• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Alhaji shehu s pawa (sarkin pawan Mai Sudan)
Population
(2006)
• Total
98,763
Time zone
UTC+1 (WAT)
Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria.[1] It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate.
The former Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello hails from Kontagora.
On December 15, 1995, the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kontagora was established here. St Michael's Cathedral is the seat of the apostolic vicar.[citation needed]
Kontagora is a major town on the south bank of the Kontagora River in north-west Niger State, Nigeria. It is the capital city of the Kontagora Emirate...
The Kontagora Emirate is a traditional state with the capital city of Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria. The Kontagora Emirate is among the major emirates...
civilian in May 1999. Kontagora was among the first intake of officers when the Nigerian Defense Academy opened in 1964. Kontagora was appointed Minister...
and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was...
The Anglican Diocese of Kontagora is one of eleven within the Anglican Province of Lokoja, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. The...
Aminu Isa Kontagora (20 April 1956 – 10 January 2021) was a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Benue State, Nigeria, from August 1996 to...
divided the area into eleven provinces which were: Bauchi Bida Bornu Kabba Kontagora Lower Benue or Nassarawa Illorin Muri Sokoto Upper Bema Zaria In 1903...
1806 – 1876) was the founder and the first ruler (Sarkin Sudan) of the Kontagora Emirate. He was the grandson of Usman dan Fodio and the son of the third...
headquarters (or collation centre) for Niger North senatorial district is Kontagora. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress is the current...
the Kontagora Emirate with the title Sarkin Sudan. His father Umaru Sarkin Kudu was the son of Mallam Umaru Nagwamatse, the founder of the Kontagora Emirate...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora (Latin: Dioecesis Kongtagorana) is a Roman Catholic Diocese located in the city of Kontagora in Nigeria. It is a suffragan...
Minna Township Stadium (a.k.a. Bako Kontagora Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Minna, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and...
the Sani Bello Foundation. Sani Bello was born on 27 November 1942 in Kontagora, the only child of Bello Mustapha and Hajiya Abu. He received Islamic...
Retrieved 9 December 2014. "Explosion Rocks Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Articles – THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original...
Nafada, Maiduguri, Yobe, Yola, Jalingo, Jos, Lafia, Nasarawa, Minna, Kontagora, Lokoja, Keffi and Abuja. In Niger, Hausa is spoken in the south, including...
District in Nigeria's upper legislative chamber. He spent his early years in Kontagora Niger State where he started his primary school. He completed his primary...
Military Administrator Aug 1996 Sept 1998 Military Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora Military Administrator Sept 1998 May 1999 Military Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu...
Ambassador to Senegal In office 1962 – October 1963 Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Preceded by position established Succeeded by Sani Kontagora...
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Minna and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontagora have their seat in the state. Darul Islam (Nigeria) is present in the...
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