5/01/2017 by erika

Katsina-Ala Local Government Area

Katsina-Ala Local Government Area was created in 1976, it is a cosmopolitan settlement on the Northern Bank of the river from which the town takes its name. Katsina-Ala was a river port town used extensively in the colonial period by the Royal Niger Company as a produce buying and evacuation centre for agricultural produce. Headquarters: Katsina-Ala. Districts or Council Wards […]

5/01/2017 by iambenue

Gboko Local Government Area

Date created: 11th May 1970 Headquarter: Gboko Landmass: 2,264 Sqr Km Population: 358,936 (2006 census) Languages: Tiv, Hausa and English Occupation: Farming, Trading, and Civil Service Mineral resources: Limestone Industry: Dangote Cement Plc Special tribute: Traditional seat of Tor Tiv and Tiv traditional Headquarters Distance from Makurdi: 92Km (1hr) Landmark: Gboko Hills in the North Mkar Hills at the East […]

5/01/2017 by erika

Otukpo Local Government Area

Otukpo local government area and is also home to the Och’Idoma Palace. Otukpo Town is a metropolitan town and the most developed place in Idoma Land of Benue State, and the oldest in the area. Headquarters: Otukpo Town Ethnic Composition: Aside from Idoma people, there are communities of other Nigerian tribes such as: Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo and Tiv. Most members […]

5/01/2017 by iambenue

Oju Local Government Area

Oju was one of the pioneer local governments among the Three Hundred and One (301) local government areas created as a product of the progressive and revolutionary local government reform of 1976 in Nigeria. Headquarters: Oju town / council ward. Created: February, 1976 The people: The Igede are the dominant ethnic group in the local government and the people speak […]

5/01/2017 by iambenue

Benue State Local Government Areas

Divisions were later converted to Local Governments in Benue State in 1976 and below is the order of how Local Governments were created: 1923: Oju Local Government Area (Full Division Status on the 3rd February 1976) Otukpo Local Government Area (Full Division Status on the 3rd February 1976) 1970: Gboko Local Government Area Katsina-Ala Local Government Area Makurdi Local Government […]

5/01/2017 by erika

Benue Cultural Dances

The people of Benue State are known for their proficiency in different scintillating and beautiful cultural dances. Among these dances include: Aja Ange Anchanakupa Agama Aringa Ajo Akpan Chila Agwi Aketakpa Agba Atakakpo Adeigbo Oode Chough Ingyough Dance Ibumegh Iyua Ivom Ikpila Ikpirigidi Swange Dance Kureke Odaboru Okpirigidi Oto Odarigbo Odabaru Odabane Tomsule Tembe Duen Takera Nyinya Unaloko Ukpobu

4/01/2017 by erika

Benue Cultural Festivals

Festivals and celebrations among Benue people are marks of the rich cultural heritage of Benue people. These feasts cover the various socio-cultural aspect of the life of Benue people, like marriages, seasonal farming yields, fishing, hunting, burial, the bestowal of honour and dignity upon individuals or group among others. Some of these festivals are celebrated annually or at different times […]

4/01/2017 by erika

Benue State