Fika Emirate
The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria The old Fika Emirate was a multi-ethnic emirate that according to tradition dates back to the 15th century. The Bole people, already converted to Islam, were said to have moved to the current location from a settlement named Daniski in 1805. […]
Dutse Emirate
Dutse has a long and outstanding history and in fact, the settlement of Garu which traditions claim pre-dated the arrival of Bagauda to Kano in the dying years of the 1st millennium. Legend of the people speak of an early epoch of a great hunter called Duna-Magu a Kanuri man who first discovered Dutse nicknamed […]
Borno Emirate
The Borno Emirate, or Borno Sultanate, is a traditional Nigerian state that was formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by the descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. Maiduguri is the capital city of Borno State in North-Eastern Nigeria occupied mostly by a tribe call Kanuri […]
Bida Emirate
The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the state is the Etsu Nupe, considered the leader of the Nupe people The old Nupe Kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin […]
Bichi Emirate, Kano
Bichi Emirate is a Hausa traditional emirate in Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its palace is located in the town of Bichi, Bichi Local Government Area. The Bichi Emirate was established in 2019, when the Kano State Government created four emirates from the oldest kingdom of Kano. The Bichi emirate consists of 9 Local Government […]
Berom Kingdom, Plateau State
The Berom (sometimes also spelt as Birom; exonyms: Tyap: A̱kuut) is one of the largest autochthonous ethnic group in Plateau State, central Nigeria. Covering about four local government areas, which include Jos North, Jos South, Barkin Ladi (Gwol) and Riyom. Berom people are also found in some southern Kaduna Statelocal government areas like Fadan Karshe […]
Bauchi Emirate
Bauchi Emirate was founded by Yaqubu dan Dadi in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British “protection” in the colonial era, and is now denoted a traditional state. The emirate remained under the Caliphate until 1902 when a British expedition occupied […]
Argungu Emirate
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. Kebbi emirate is in the northwest of the modern Kebbi State. In earlier times it extended to the south of its […]
Abaji Abuja
Abaji is a local government area in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja. The Abaji Area Council is the area council farthest from the city center and occupies approximately 1,100 square kilometers. Created in 1986 the council has a population of over 46,600 inhabitants according to a 2006 national census.As a gateway to the […]