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Audu Bako
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. Background Audo Bako was born in 1924 at the Kaduna police barracks. His father originally from Argungu, Kebbi State had served in the police force for 36 years and was appointed as the District Head of Sabon Gari in Kaduna State , his mother Dije was from Mariri, Kumbotso Local Government, Kano State while his maternal grandmother is from Gezawa Local Government, Kano State. He was educated at the Kaduna Government School and the Zaria Middle School. Bako enlisted in the Nigeria police force on 24 June 1942, became an instructor in police law at the Kaduna Police College, then prosecuting officer and later was appointed deputy commissioner of police in charge of all Native Authority police in the former Northern Region. Governor of Kano State Appointed military governor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audu Bako Secretariat
Audu Bako Secretariat is a government office complex located in the heart of Kano the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria. The complex is named after Alhaji Muhammadu Audu Bako, a prominent politician and leader in the region who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs in Nigeria's First Republic. The secretariat is a major hub of administrative activities in Kano State, housing several government agencies and departments responsible for the governance and development of the state. These include the Kano State Ministry of Finance, the Kano State Ministry of Justice, the Kano State Ministry of Planning and Budget, the State Head of Service's office, and the State Accountant General's office. Audu Bako Secretariat is strategically located in the Central Business District of Kano city, making it easily accessible to residents, government officials, and visitors alike. The complex is a sprawling multi-story building with modern architectural designs and facilities that meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Births
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People From Sokoto State
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokoto State
Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto Fula: Leydi Sokoto 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country on the national border with the Niger, Republic of the Niger. Its capital and largest city is the Sokoto, 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. Being the seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The List of Sultans of Sokoto, Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims. Etymology The name ''Sokoto'' (which is the modern/anglicised version of the local name, ''Sakkwato'') is of Arabic origin, representing suk, "market". It is also known as ''Sakkwato, Birnin Shaihu da Bello'' or "Sokoto, Capital of Shaihu and Bello"). History Since its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtala Muhammed
Murtala Ramat Muhammad (8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled over Nigeria from 30 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history, from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death, is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in politics. Born in Kano, into a ruling-class religious family, Murtala served in the Nigerian Army as a cadet in the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He later served in Congo; eventually rose through the ranks to become brigadier general in 1971, aged 33, becoming one of the youngest generals in Nigeria. Three years later Murtala became the Federal Commissioner for Communications in Lagos. As a conservative and federalist, Murtala regretted the overthrow of the First Republic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Nigerian Coup D'état
The 1975 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 29 July 1975 when a faction of junior Armed Forces officers overthrew General Yakubu Gowon (who himself took power in the 1966 counter-coup). Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba announced the coup in a broadcast on Radio Nigeria (which became FRCN in 1978). At the time of the coup, Gowon was attending the 12th Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit in Kampala, Uganda. The coup plotters appointed Brigadier Murtala Mohammed as head of state, and Brigadier Olusegun Obasanjo as his deputy. The coup was motivated by unhappiness of junior officers at the lack of progress Gowon had made in moving the country towards democratic rule, while Garba's role as an insider is credited with ensuring that the coup was bloodless. Mohammed, whose policies and decisiveness won him broad popular support and elevated him to the status of a folk hero, stayed in power until 13 February 1976 when he was assassinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Lemu
Alhaji Hassan Lemu, OON, was the private secretary of late Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, the Premier of Northern Nigeria. Early life and education Born 1920-21, at Lemu of Gbako, He started at Lemu Elementary School 1939-41, then Niger Middle School, Bida 1942-44, now as Government college, Bida, he later went to Kaduna College 1945-48. Northern Nigeria clerk Sir Ahmad appointed him as the third class clerk in Northern Nigeria Secretariat 1949, he also was instructor at Clerical Training College, Zaria, now Institute of Administration ABU, Zaria, Then he was assistant district officer, provincial secretary, permanent secretary, and acting secretary of military government in Kano and North Western Nigeria. At early his 30s, he was acting permanent secretary, Ministry of Justice. After that he rose to the permanent secretary 1974. In the 1967 creation of states. Niger State, was created in 1976, Lemu later became the chairman and chief executive officer of Niger State Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minjibir
Minjibir is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Minjibir, about 20 km northeast of the state capital Kano. It has an area of 416 km and a population of 213,794 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 702. Minjibir was historically known as a center of textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ... production, particularly handweaving, which was formerly a source of livelihood for most households. Along with the surrounding villages, Minjibir was known for producing white wide strip-woven ''bullam'', blue-black ''bunu'', and black-white checked ''saƙi'' cloths. The town's proximity to the city of Kano facilitated commerce. In 1949, a large workshop was set up in Minjibir by the Kano Native Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoda
Makoda (or Makuda) is a local government area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Koguna. It was carved out of Danbatta local government area. It has an area of 441 km and had a population of 222,399 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... of the area is 702. References Local Government Areas in Kano State {{kano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands
300px, Yobe River catchment area showing location of the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Yobe State in northern Nigeria, which include Nguru Lake, are ecologically and economically important. They are threatened by reduced rainfall in recent years, a growing population and upstream dam construction. Geography The wetlands lie in the Yobe-Komadugu sub-basin of the Chad Basin. They are formed where the Hadejia and Jama'are rivers meet lines of ancient sand dunes in a northeast-southwest alignment and break into numerous channels. They are drained by the Yobe River, which flows east towards Lake Chad. They lie between Sudanian Savanna to the south and the drier Sahel to the north. Some of the land is permanently flooded, while other parts are flooded only in the wet season (August and September). Annual rainfall ranges between 200–600 mm, during the period late May–September. At one time the wetlands may have covered up to 3,000 km2. Between 1964 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiga Dam
The Tiga Dam is in Kano State in the Northwest of Nigeria, constructed in 1971–1974. It is a major reservoir on the Kano River, the main tributary of the Hadejia River. Description The dam was built during the administration of Governor Audu Bako in an attempt to improve food security through irrigation projects. The dam covers an area of with maximum capacity of nearly . Water from the dam supplies the Kano River Irrigation Project as well as Kano City. Downstream impact Several studies have shown that the dam has delivered negative economic value when its effect on downstream communities was taken into account. On completion of the dam the river flow downstream at Gashua in Yobe State fell by about per year due to upstream irrigation and by more than due to evaporation from the reservoir. A study published in 1999 concluded that farmers in the downstream floodplain had adapted their agriculture, helped by new technology, but the increased level of production might not b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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