian Army officer who commanded the Army's 272 Tank Battalion. He was a prince to the people of Bassa Nge in Kogi state. He was killed in an ambush by Boko Haram in Malam Fatori,Borno State.
The Bassa Nge are an ethnic group in Nigeria that traces its history back to 1805. They originally inhabited Gbara which was formerly the capital of the Nupe Kingdom. The Bassa Nge migrated from their homeland in Bida due to a dynastic feud in about 1820. They are formerly the largest of Nupe groups,with a population of about 15,000 in 1820 before they dispersed throughout Nigeria. The present abode of the now called Bassa Nge District was said to have been discovered by a famous hunter called Eshida. While the Nupe migrants were living at Mount Patti in present-day Lokoja,this hunter,Eshida,used to cross the River Niger to hunt for game in the forests on the river banks. Through this,he discovered the land and decided to settle there,by the rocks called Takun-Kporo –the weathered sculptured phenomenon that has left three rocks delicately balanced on top of each other a spot still marked by Eshida’s grave and decorated with his hunting trophies.
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