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Polo In Nigeria
Polo in Nigeria is as old as the country, first played by European naval officers in the early years of the twentieth century. The game was introduced to Lagos in 1914 before spreading to Northern Nigeria. The rules of the game is managed by the Nigerian Polo Federation. History The earliest games were played in Ikoyi on a strip of land shared between the Lagos Polo Club and Ikoyi Club. The first major competition started in 1914, when on behalf of kaiser Wilhem II, Wilhelm Solf donated a trophy to a competition between German Kameroun and British Nigeria, the annual cup was known as Kaiser Wilhelm Cup until 1960 when it became known as the Independence Cup. Support given the sport by the West African Frontier Force and cost of managing ponies encouraged many expatriates to take on polo. Compared to other part of the world, the cost of playing polo was less expensive to the European officials and civil servants. The West African Command had saddle clubs in various locations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammadu Dikko
Alhaji Muhammadu Dikko also known as Muhammad Dikko dan Gidado (1865 – May 1944), was the 47th Emir of Katsina from 9 November 1906 until his death in 1944. He was the ninth Fulani emir, as well as the first emir from the current ruling Sullubawa dynasty, succeeding Yero dan Musa, the last emir from the Dallazawa dynasty which was installed by the Jihad of Usman dan Fodio. He came to power shortly after British rule began in 1903 following the signing of a treaty between the then Emir, Abubakar dan Ibrahim, and British officials. He was a brother to Binta the paternal grand mother of Shehu Musa Yar'adua and Umaru Musa Yar'adua, he was succeeded by his son Usman Nagogo who held the title of Emir from 1944 until his death in 1981. He and his entourage were photographed on multiple occasions. Early life and education Dikko was born in 1865, during the reign of emir Muhammadu Bello, to Muhammadu Gidado, who held the powerful title of Durbi, one of the king-makers, and his wife Ta-Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Katsina
Hassan Usman Katsina (31 March 1933 – 24 July 1995), titled Chiroman Katsina, was the last Governor of Northern Nigeria. He served as Chief of Army Staff during the Nigerian Civil War and later became the Deputy Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters. Early life Hassan Usman was born on March 31, 1933 in Katsina to the Fulani royal family of the Sullubawa clan. His father, Usman Nagogo, was the Emir of Katsina from 1944 to 1981. His grandfather, Muhammadu Dikko, was the 47th Emir of Katsina from 1906 to 1944. Katsina was educated at Barewa College. He then proceeded to the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology in Zaria. Military career In 1956, Katsina joined the Nigerian Army. As the military was still under colonial control, he trained at the Mons Officer Cadet School and the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Following independence, Katsina rose through the ranks of the military. He commandeered troops in Kano and Kaduna, and served as an office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Kuta
Idris Ibrahim Kuta (1 October 1942– 1 March 2008) was elected Senator for the Niger East constituency of Niger State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. Kuta was born on 1 October 1942 in Minna, Niger State. He qualified as a Quantity Surveyor and worked in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He served as Commissioner of Health and Commissioner of Commerce in Niger State from 1976. He was Secretary and also two-time chairman of the Nigeria Polo Association, and mounted and sponsored the dominant Kaduna Stable polo team. Kuta was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives in the Nigerian Second Republic from 1979 to 1983. He served briefly as Minister for Mines and Steel in 1983. He also served as a Senator in Nigerian Third Republic on the platform of the National Republican Convention until 1993. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmadu Yakubu
Ahamadu Yakubu was a Nigerian born polo player. Life It is believed he was born somewhere between the late 1940s or mid-1950s in Batchama to Kaka Yakubu. At 4 he was working in the fields scaring away birds from the crops with a slingshot. At 11 he left home and worked from numerous Alhaji in and around Kaduna. He worked with horses mostly in the stables and gained a knowledge about these magnificent creatures like no one else. During the 1970s Ahmadu established a successful construction and development company called Songhai Pty Ltd based in Kaduna. During the 1970s and 1980s Songhai Pty Ltd constructed major projects through Northern Nigeria for major commercial, industrial and Government clients such as UNTL, Zamfara (Textiles), Peugeot Automobile Nigeria, Borno, Plateau, Kano, and Kaduna State Governments. During this period he was Captain of the Kaduna Polo Club, transforming it into a northern hub for the game and the venue for regional and international polo tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Chukker Polo And Country Club
Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club is a three thousand hectare equestrian site with three polo fields and lodging facilities, within Kangimi Resorts situated along Kaduna - Jos road in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ..., Nigeria. The club was founded in 2001 and hosts private polo tournaments and two annual polo championships, a charity shield tournament and the Africans Patrons Club. Adjoining the club lawns is Kangimi Dam, the club promoters in cooperation with Kaduna State government initiated a public-private sector agreement to further develop Kangimi resorts with additions that will include a golf lawn and to expand lifestyle choices for visitors. The field has played host to international professional polo players, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaduna Polo Club
Kaduna International Polo Club is one of the oldest polo club in Nigeria. It is located in Kaduna state at the Murtala Ramat Mohammed Square. History It was founded in 1918, the Patron of the club is His Royal Highness Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman emir of Katsina State, while the current president of the club is Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar (Walin Keffi). Kaduna Polo club has celebrated its centenary during the 2018 Kaduna Polo Tournament, which took place on 13 to 21 October 2018. The event which was termed as 'Kaduna polo centenary tournament' or 'Tournament as celebration of Legacy' was contested by about forty teams from different states across Nigeria, they included teams from Port Harcourt Polo clubs, Ibadan Polo clubs, Abuja Guards Brigade Polo club, Kano Polo clubs, and Lagos Polo clubs. Noble prizes Among the biggest prizes of the tournament are the Georgian Cup, the Emir of Katsina Cup, and the NAHCON Cup. The Kaduna-based fifth chukker team El-Amin won fourteenth(14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usman Nagogo
Alhaji Sir Usman Nagogo dan Muhammadu Dikko (1905 – 18 March 1981) was Emir of Katsina (''Sarkin Katsina'') from 19 May 1944, until his death. A Fulani from the Sullubawa Clan, he succeeded his father, Muhammadu Dikko, as Emir, and was succeeded by his son, Muhammadu Kabir Usman. Education Nagogo commenced his education under Islamic scholar Attahiru, who taught the future Emir and his brother in Katsina's Gambarawa Quarters. He commenced his elementary education in 1921 at Katsina Provincial School, but was interrupted by his father's visit to England, where the two met King George V of the United Kingdom. He graduated from the provincial school in 1923, after which he taught there for six months. Political career and reign as Emir Nagogo was appointed to position of Native Authority Police Chief in 1929; during his term he expanded the police department by erecting new buildings and hiring more officers. In 1937, he became the District Head of Katsina Metropolis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsina
Katsina, likely from "Tamashek" eaning son or bloodor mazza enwith "inna" otheris a Local Government Area and the capital city of Katsina State, in northern Nigeria.Katsina The Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved February 20, 2007. Katsina is located some east of the city of Sokoto and northwest of Kano, close to the border with Niger, Republic. In 2016, Katsina's estimated population was 429,000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barb Horse
The Barb or Berber horse (Berber: ''Ayis Amaziɣ, ⴰⵢⵢⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ''; ) is a North African breed of riding horse with great hardiness and stamina. It is closely associated with the Berber or Amazigh peoples of the Maghreb. It has influenced a number of modern breeds, including many in northern and western Africa. History When imported to Europe, the Barbs were sometimes mistaken for Arabians, although they have distinctly different physical characteristics. The Europeans saw that their size was similar and their handlers were Berber Muslims who spoke Arabic. An example of such confusion is that the Godolphin Arabian, one of the foundation sires of the Thoroughbred, was an Arabian stallion but, due to his Tunisian origins, was referred to as the "Godolphin Barb." The Barb is now bred primarily in Morocco, Algeria, Spain and southern France. Due to difficult economic times in North Africa, the number of purebred Barbs is decreasing. The World Organization of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Region, Nigeria
Northern Nigeria was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons, which voted to become a province within Northern Nigeria. In 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State, North-Western State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Kwara State, and the Benue-Plateau State, each with its own Governor. History Prehistory The Nok culture, an ancient culture dominated most of what is now Northern Nigeria in prehistoric times, its legacy in the form of terracotta statues and megaliths have been discovered in Sokoto, Kano, Birinin Kudu, Nok and Zaria. The Kwatarkwashi culture, a variant of the Nok culture centred mostly around Zamfara in Sokoto Province is thought by some to be the same or an offshoot of the Nok. The Fourteen Kingdoms The Fourteen Kingdoms unified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongola Horse
The Dongola or Dongolawi is an African breed of riding horse. It is predominantly of Barb type, though there may have been some Arab influence in the past. It originated in the Dongola province of Sudan, for which it is named. In eastern Africa it is distributed in the northern part of Sudan and in western Eritrea; it is also present in several West African countries including Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic. A number of local West African breeds or types derive from it; they may be regarded as sub-types, or may be reported as separate breeds. History Regional variants of the Dongola include: * the West African Dongola in Cameroon and the Central African Republic, usually dark or black with extensive white markings to the legs and sometimes to the belly * the Bahr-el-Ghazal or Dongola breed of the Bahr-el-Ghazal region of Chad, which stands about , weighs some , and is usually dark with extensive white markings to the legs and sometimes to the belly; it may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
