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Atyap Chiefdom
Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people, located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf, southern Kaduna state, Nigeria. People History The Atyap Chiefdom was created in 1995. In 2007, it was upɡraded to a First Class status. Government The Atyap Chiefdom is run by the Atyap Traditional Council, with the A̠gwatyap as its head. Administrative divisions Districts The Kaduna state Ministry of Local Government Affairs gave its number of ''Existing Districts'' as 16, ''Approved Districts'' as five and ''Approved Village Units'' as 61. Districts of Atyap Chiefdom These are the districts between 1995 and 2017: However, these are the current five Government-Approved Districts from 2017 onwards, trimmed down by the incumbent Kaduna State governor Nasir Elrufai who accordingly said, as reported b''Premium Times, Nigeria''that the committee set up to address the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Traditional State
There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list. See also *Nigerian Chieftaincy *Nigerian traditional rulers References {{Nigerian traditional states Traditional states of Nigeria There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise no ... States Traditional states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jei District
Jei ( Hausa: ''Unguwar Gaiya'') is district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802130. Settlements Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some major settlements in Jei district include: * Apyia Gbaza (H. ''Kangwaza'') * Apyinzwang * Akputuut * Ashong Ashyui (H. ''Jankasa'') * Atak Njei (H. ''Gidan Gata'') * Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. ''Kacecere'') * Awak * Chenkwon (H. ''Samaru Kataf'') * Langson * Madoo * Magata (also Afan Tsaai) * Magaya (H. ''Ung. Gaiya'') * Majuju (H. ''Ung. Juju'') * Makarau * Makwakhwu (H. ''Kurmin Dawaki'') * Manchong * Manyi Aminyam * Manyi Ashyui * Manta Ason * Matagama * Mavwuong * Mayayit (H. ''Ung. Jaba'') * Sop Akoo (H. ''Mabushi'') I, II Demographics The district is primarily made up of Atyap people, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan. Economy The economic base of the area is agriculture. However, there are other non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Traditional States
There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list. See also *Nigerian Chieftaincy *Nigerian traditional rulers References {{Nigerian traditional states Traditional states of Nigeria There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise no ... States Traditional states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 1992 Zangon Kataf Crises
The genesis of the 1992 Zangon Kataf Crises could at least be traced to the onset of the British imperial regime in the Northern Region of Nigeria, in which the Atyap people began reporting loss of a land to the Hausas. In 1922, it was reported that a large piece of land was acquired by the Emir of Zaria, Dalhatu Uthman Yero, who failed to compensate the indigenous population of the region. In 1966, the land was provided to the Hausa trading settlement in the heart of Mabatado (pronounced ''Mabǝrǝdǝu''), called " Zangon Kataf", by the emir, Muhammad Usman. The Atyap resided within the district, in the Zaria Province of the Northern Region of, initially, British Nigeria, which became independent Nigeria. It was to remain utilized as a marketplace, where the indigenous Atyap people were banned from trading pork and beer by the settlers. Tensions steadily increased, flaring up in February 1992 over a proposal to move the market to a new site, away from land transferred to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival
Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival ( Tyap: or ) is an age-long chain of festive activities and ceremonies observed by the Atyap people of Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt Nigeria. It was traditionally carried out to usher in the farming season for the year between mid-March and mid-April and was organized by male members the Aku clan who have already been initiated into the Abwoi cult. Of recent, the event has been shifted to December and celebrated in the Agwatyap's palace square in Atak Njei, Zangon Kataf LGA, southern Kaduna State. It is usually well attended by important guests from within and outside the state, including political and traditional leaders. Gallery File:Atyap hunters marching to the Magwatyap.jpg, Atyap hunters marching in the morning to the Agwatyap's palace during the Ayet Atyap Festival 2019 Edition. File:Atyap hunters marching to the Agwatyap's palace.jpg, Atyap hunters en-route the Agwatyap's palace. File:Atyap hunters at the Agwatyap's palace, Atak Njei. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abwoi Religion
Abwoi ( Tyap ("proper", "Mabatado"): . Variant spelling: ''Obwoi''; (Gworok): ; Jju: ; Hyam: ''Ku''; Nghan: ''Nezhen''; Hausa: ) is an African traditional religion institution which operated more like a cult of male ancestral spirits viewed as ghosts or reincarnates of the dead, whose physical forms remained invisible but voices audible, with origins among the central Nigeria plateau or Nenzit peoples such as the Adara, Atyap, Bajju, Bakulu, Batinor, Ham, Irigwe and others. Adherents were required to participate in frequent rituals within the year and a general communal worship once in a year, during which the oracles speak on sensitive issues concerning the community. Origins There seem to be no unifying tradition of origin on this religion. In other words, this suggests that the Abwoi cult is an ancient religion. Nenzit Atyap A tradition among the Atyap ("Mabatado") suggests that the Aku clan credited as the first settlers in the land who came out from the ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Bungwon
Engr. Dr. Harrison Yusuf Bungwon (Tyap: Harrison Isuu Bunggwon) FNSE (25 November 1949 – 6 April 2016) was a paramount ruler of Atyap Chiefdom a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He was also known by the title ''Agwatyap II''. Early life and education Bungwon was born to A̠tyoli Bungwon Yawa and A̠yanga̠li Atoh Bungwon on 25 November 1949 in Bafoi, Ka̠nai District, Atyapland, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria). His father died in 1953, when he was only four years old. His educational career began in January, 1957 at the age of seven in Native Authority Junior Primary School, Bafwoi-Ka̠nai (Gora Bafai). After passing his entrance examination in 1961, he got admitted into Native Authority Senior Primary School, Kachia. In 1963, Bungwon got admitted into Government Technical School, Soba, Zaria, where he had a two and a half year stint before he got admitted in 1965 into the prestigious Government Technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Ade Dauke
Bala Ade Dauke Gora (January 4, 1931 - January 1, 2005) was the first indigenous District Head in Southern Zaria and first monarch of the Atyap Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. He was known by the titles ''Kuyan Banan Zazzau'' and ''Agwatyab I''. Early life and education Bala grew up seeing his father, Ade, and his father's elder brother, Dauke, living together in a large compound and farming together in Gan, Kanai (H. Gora), Atyapland. His uncle was the Family Head () as well as Village Head (T. , H. ) of Kanai (H. ), acting in the capacity of an administrator in the area, answerable to the District Head at the Administrative Headquarters in Zangon Kataf town. Bala's exact date of birth is unknown; he earlier predicted his birth year to be between 1935 and 1936 in his autobiography captured in the book he wrote titled, ''Zangon Kataf: A Journey of a People''. However, it is inscribed on his tomb that he was born Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir El-Rufai
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Kaduna State, in office since 2015. He was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007; and the director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He is a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Family Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai was born on 16 February 1960 to a Fulani family in Daudawa. His father died while he was 8 years old, and he was sponsored through his early schooling by an uncle in Kaduna. El-Rufai is married to three wives, his first wife Hadiza Isma El-Rufai is a writer and novelist; together, they run the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation (YELF), set up in honour of their daughter who died in 2011. Education El-Rufai was educated in Barewa College. As a junior at the college, President Umaru Yar'Adua was the house captain of his dormitory. In 1976, he graduated at the top of his class, winning the "Barewa Old Boys' Association Academic Achievement" T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyap Language
Tyap is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria's Middle Belt, named after its prestige dialect. It is also known by its ''Hausa exonym'' as Katab or Kataf.McKinney, N. P. (April 1990), p. 255. It is also known by the names of its dialectical varieties including Sholyio, Fantswam, Gworok, Takad, "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper'), Tyeca̱rak and Tyuku (Tuku). According to Blench (2008), Jju—with more speakers—appears to be a form of Tyap (although its speakers are ethnically distinct).Central Plateau languages Distribution Native Tyap speakers are primarily found in the local government areas of Jema'a, Kaura and Zangon Kataf, although pockets of speakers are also found in Kachia and Kauru in southern Kaduna state of Nigeria. There are also large speaking communities in Kaduna South and Chikun Local Government Areas of the state. Skoggard (2014) presented the distribution of the Atyap (Katab) people in Nigeria to include: Niger, Nasar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir Elrufai
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Kaduna State, in office since 2015. He was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007; and the director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He is a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Family Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai was born on 16 February 1960 to a Fulani family in Daudawa. His father died while he was 8 years old, and he was sponsored through his early schooling by an uncle in Kaduna. El-Rufai is married to three wives, his first wife Hadiza Isma El-Rufai is a writer and novelist; together, they run the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation (YELF), set up in honour of their daughter who died in 2011. Education El-Rufai was educated in Barewa College. As a junior at the college, President Umaru Yar'Adua was the house captain of his dormitory. In 1976, he graduated at the top of his class, winning the "Barewa Old Boys' Association Academic Achievement" T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonzon
Zonzon is a district and a village community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802138. Settlements Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some major settlements in Zonzon district include: * Apyia Babum * Aza Akat * Chen Akoo * Fabwang (H. Ung. Tabo) * Kati (H. Wawa-Rafi) * Mabukhwu * Makunanshyia * Makutsatim * Manyi Sansak * Mashan * Masong * Mawuka * Mawukili * Sakum * Taligan (I, II) * Zonzon Demographics The people of Zonzon district are primarily Atyap people, with settlers from other parts of Nigeria in its major towns. Notable people * Engr. Andrew Yakubu Laah, engineer * Atyoli Bala Achi (late), historian, writer * Agwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap III * AVM Ishaya Aboi Shekari (rtd.), military officer See also * Atyap chiefdom * Jei District * Kanai, Nigeria * List of villages in Kaduna State This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
