Ten secondary schools were selected from the Local Government (comprising of three schools in urban areas and seven schools in rural areas), using stratified random … Kogi State is located in the north-central part of Nigeria, and its capital is located in the city of Lokoja, which is also an LGA and one of the biggest commercial centers […] It currently comprises the people of the Kabba Province of Northern Nigeria. It was also in Lokoja the capital of Kogi state that Flora Shaw, the future wife of Lord Liugard came up with the name "Nigeria" while gazing out at the River Niger. Many of us are from Kogi State, Kwara State, Nasarawa State, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Edo State. Kabba, one of the Yoruba-speaking tribes in Kogi State, is located in Okun and are referred to as Owe people. Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lifted the absolute lockdown placed on Kabba/Bunu communities over the alleged Covid19 index cases in … One of the first Qadi in the Kogi State was Faruk Imam.. Kogi is a state in the north-central zone of Nigeria. The modern town is a collecting point for cotton, leather, and palm oil and kernels, which are shipped to the Niger delta ports of Burutu and Warri for export. ... the state was made up of the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces of the then Northern Region and was initially named the West Central State but later changed to “Kwara”, a local name for the River Niger. By James Azania, Lokoja. history of kogi state Kogi state was created in 1991 from parts of kwara and Benue states and was the area from where Lord Frederick Lugard administered over the country's affairs. Kabba is a town in the western senatorial district of kogi state in Nigeria. Kogi is a multi ethnic and diverse state, and Okun people make up over 20% of the entire population of the state. Which is about 662809 out of 3,314,043, according to 2006 census figures. Which is about 662809 out of 3,314,043, according to 2006 census figures. The author declares that, "The movement for the creation of Kogi State commenced as far back as 1981, when many Elders of the old Kabba … Okene is said to be our administrative centre, the Ebira-speaking people in Kogi state, are not far from the Niger-Benue confluence. One account records that Kabba was founded by three hunters who left Ile-Ife to look for somewhere else to settle down. Kogi traditional marriage bridal train | Photo credit: Ebiraview. Besides, it is also the history of […] KOGI BRIEF HISTORY Kogi State, with a land area of 29,833 square kilometres, was carved out of Kwara and Benue states on August 27, 1991. Kogi is a multi ethnic state and Okun people are up to 20% of Kogi State population, smaller than the other two major completely different tribes, Igala and Ebira. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria.It was in Lokoja, while gazing out at the river that stretched before her, that Lord Lugard's wife coined the name "Nigeria." By Eric Teniola There have been claims and counter-claims on how Kogi State was created, with a book titled, A Noble Path, an authorised biography of Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha, by Mr. Innocent Nzeke Waniko, making bold claims to how this happened. The creation of the State on the 27th August 1991 by the administration of former President Ibrahim Babangida was a dream fulfilled and one which seeks to put the State on the threshold of rapid socio-economic transformation. 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