Shehu Musa Yar'Adua;5 March 1943 –8 December 1997) was a Nigerian general and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff,Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the later transition from military to civilian rule in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.
Kebbi State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Kebbi State is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states,and to the south by Niger state while its western border forms part of the national borders with Benin Republic for 103 km and Niger for 207 km. Named for the city of Birnin Kebbi—the state's capital and largest city,Kebbi state was formed from Sokoto state on 27 August 1991. Of the 36 states of Nigeria,Kebbi is the tenth largest in area and 22nd most populous,with an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2016. The state is known as land of equity.
SokotoState is one of the 36 states of Nigeria,located in the extreme northwest of the country. Bounded by Republic of the Niger to the north and west for 363 km,and the states of Zamfara to the east,and Kebbi to the south and west,partly across the Ka River. Its capital and largest city is the city of Sokoto. Sokoto is located near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million.
Ado Bayero CFR,LLD,JP was the Emir of Kano from 1963 to 2014.
Birnin Kebbi is a city located in Northwestern Nigeria It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarter of the Gwandu Emirate. As at 2007 the city had an estimated population of 125,594 people. Kebbi is mostly a Hausa and Fulani state,with Islam as the major religion. Formerly it was the capital of the Kebbi Emirate,which relocated to Argungu after the conquest by Gwandu in 1831. The town remained the capital of Kebbi until 1805,when it was burned in the Fulani jihad by Abdullahi dan Fodio,a brother of the jihad leader and later Emir of Gwandu. After Birnin Kebbi was incorporated into the Fulani Emirate of Gwandu,it was eclipsed in political importance by Gwandu (Gando) town,30 miles east,and as a caravan and riverside market centre by Jega,20 miles southeast,which lay at the head of navigation on the Zamfara River,a tributary of the Sokoto. Ironically,while Argungu became the traditional seat of the king of Kebbi in 1827,Birnin Kebbi served as the Gwandu emirate headquarters after Emir Haliru was inaugurated there in 1906. Birnin Kebbi became the capital of the newly created Nigerian state of Kebbi in 1991.
Mohammed Magoro is a retired Major General of the Nigerian army who was twice a government minister,under Generals Obasanjo and Buhari. In the April 2011 elections he was elected Senator for the Kebbi South constituency of Kebbi State,Nigeria.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria. It was established in 1998 shortly before Nigeria's transition from military to civilian rule.
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi was a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Kano State during the Nigerian Second Republic. He also served as Federal Minister of Communications from 1993 to 1995 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Ibrahim Taiwo was a Military Governor of Kwara State from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed. He assisted in establishment of the University of Ilorin,which was founded by decree August,1975.
Mohammed Sani Sami was Governor of Bauchi State,Nigeria from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
Usman Sa'idu Nasamu Dakingari is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kebbi State from 2007 to 2015. He was elected governor in April 2007,taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was reelected on 26 April 2011. However,on 24 February 2012 the Supreme Court upheld a ruling by the Kebbi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that nullified his election,and ordered a fresh election within 90 days. He was elected again on 31 March 2012 and took office on 2 April.
Mohammed Chris Alli was a Nigerian Army major general who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1993 to 1994 under General Sani Abacha's regime and was military governor of Plateau State Nigeria from August 1985 to 1986 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Many years later,he was appointed interim administrator of the state during a 2004 crisis in the state following ethno-religious killings in Shendam,Yelwa Local Government.
Haliru Mohammed Bello is a Nigerian politician. He was trained in veterinary medicine. He held various administrative positions under the military governments before 1999. He was Minister of Communications from June 2001 to May 2003. After he left office,he was indicted in a bribery scandal involving the German telecom company Siemens AG.
Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo was a Nigerian politician of the People's Redemption Party (PRP). He was a Senator in the Second Nigerian Republic and was elected governor of Kano State in October 1983,holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.
Audu Bako (1924–1980) was a Nigerian police officer and the first Governor of Kano State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon after the state was formed from part of Northern Region.
Attahiru Muhammadu Jega is a Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of Bayero University,Kano. On 8 June 2010,he was nominated by then President Goodluck Jonathan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),subject to Senate confirmation,as a replacement for professor Maurice Iwu,who vacated the post on 28 April 2010. Jega retired on 30 June 2015,handing over his position to Amina Zakari according to a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Kebbi Emirate,also known as the Argungu Emirate is a traditional state based on the town of Argungu in Kebbi State,Nigeria. It is the successor to the ancient Hausa kingdom of Kebbi. The Emirate is one of four in Kebbi State,the others being the Gwandu Emirate,Yauri Emirate and Zuru Emirate.
The Zauro polder project is an irrigation scheme that has long been planned for the Rima River floodplain in Kebbi State,Nigeria. The project is controversial,and would demand careful management to achieve the planned benefits.
The 1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9,1999. APP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election,defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel.
The 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kebbi State,concurrent with elections to the Kebbi 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 Abubakar Atiku Bagudu is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
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