Opeyemi Quadri Cross River State is one of Nigeria’s 36 States and is located in the South-South part of the country. The State got its name from the Cross River that flows through her. Calabar is the capital of the State, while its nickname is “The People’s Paradise”. Date created: May 27, 1967 Geopolitical zone: South South Slogan: … Read more
Borno State is located in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria and is one of the 36 States of the federation. Nicknamed the “Home of Peace”, Borno was created on February 3rd 1976 after the then North-Eastern State was dismantled. There are three geo-political zones in Borno. In 1991, Yobe State was carved out of Borno State, and … Read more
Benue State is one of the 36 States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is located in the Norther-Central part of the country and has over 5 million inhabitants. Nicknamed the “Food Basket of the Nation” and created on the 3rd of February 1976, Benue State is majorly inhabited by the Tiv, Idoma and … Read more
Bauchi State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria and is located in the Northern part of the country. It is usually referred to as Bauchi State so as to distinguish it from the city of Bauchi – which is the capital of the State. Nicknamed the “Pearl of Tourism”, Bauchi State was established on … Read more
Anambra is one of the 36 states in Nigeria with its capital in Awka. Nicknamed the “Light of the Nation”, Anambra is located in the southeastern part of the country. The old Anambra state was created on February 3, 1976, by the military regime of Gen. Murtala Muhammed while the new Anambra was created on … Read more
Akwa Ibom is a Nigerian state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country and is neighbour to Rivers State and Abia State (on the west) and Cross River State (on the east). Nicknamed “Land of Promise”, Akwa Ibom State was created on 23 September 1987, and is currently with a population of over … Read more
Adamawa is a Nigerian Northeastern state that was established on the 27th of August, 1991 after Taraba State was carved out from the old Gongola State – which brought about a change of name for the region. Nicknamed “The Land Of Beauty”, Adamawa State, whose capital is Yola, was spread into four administrative divisions after … Read more
The appointment of DIG Kayode Egbetokun as the Inspector General of Police by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023, brings to a total number of 22 IGPs since Nigerians have been in charge of the force in 1964 till date. The appointment of Egbetokun is subject to the confirmation of the National Assembly. Alkali … Read more
Called God’s Own State, Abia is one of the States in Nigeria which has its administrative capital in Umuahia. Origin of the name Abia The word Abia is a name derived from the four most densely populated regions of the state. A in the word represents the initial letter of the commercial city of the … Read more
Like every organisation, the Nigerian Army is an institution with various departments to help carry out some of its major tasks in the day to day running of its operations. In this post we’ll list all the departments that exist in the Nigerian Army, and also tell you major functions of each of the departments. … Read more