The Slogan

Land of Equity

Date Of Creation

27 August 1991

Geography

Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Zamfara State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of 36,800 km² (14,200 sq mi).

Brief History

Kebbi is traditionally considered by Sarki mythology as the homeland of the Banza bakwai states and Hausa Kingdoms. According to recent research based on local oral traditions, king lists and on the Kebbi chronicle, the state of Kebbi was founded towards 600 BCE by refugees of the Assyrian empire conquered by Babylonian and Median forces in 612 BCE. A major local event was the conquest by Songhai in the second half of the fifteenth century CE.

Kebbi resisted the Fulani jihad of the early 19th-century, but in the later 19th-century the area largely converted to Islam through peaceful means.

The Local Government area

Kebbi State consists of 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs), four emirate councils (Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru), and 35 districts. The LGAs are as follows:

Aleiro
Arewa Dandi
Argungu
Augie
Bagudo
Birnin Kebbi
Bunza
Dandi
Fakai
Gwandu
Jega
Kalgo
Koko/Besse
Maiyama
Ngaski
Sakaba
Shanga
Suru
Wasagu
Yauri
Zuru

The Governor

Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)

The Deputy governor

Samaila Yombe Dabai (APC)

The Senators

C: Adamu Aliero (APC)
N: Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (APC)
S: Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC)

Representatives

Jega Muhammad Umar APC Aliero/Gwandu/Jega
Suleiman Kangiwa Hussaini APC Gashaka/Kurmi/Sardauna
Kabir Tukura Ibrahim APC Zuru/Fakai/Sakaba/D/Wasagu
Usman Danjuma Shiddi APC Ibi/Wukari
Bello A. Kaoje APC Bagudo/Suru
Bashar Isah APC Argungu/Augie
Umar Abdullahi Kamba APC Arewa/Dandi
Shehu Mohammed APC Maiyama/Koko/Besse

The Website

kebbistate.gov.ng

Major Cities

Birnin Kebbi, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru

Prominent Places

Kanta Museum Argungu, the tomb of Sheik Abdullahi Dan Fodio (Hubbare) at Gwandu; the first ruler of Gwandu Emirate and Girmache Shrine at Zuru

Mineral Resources

oil

gold

clay

quartz

population

Population (2006 census)
• Total 3,256,54

Postal Code

860001

Culture and tourism

Argungu international Fishing and the Zuru annual Uhola Cultural Festivals. In addition, Kanta Museum Argungu, the tomb of Sheik Abdullahi Dan Fodio (Hubbare) at Gwandu; the first ruler of Gwandu Emirate and Girmache Shrine at Zuru provide important tourist attraction sites

Notable People

Abdulrasheed Bawa
Akilu Aliyu
Amina Augie
Abubakar Tanko Ayuba
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Buhari Bala
Haliru Mohammed Bello
Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari
Attahiru Jega
Abubakar Koko
Abubakar Malami
Ogba Kalu Nnanna
Muhammad Kabir Nuhu-Koko
Gbenga Ogunbote
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim
Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman
Kabiru Tanimu Turaki

Languages

Kebbi State is mainly populated by the Hausa people and Zarma people, with some members of Fulani, Lelna, Bussawa, Dukawa, Dakarkari, Kambari, Gungawa and Kamuku ethnic communities

Institutions

Federal University, Birnin kebbi
Kebbi State University
Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic
Adamu Augie Colledge of Education