Etsu nupe bida

Etsu nupe biography book: The fifth day is marked with fan-fare, where the Etsu Nupe rides on a horse-back with his subjects positioned at strategic locations to catch a glimpse of and pay respect to the Etsu-Nupe and his beautiful procession of horses. The Etsu has made this possible through the symbolic celebration of the Annual Nupe National Day in Bida, the headquarters of the Nupe. Beyond sustaining the rich and proud legacy of his forebears, Dr Yahaya Abubakar has served as the permanent Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers with uncommon humility and courage. Tsoede then went to Nupeko, a village nearby, killed the chief and made himself chief of the place.

Yahaya Abubakar

Etsu Nupe of Bida

Yahya Abubakar
Reign
Coronation20 August
PredecessorUmaru Sanda Ndayako
BornYahaya Abubakar
() 12 September (age&#;72)
Bida
SpouseMarried to Four Wives
Yahaya Abubakar Sanganuwar Nakordi
RoyalUsman Zaki Ruling house
FatherAlh.

Abubakar Saganuwa (Nakordi Nupe)

MotherPrincess Haj. Habiba Bantigi Ndayako
ReligionIslam
OccupationEx-Military, Traditional Ruler

Brig. Gen. Yahaya Abubakar (Rtd)CFR is a first class traditional ruler (Emir or Amir) who has been the 12th Etsu Nupe, or King of the Nupe Kingdom, since [1][2] With his royal stool situated in Bida, Niger state.

Background

Yahaya was born on 12 September at Bida in Niger State and hails from one of the ruling houses of Bida Emirate (Usman Zaki).

Etsu nupe biography pdf Archived from the original on 14 July He died, years old, on one of his military expeditions to the north near Gbagede. Idirisu and his followers joined forces with Mallam Dendo. His significance as a worthy citizen, traditional ruler of note and patriot continues to shine through in all that he has had to do in his most exemplary life.

He attended Government College, Sokoto and later Commercial College, Kano (–), then enrolled into the Nigerian Defence Academy (–) in preparation for joining the Nigerian Army.

Before he was appointed the Etsu Nupe, he was the Kusodu Nupe. His last military posting was to the Nigerian Defense Headquarters Abuja, where he was a director of foreign operations, before retiring as a brigadier general in September [3]

Yahaya Abubakar Kusodu Nupe was appointed the 13th Etsu Nupe on 11 September ,[4] the ruler of all the Nupe speaking people in the world (Etsu Nupe: The King of Nupe) in succession to his late uncle Alhaji Umar Sanda Ndayako.[5]

By this title, he is the Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers.[1] He is the chairman, Coordinating Committee National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria.[6]

Other positions

The Emir chair the committee pushing for the creation of Edu State with headquarters at Bida out of the present Niger, Kogi and Kwara states to form a homeland for the Nupe people.[7]

Other promoters for the creation of Edu State are Etsu Lapai, Etsu Agaie, Etsu Lafiyagi, Etsu Tsaragi, Etsu Patigi, Etsu Tsonga, prominent Nupe elder statesmen across the nation and abroad.[8]

He chaired the committee management Board of the Abuja National Mosque.[9]

Following a scandal when it was found that a Nupe man, Alhaji Muhammadu Bello Masaba, had married 86 wives, the Etsu Nupe set up a five-member committee of Islamic scholars to handle the issue.

In September it was reported that Masaba has agreed to divorce all but four of the wives.[10]

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    Etsu nupe biography But now Usman Zaki, the second son of Dendo himself adopted the title Etsu Nupe, demanding the ancient regalia from the exiled shadow king in Zuguma and making Raba again the official capital of the kingdom. Etsu Nupe of Bida. From this time the legitimate dynasty of Nupe abandoned all legal claim to the rulership over the country and the new Fulani dynasty assumed full powers. He left her a charm and a ring to give to their child when it was born.

    "Yahaya Abubakar Kusodu becomes 13th Etsu Nupe". Daily Trust. Retrieved

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    Etsu nupe biography images This led to a temporary division of Nupe kingdom into a western and eastern half. When he reached the Kaduna river, he turned into a Creek called Ega, and lies there in hiding till his pursuers, tired of the fruitless search, returned to Eda. He stayed there till the hour of evening prayer, but what he did in the pit, what secret magic he performed, no one knows. Here, Mallam Dendo is said to have used a clever ruse.

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  16. ^Hope Afoke Orivri (). "Bankole endorses call for creation of Edu State from Niger, Kogi & Kwara". Nigerian Compass.
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    Etsu nupe biography wikipedia Nigeria Daily News. From this time — and this still holds true today — all hare-lipped boys born in Nupe are named Edegi. Other positions [ edit ]. For sixty years he reigned in Gbara.

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  18. ^Withnall, Adam (). "Nigerian man with 97 wives says he is still 'very much alive'". The Independent. Retrieved