Category: Geography – Map
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Abba Gana was the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja 2001-203 before Nasir El Rufai. He was redeployed as Special Adviser to President Obasanjo. Born 11 November 1953 in Damboa, Borno State, Abba-Gana was educated at Barewa College, Zaria, 1959-63; Provincial Secondary School, Okene 1964-65; and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, 1966-69[i]. Gana married…
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Cape Gauge The development of railways in Nigeria started from Lagos Colony to Ibadan in March 1896, by the British government. This was extended to Minna in 1911, where it met the Baro–Kano Railway Station that was built by the government of Northern Nigeria between 1907 and 1911. Following the discovery of coal at Udi,…
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Tongeji; Oil rich island village in the Benin Republic border end of Ogun State, Nigeria. To gain access to the treasure Island, the easiest, though not the most time manageable route, is Whekan Topa, that is one has to get to Ipokia then Tube and endure a 45-minute motorcycle ride over rough and unmotorable terrain…
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Bakassi; a disputed territory between Nigerian and Cameron. The Bakassi peninsula is a maritime region within the eastern estuary of Cross River, it is one the most prolific food baskets which attracted the Efik, a largely fishing people who have inhabited the lower Cross River since the sixth century. The whole of Bakassi Peninsula is…
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Ode-Erinje; community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State said to rely on nature’s defence, a swarm of bees. Aside being consumed as a food supplement in Ode-Erinje, the honeybee is believed to be a weapon of warfare. No one in the community is involved in the business of beekeeping, yet the mysterious bees…
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Ogoja; located some 400 kilometres away from Calabar at the extreme reaches of the Cross River, has boundary with Benue State to the north, Ebonyi State to the west, and Cameroon to the east. Made up of villages, hamlets and tribal units, Ogoja is endowed with an autonomous socio-political structure and linguistic diversity. Villages that…
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Town located in northwest Ilaje in Ondo State. There is an Oil Palm estate of the Okitipupa Oil Palm Company Plc that was established in the 1960s in Igbisin[1]. Igbisin, also called Igbisin-Oloto is an Ikale clan founded when, in a disputed account, an aged man who was a distinguished Benin chief, Ojukunola Olura came…
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Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje ; Professor of Geography and first African elected foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences, in the line of Charles Darwin and Martin Luther King Jnr. The don, popularly known as the Father of Geography in Africa, have published topics on, and is known internationally for his research in…