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Garba Musa Maidoki
Garba may refer to: * Garba (dance), a form of dance originating from Gujarat, India People *Garba (given name), list of people * Ahmed Garba (born 1980), Nigerian football striker * Bala Garba (born 1974), Nigerian football coach * Binta Masi Garba (born 1967), Nigerian politician and businesswoman * Hamsou Garba (born 1958), Nigerien singer * Harouna Garba (born 1986), Nigerian track hurdler * Ibrahim Garba, Nigerian university vice-chancellor *Idris Garba (born 1947), military governor of Kano State, Nigeria *Issoufou Boubacar Garba (born 1990), Nigerien football player *Joseph Nanven Garba (1943–2002), Nigerian Foreign Minister, President of the United Nations General Assembly *Manu Garba (born 1965), Nigerian football manager *Mario Garba (born 1977), Croatian football player *Rufai Garba, military governor of Anambra State, Nigeria *Sam Garba (1948–1978), Nigerian football player *Seyni Garba, Nigerien army general *Yohannan Garba (fl. 691–693), anti-patriarch of the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba (dance)
Garba is a form of Circle dance and Social dance form originating in the state of Gujarat, India, and played across the Indian diaspora worldwide. ''Garba'' is traditionally danced as part of the annual Hindu festival of Navratri (or "Nine Nights"), held in celebration of Amba Mata, or the primordial mother. Typically, at the end of each Navratri night of dance, the community also plays ''raas'', a sibling circle-dance form, in which players hold a stick in each hand and tap out a rhythm with a partner. Everyone is invited to join ''garba'' and ''raas'', and people of all ages dance together. Traditionally ''garba'' is played around an earthen pot with holes on the sides, revealing a flame inside (a symbol of the ''jiva'' or soul inside the womb). Alternatively, a picture or statue of the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Durga, Amba, an incarnation of Durga, may be placed in the center of the circle. When there are large numbers of participants, they make concentric circles to form rings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Garba
Mario Garba (born 13 February 1977 in Sisak) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who last played for Croatian club NK Lekenik. Club career Garba started with football in his native Sisak, with HNK Segesta before moving to the then-upward bound lower-tier side TŠK from the nearby village of Topolovac. TŠK was eventually promoted to the Prva HNL for the 2001/2002 season, and, having participated in 16 matches with 3 goals, he was picked up by NK Kamen Ingrad. After a 1.5 years in Velika, he played mostly for a series of Druga HNL teams, with short stints in Japan's Cerezo Osaka and PAS Hamedan F.C. in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garba, Mario 1977 births Living people Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba Chowk
Bhat () is a village in Daskroi Taluka in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat State, India. Bhat is located near the bank of the Sabarmati River, 24 km towards west from District headquarters Ahmedabad, 5 km from Daskroi and 49 km from State capital Gandhinagar. Geography Bhat lies at in western India at 33 metres (107 ft) above sea level near the bank of the Sabarmati River in north-central Gujarat. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the village falls under seismic zone 3, in a scale of 2 to 5 (in order of increasing vulnerability to earthquakes). The south-west monsoon winds bring humid climate to Bhat from mid-June to mid-September. The average rainfall is 932 mm. The highest temperature recorded is 47 °C and the lowest is 5 °C. Holi Dhal Holi Dhal is a prominent town square in Bhat, Daskroi village. It is surrounded by historical structures. It is a vegetable market in the morning, a cloth market in the noon and the street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba, Sichuan
Garba (; ) is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... References Populated places in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Towns in Sichuan {{Sichuan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba, Central African Republic
Garba or Ngarba is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. History In October 2022 rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for Change (; CPC) is a coalition of major rebel groups in the Central African Republic created in 2020 to disrupt the 2020–21 Central African Republic general election. Background On 3 December 2020, the Constitu ... installed barrier in the locality. On 30 November 2022 soldiers were deployed there, clashing with rebels. On 23 January 2023 CPC rebels attacked Ngarba injuring one soldier. They withdrew after a few hours. CPC rebels stormed FACA position in the village on 8 October 2024 and FACA managed to repel the attack. During the attack, the rebels looted shops and houses and killed one soldier. Three civilians were killed and the residents were forced to seek refuge in the bush. References Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran N'Délé {{CentralAfric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohannan Garba
Yohannan Garba ('the Leper'), originally metropolitan of Nisibis, was anti-patriarch of the Church of the East between 691 and 693. He opposed the claims of the legitimately-elected patriarch I (686–98), who had offended the caliph with a tactless remark about Islam. In 693 Yohannan was disgraced and thrown into prison, where he died shortly afterwards. 's successor Sliba-zkha (714–28) removed Yohannan's name from the diptychs, and he is not included in the traditional list of patriarchs of the Church of the East. Sources Brief accounts of Yohannan's patriarchate are given in the ''Ecclesiastical Chronicle'' of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (''floruit'' 1280) and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari (twelfth-century), (fourteenth-century) and Sliba (fourteenth-century). Yohannan's patriarchate The following account of Yohannan's patriarchate is given by Bar Hebraeus: , who succeeded Yohannan Bar Marta in the dignity of catholicus, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyni Garba
Major General Seyni Garba (born 1 January 1953, in Garankedey, Dosso Region, Niger) is a Nigerien army general. He completed his primary and secondary education at Dosso and at the Korombé High School in Niamey between 1966 and 1974, before attending the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, Maths-Physics section in 1974. He is the joint chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces since 2011, where he leads the fight against Boko Haram. He is married and has five children. References Living people Nigerien military personnel 1953 births Ambassadors of Niger to Morocco Ambassadors of Niger to China Abdou Moumouni University alumni People from Dosso Region {{Niger-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Garba
Sam Garba Okoye (22 December 1947 – 31 July 1978) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for the Nigerian national football team after he made his debut in a match against Gabon on 30 August 1965. He also represented Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... References 1947 births 1978 deaths Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Olympic footballers for Nigeria Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufai Garba
Rufai Garba was a Nigerian military officer who served as the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 21 December 1996 to 6 August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then of Sokoto State from 6 August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar Abdulsalami Abubakar (; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon ..., when he handed over to the elected Executive Governor Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa. As Anambra Governor he approved construction of a headquarters building for the State Education Commission, but nothing was done until work started in 2009. In February 1998, a fire of unexplained cause burnt down the governor's office in Anambra State Government House. In August 1998, he said that citizens of Anambra State feared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu Garba
Manu Garba (born 31 December 1965) is a Nigerian association football manager. He is the current head coach of the Nigeria national under-17 football team. In November 2013, he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2015, he won the 2015 African U-20 Championship The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8â .... References Nigerian football managers 1965 births Living people {{Nigeria-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garba (given Name)
Garba is a Nigerian male given name and surname predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa community. Garba or Garuba is from Arabic word "al-garb" meaning southernmost prophet Muhammad's companion, Abubakar was buried on the southernmost side of the prophet. Notable individuals with the name * Garba Duba (born 1942), Nigerian Governor of Bauchi State * Garba Gashuwa (born 1957), Nigerian Hausa poet * Garba Lame (born 1968), Nigerian wrestler * Garba Lawal (born 1974), Nigerian footballer * Garba Lompo, Nigerien Minister of Justice in Niger * Garba Mohammed (1944–2021), Nigerian Governor of Sokoto State * Garba Ali Mohammed (born 1949), Nigerian Governor of Niger State * Garba Nadama (1938–2020), Nigerian Governor of Sokoto State * Garba Shehu (born 1959), Nigerian journalist and politician *Garba Yakubu Lado Garba Yakubu Lado Danmarke (born 1961) is a Nigerian businessman who became a Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2007) and was elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
