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Muheeba Farida Dankaka
Muheeba Farida Dankaka OON is an entrepreneur and the chairman of the Federal Character Commission in Nigeria. She was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020 and confirmed by the Senate same year. Previously, she served as chairman of Kaduna State Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMMA). Early life and education Farida is a native of Offa, kwara state Nigeria she attended St. Claires Grammar School, Offa, Kwara State for her West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for her diploma in Insurance and her master's degree in Business Administration in 1981 and 1989 respectively. Business career She is the Director of Ijehu Oil and Gas Limited located in Kaduna State. She is the CEO of Farida Business Venture Limited. Controversies *Job racketeering in 2023 there was an allegation of selling MDA jobs slots by the commissioners during the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating MDAs an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Niger
The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second highest Award, national award in Nigeria. It was instituted in 1963 and is junior to the Order of the Federal Republic, the highest order of merit in the country. Award The two highest honours, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander in the Order of the Niger, are awarded to the president and vice-president respectively. The presiding judge in the Supreme Court and the chairman of the Senate are qualitative and Ex officio member, ex officio Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. Grades Nigeria followed the British Empire, British example in the form and structure of the order. Similarly, there are post-nominal letters for members of the Order of the Niger. * Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) * Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) * Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) * Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) The order has a Civil Division and a Military Division. The ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Republic Of Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Kwara State
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmadu Bello University Alumni
Ahmadu Bello University is a public university located in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria. , it has graduated over 800,000 students. This is the alphabetical list of some notable alumni. A * Adamu Adamu, former Minister of Education * Ahmed Tijani Mora, Pharmacist, Chairman, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. * Azubuike Ihejirika, former Chief of Army Staff * Atiku Abubakar GCON, former vice president, Federal Republic of Nigeria * Ayodele Awojobi, scientist and professor at University of Lagos * Attahiru Jega, professor, former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission * Abubakar El-Kanemi, ''Shehu of Borno'' * Afakriya Gadzama, former director general, Nigerian State Security Service * Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. * Ahmed Makarfi, former Kaduna State governor * Aminu Safana, medical doctor, politician * Abdullahi Mustapha, former vice chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University * Adamu Sidi Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaduna Polytechnic Alumni
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network. The population of Kaduna was put at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census. Rapid urbanization since 2005 has created an increasingly large population, and as of 2024, the city has an estimated population of 1.2 million people. Etymology The word ''Kaduna'' is said to be a corruption of the Hausa word for "crocodiles", ''Kaddunna'' in the Hausa language (''kaduna'' being the plural form). Another version of the etymology of the name proposes a link to the Gbagyi language, Gbagyi word/name 'Odna', meaning 'river'. History Kaduna was founded by British Empire, British colonists in 1900. The first British governor of Northern Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic And Financial Crimes Commission
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement and anti-graft agency that investigates financial crimes and unknown transactions such as advance fee fraud (419 fraud) and money laundering. The EFCC was established in 2003, partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. The agency has its head office in Abuja, Nigeria. The EFCC was also set up to fight against corruption and protect the country from economic saboteurs. History The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established on December 12, 2002, by President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration to combat financial crimes and money laundering. The commission's creation was partly in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering, which had ranked Nigeria as one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaduna Polytechnic
Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located in Tudun Wada (Kaduna State), Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, Northern Region, Nigeria, North-Western Nigeria. History It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna (city), Kaduna and Enugu (city), Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission. The polytechnic offers National Diploma (United Kingdom), National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at the undergraduate level. In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020. The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offa
Offa ( 29 July 796 AD) was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of Midland peoples such as the Hwicce and the Magonsæte. Taking advantage of instability in the kingdom of Kent to establish himself as overlord, Offa also controlled Sussex by 771, though his authority did not remain unchallenged in either territory. In the 780s he extended Mercian Supremacy over most of southern England, allying with Beorhtric of Wessex, who married Offa's daughter Eadburh, and regained complete control of the southeast. He also became the overlord of East Anglia and had King Æthelberht II of East Anglia beheaded in 794, perhaps for rebelling against him. Offa was a Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offa, Nigeria
Offa is a city in Kwara State of Nigeria, with a population of about 166,112 Domicile (law), inhabitants. The town is noted for its weaving and dyeing trade, using Vegetable dye, vegetable dyes made from locally grown indigofera, indigo and other plants. Offa is well known for the cultivation of sweet potatoes and maize which also formed part of the favourite staple foods for the indigenes in the town. Cattle, goats and sheep are also raised there. The main religions practiced in the town are Islam, Christianity and Traditional African religions, traditional religions. The ancient tradition for which the town is known for is wrestling. Offatedo in Osun State, Osun state, Iyana Offa in Oyo State, Offa in Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire were established by the people of Offa. Offa is centrally located. There is a big market in the city centre, known as "Owode market", which serves both the members of the community and its neighboring towns. History Oba Okunoye reigned for five ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
