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unusual facts about Borno


Bauchi Emirate

A few years after the declaration of the Holy War, Yakubu and generals were able to conquer a very large area which came to be bounded in the North by Kano, Misau and Katagum Emirates, in the East by Borno and Gombe, in the South by Miri and Fambi and in the West by Zaria.


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Davor Borno

2010 Borno also released live concert DVD "Greetings from Dalmatia" with 28 songs and Slovenian special guest star Helena Blagne.

Derde

The Teda of the Tibesti in the 17th and 18th centuries distinguished themselves for their raids from the Fezzan to the north and to Borno to the south.

Higgi

On the history of Higgi people there are many mythical stories about that some say they the victims of Mai wars of Kanem Borno empire of Borno State a neighbouring state to Adamawa State.

Kashim Ibrahim

He held the traditional title of Waziri of the Emirate of Borno after two previous Waziris had been forced to resign as a result of scandals in the Borno local administration.

Mohammed Goni

Goni founded the Borno Radio Television (BRTV) to counter the propaganda which was being pumped out of the Federal Government owned and sponsored Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi

Born to a Kanembu father and an Arab mother near Murzuk in what is today Libya, Al-Kanemi rose to prominence as a member of a rural religious community in the western provinces of what was then a much atrophied Borno Empire.

By planning, inspiration, and prayer, he attracted a following, especially from Shuwa Arab networks and Kanembu communities extending far outside Borno's borders.

Mustafa Ibn Umar El-Kanemi of Borno

Mustapha El-Kanemi was born in 1924, fourth son of the 17th Shehu of Borno, Sir Umar ibn Mohammed El-Kanemi, and was brought up in Dikwa, Borno State.

Rabih az-Zubayr

All Rabih's territories fell into French hands, except for Borno which went to Britain.

Transport in Nigeria

The country has two major rail lines: one connects Lagos on the Bight of Benin and Nguru in the northern state of Yobe; the other connects Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta and Maiduguri in the northeastern state of Borno.


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