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.
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the 7 states created at that time.The state derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria. The state borders Nasarawa State to the North;Taraba State to the East;Kogi State to the West;Enugu State to the South-West;Ebonyi and Cross-Rivers States to the South;and has an international border with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv,Idoma and Igede. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo,Igbo,Jukunpeoples etc. Its capital is Makurdi. Benue is a rich agricultural region;popularly grown crops include:oranges,mangoes,sweet potatoes,cassava,soya bean,guinea corn,flax,yams,sesame,rice,groundnuts,and Palm Tree.
Lokoja is a city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Oworo,Bassa Nge and Nupe are indigenous to the area,other ethnic groups of Nigeria,including the Kupa-Nupe,Hausa,Ebira,Igala,Igbo,Bini/Edo,and Tiv have recently established themselves. Projected to be the third fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025,with a 5.93% growth. It was listed a second class township by the 1917 township ordinance of the colonial administration. This shows that Lokoja is an old city.
Kwara State,is a state in Western Nigeria,bordered to the east by Kogi State,to the north by Niger state,and to the south by Ekiti,Osun,and Oyo states,while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin Republic. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas.
Northern Nigeria was an autonomous division within Nigeria,distinctly different from the southern part of the country,with independent customs,foreign relations and security structures. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons,which voted to become a province within Northern Nigeria.
The Igálá are one of the ethnic groups found in Nigeria. The Igala played significant roles in the formation of Nigeria having been made host to the capital of Nigeria at Lokoja in the past,with Lugard as the Governor. The Igala Kingdom expanded beyond the present day boundary. Their homeland,the former Igala Kingdom,is an approximately triangular area of about 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. The area was formerly known as the Igala Division of Kabba province,and is now part of Kogi State. The capital is Idah in Kogi state. Igala people are majorly found in Kogi state. They can be found in Idah,Igalamela/Odolu,Ajaka,Ofu,Olamaboro,Dekina,Bassa,Ankpa,Omala,Lokoja,Ibaji,and Ajaokuta Local government all in Kogi state.
Prince Abubakar Audu University,(Formerly Kogi State University) located at Anyigba,is the state-owned university of Kogi,Nigeria. It was established in 1999 by Prince Abubakar Audu,the former governor of the state. At the time of its establishment,it was known as Kogi State University,It was later named Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) in 2002,after the then sitting governor of Kogi State,who heralded its establishment,and later renamed Kogi State University (KSU) in 2003 by the former governor Ibrahim Idris and subsequently renamed as Prince Abubakar Audu University in 2020 by Governor Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello in respect of late Abubakar Audu.
The Ebira also known as Egbira people are an ethno-linguistic group of central Nigeria. Most Ebira people are from Kogi State,Nasarawa State. Until the separation of Kogi State from Kwara State,Okene was seen as the administrative centre of the Ebira-speaking people in Kogi state,located not far from the Niger-Benue confluence. Since the formation of the state,the Ebira Ta'o people are found in four local governments namely:Adavi,Ajaokuta,Okehi and Okene each with their administration headquarters. Ebira Koto are found in Kogi and KotonKarfe LGA,Bassa LGA,Lokoja in Kogi and Abaji LGA in the Federal Capital Territory,and Nasarawa in Toto LGA. Another,the Eganyi are found in Ajaokuta LGA. And the Etuno can be found in Igarra town of Akoko-Edo LGA,Edo state.
Prince Abubakar Audulisten was a Nigerian career banker and politician who was the first civilian governor of Kogi State. He ruled Kogi State twice. His first tenure was from January 1992 until November 1993 and the second from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003. He died due to a bleeding ulcer shortly after the announcement of the election results on 22 November 2015,while seeking to be re-elected as governor on the platform of Nigeria's ruling party,All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Bassa is a Local Government Area in Kogi State,Nigeria. Its northern border is the Benue River and its western border is the Niger River. Its headquarters are in the town of Oguma.
Ahmed Tijani Ahmed was a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the Kogi Central constituency in Kogi State from 1999 to 2003 as a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
General Ibrahim Babangida became head of state after a coup on 27 August 1985,replacing General Muhammadu Buhari. In September 1987 Babangida created Akwa Ibom State from part of Cross River State and Katsina State from part of Kaduna State. In August 1991 he created eleven more states. He arranged for elections for states governors in 1991,with the military governors handing over to elected civilian governors in January 1992 at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic.
The Federal University Lokoja,popularly known as Fulokoja or by its acronym,FUL,is a federal university in the confluence city of Lokoja,the capital of Kogi State,North-Central Nigeria. Lokoja lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers.
Okun peoples is the term generally used to describe groups of Yoruba communities in Kogi state,North-central Nigeria. Their dialects are generally classified in the Northeast Yoruba language (NEY) grouping. They are collectively called "Okun",which in the Yoruba language means 'vitality' or 'strength',and is the word commonly used in greeting among the people,although this form of greeting is also found among the Ekiti and Igbomina groups of Yoruba people. This identity,which was probably first suggested by Eva Kraft-Askari during a 1965 field expedition,has gained wide acceptance among the indigenous Yoruba people and scholars. The individual Okun subgroups share some historical and linguistic affinity but still maintain individual peculiarities. "Okun" therefore refers to the distinct,but culturally related Owé,Ìyàgbà,Ìjùmú,Gbẹdẹ,Bùnú or Abunu,Ikiri,Kabba and Òwòrò peoples,who together are said to make up 20% of the Kogi State population,according to the highly controversial 2006 National population census. It is also said that their indigenous food is Pounded yam,Of Which they share with Ekiti people.
Yahaya Adoza Bello is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the Governor of Kogi State since 2016. A member of the All Progressives Congress,Bello has been the youngest governor in Nigeria throughout his term in office.
The World War Cenotaph in Lokoja,Nigeria is a remembrance arcade for fallen heroes. It is located along Murtala Mohammed way,besides federal medical centre in Lokoja,the colonial Nigeria administrative center and headquarters of the Royal Niger Company.
Marietu Ohunene Tenuche is a Nigerian academic,author and a professor of political science. She is the fifth and the first female vice chancellor of Kogi State University,now Prince Abubakar Audu University. Tenuche was appointed by the Governor of Kogi State,Yahaya Bello to take over from Professor Mohammed Sanni Abdulkadir.
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