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Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. The state has thirteen local government areas and its capital is Lafia, located in the east of the state, while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT.
Lafia is a town in North Central Nigeria. It is the capital city of Nasarawa State and has a population of 330,712 inhabitants according to the 2006 census results. It is the largest town in Nasarawa state.
Nasarawa United Football Club is a soccer club based in Lafia, Nasarawa. They play in the Nigeria Premier League.
JUTH FC was a Nigerian football club from Jos playing in the Nigeria National League.
Keana is a town and Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Middle Belt, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keana. It has an area of 1,048.1 km2 and a population of about 80,000. It is home to Federal Government Girls College, Keana.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Nasarawa State comprises three Senators and five Representatives.
Suleiman Asonya Adokwe was elected Senator for the Nasarawa South constituency of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He is ethnically a member of the Alago nation, an Idomoid ethnic group.
Haruna Abubakar was elected Senator for the Nasarawa South constituency of Nasarawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
The Federal University of Lafia formerly named Federal University, Lafia is a recently established university situated in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, this was done in 2010 by the Goodluck Jonathan administration as one of the nine new federal universities established in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Shabu or lafia north Town is a suburb and a gateway town of the city of Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State in Northern Nigeria.
Umaru Tanko Al-Makura is a Nigerian businessman and politician and also a former governor who is a senator in Nasarawa State running in the ticket. He was elected as a senator in 2019.
Nasarawa Amazons F.C. is a women's association football club based in Lafia in Nasarawa State, the club is related to the men's football club Nasarawa United. The home jersey is green, the away jersey is white with a diagonal sky blue stripe.
Sidi Dauda Bagepronunciation is the 17th Kanuri emir of lafia From Dalla House following the Demise of Isa mustapha Agwai.the emir is the chairman Nasarawa traditional council of chief and 8th powerful Islamic emir of Northern Nigeria. And is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was appointed in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari. On 26 March 2019, he was selected as the 17th Emir of Lafia. the emir was Giving Award by Sufism order tijjaniyya As sheikh and the grand khalif of Sufism order of tijjaniyya in nasarawa state. All emirs are the owner alfajarus-sadiq lafia. and the emir is the chairman nasarawa traditional council of chief, and recognised as the 8th most powerful Islamic emir of northern Nigeria. The emir is the chairman of Jama'atu Nasril Islam of benue-plateau state. In the reign of bage was populate the kanuri cultural include: salah festival, and kanuri language, and resign the emir palace of lafia, and the president Buhari Give award to him as the best emir in peaciful control.
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Nasarawa State in Nigeria. The House of Assembly consists of 24 members, including a Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The legislature is seated in Lafia, the capital city of Nasarawa State.
Nasarawa South Senatorial District covers five local governments namely Awe, Doma, Keana, Lafia and Obi. Lafia is the headquarters of Nasarawa South Senatorial District. Tanko Al-Makura of the All Progressives Congress, APC is the current representative of Nasarawa South Senatorial District.
The 2019–2020 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 49th season of the top-flight division of the Nigerian football league system and the 30th season since its rebranding as the 'Professional League'. The league started on 3 November 2019 but was cancelled in July due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with no champions and no teams relegated. Enyimba were the defending champions, after winning the Super 6 play-offs the previous season
The 2015 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015, the APC nominee Umaru Tanko Al-Makura won re-election, defeating Labaran Maku of the APGA.
The 2023 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Nasarawa State, concurrent with elections to the Nasarawa State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Sule is eligible to run for re-election and has been renominated by his party.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Nasarawa State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
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