Doma is a Local Government Area in

Nasarawa State 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 Ter ...

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Doma. Doma LGA houses Special Forces Command, Federal Science and Technical College, Olam Rice Farm and Doma Dam. It has an area of 2,714 km and had a population of 139,607 in the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 950. Odu is the annual festival in Doma local government, Farming is the occupation of most of the Alago people who are the predominant tribe in Doma. The average temperature of Doma is 30 °C with a wind speed of an average of 12 km/h and a total rain precipitation of 1750 mm per annum

History

The Kingdom of Doma was founded in 1232 by Andoma and lasted until 1901 when it became part of the British Protectorate of northern

. Doma/Alago people led b
Osabonya Ogoshi Andoma
were believed to have moved and settled in other places including

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in the present-day

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, Apa, Otupka, and Ogyogo at the bank of

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in the present-day

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, and then in Oba’sidoma in the present-day Keana LGA of

before they finally settled at their present location. The Alago-speaking people of Doma were originally known and referred to as Idoma and migrated from Apa the seat of the ancient

Kwararafa Kororofa (Kwararafa in Hausa) was a multiethnic state and/or confederacy centered along the Benue River valley in what is today central Nigeria. It was southwest of the Bornu Empire and south of the Hausa States. They rose to prominence before ...

Empire. Their popular tale indicated that Doma was founded in the 13th century- around 1232 AD. The general theories and history of Alago migration and settlement are by extension the theories and history of the Jukun/

Empire which was the theory and history of constant movement from one settlement to another within the territorial boundary of the defunct

Empire and indeed outside the area. This includes the theory of Eastern Migration, early settlement, language classification, and ethnology, the theory of constant warfare, and the theory of the confederacy of the

Empire. This explains the relationship that existed between the Jukuns and the Alagos and by extension all the Kwararafa family members. The Alago people of Doma and their brethren from Keana, Aloshi, Ibi,

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, Agaza, Alagye, Agbashi, Agwatashi, and Assakio among others were believed to have come from the ancient Kwararafa empire. The migration was said to have taken them to places such as

, Ogyogo in

, Obasidoma in Keana LGA, and finally to Doma. Although the movement was in two phases, the first phase was led by the founder of Dom
Osabonnya Ogoshi Andoma

Climatic Condition

Throughout the year, the weather in Doma varies, with March being the hottest month and December the coldest. The climate in Doma is experiencing a shift in temperature, with warmer years and colder ones, as indicated by the positive trend in the temperature.

Notable people

* Alhaji (Dr
Ahmadu Aliyu Oga Onawo
(OON) Current Emir of Doma, The 43rd Andoma of Doma. * Aliyu Akwe Doma former

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.
Dr. Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe
(Jagaban Doma), Nasarawa state Deputy Governor. * Muhammed Ogoshi Onawo (Ciroman Doma). Senator, Nasarawa South Senatorial District Senator. * Amb
Usman Ari Ogah
Nigeria Ambassadors to Indonesia. * Amb
Henry John Omaku
(Giwan-Doma)Nigeria Ambassadors to Republic of Sierra-Leone * HRH Engr
Muhammad Addra
Managing Director, Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi. * Arc
Ahmed Sarki Usman
(Turaki-Kenge) is the incumbent Executive Chairman, of Doma LGA * Hon
Muhammed Adamu Oyanki
(Sadauki-Kenge) Memer representing Doma North State Assembly * Ho
Musa Ibrahim Muhammed
(Dan-Kaden Doma) Memer representing Doma South State Assembly. List of Rulers of Doma Names and Dates taken from John Stewart's ''African States and Rulers'' (2005). * Andoma (1232 - ?) * Aseil * Akau (? - c. 1300) * Akwei (c. 1300 - ?) * Adago * Oka (? - c. 1390) * Okabu (c. 1390 - ?) * Okaku (? - c. 1480) * Aboshe (c. 1480 - c. 1500) * Oga I (c. 1500 - ?) * Atta I * Anao (? - c. 1600) * Akwe I (c. 1600 - ?) * Aboshi * Adra (? - c. 1700) * Asabo (c. 1700 - ?) * Anawo (? - c. 1800) * Oga II (c. 1800 - ?) * Ogu * Atta II * Ari (? - c. 1855) * Akwe II (c. 1855 - ?) * Amaku * Atta III * Ausu * Agabi * Agulu * Agabdo (? - 1901) * Atta IV (1901 - 1930)

References

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