Bida is the second largest city in Niger State with an estimated population of 178,840 (2007).It is located southwest of Minna, capital of Niger State, and is a dry, arid town. The major ethnic group is the Nupe. Bida is the headquarters of the Nupe Kingdom led by the Etsu Yahaya Abubakar and consisting of many districts, such as Katcha, Lapai, Mokwa, Enagi, Baddeggi, Agaie, Pategi, Lemu, Kutigi, and others. The leadership style of the ancient town of Bida is emirship, and the head of the town is addressed as Etsu Nupe.The town is known for its production of traditional crafts, notably glass and brassware. Bida is also known for its Durbar festival.It is also the home of the Federal Polytechnic Bida.Bida, town and traditional emirate, Niger state, west-central Nigeria. The town is on the Bako River, a minor tributary of the Niger, and lies at the intersection of roads from Jebba, Zungeru, and Agaie. Originally a small settlement of the Beni (Bini) people, a subgroup of the Nupe, it was captured about 1531 by Tsoede (Edegi), the founder of the Nupe kingdom and the first etsu Nupe (king of the Nupe people). When the kingdom was conquered about 1806 by Fulani warriors, its central region was incorporated as the Nupe emirate in the Fulani empire. Emir Usman Zaki proclaimed himself etsu Nupe in 1835; and, after defeating Umar Bahaushe, a rival Fulani emir, in the Nupe civil war (1847--56) at Bida, he named Bida to replace the emirate's old capital at Raba (Rabba), 67 miles (110 km) west.
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Niger State Government, Stakeholders Appeal to President Buhari
The Government and prominent stakeholders of Niger State appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government to come to the rescue of the state by addressing the infrastructural deficit and security challenges in the state.
This requests were made on 2nd Oc tober 2018at the Presidential Villa in Abuja when Governor Abubakar Sani Bello led a delegation of prominent Nigerlites on solidarity visit to Mr. President.
