List of etsu nupe

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.

Etsu nupe biography samples Archived from the original on 14 July The history of Nupe in the early part of the nineteenth century was marked by political instability caused by disputes over succession. Under British indirect rule in Nigeria the Etsu was still elected from the ranks of the royal princes by gitsuzi and sarakizi title royal and non-royal elites and assisted by a council of four. Certain titles reflect the special occupations nusazi and their families follow, such as hunters, drummers, and blacksmiths.

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). 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.

Etsu nupe biography samples free Retrieved The low population densities and less intense form of agriculture allowed more of the original savanna to survive, and woodland products are significant, particularly from the shea-butter tree and the locust-bean tree. Jubril, a Nupe king of about , was the first to adopt Islam, though Islamic influence in the area may date back to c. The Etsu Bida and other chiefs of the emirate are paid a salary in accordance with the importance of the office.

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

References

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    Student biography samples The importance of these rituals has not shielded them from the impact of cultural change. While Islam has reduced the incidence of extravagant burials, ritual elaboration at the death of old people continues, since "they have seen the world" and there is no cause for grief. He chaired the committee management Board of the Abuja National Mosque. The number and scale of funeral rites vary with the age, sex, and status of the deceased.

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  3. ^Sule, Kasim (). "Yahaya Abubakar Kusodu becomes 13th Etsu Nupe". Daily Trust. Retrieved
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    Etsu nupe biography samples pdf Old men and family heads and old women are buried in their sleeping rooms, beneath the floor; everyone else is buried in the space between the houses or by the compound wall. Etsu Nupe 70 unquantifiable grace. However, the practice of compensating traditional rulers with salaries and confirmation of new appointments to the throne has continued under subsequent Nigerian governments. Drumming, singing, dancing, and oratory including preaching are also prevalent art forms.

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