Argungu waters and the Niger's western bend
Kebbi State was created on 27 August 1991 from Sokoto, with Birnin Kebbi as capital. It occupies Nigeria's north-western corner where the Niger River, the Rima, and the Sokoto river system meet a history of Kebbi, Yauri, and Zuru polities. The Argungu Fishing Festival on the Mata Fada / Rima waters is Nigeria's most famous fishing spectacle: thousands of fishermen, a timed catch, and visitors from across the country.
Kebbi (Kabi) was a precolonial state that resisted and negotiated with Songhai and later Sokoto — a history of riverine cavalry and floodplain farms. Yauri on the Niger and the Zuru (Dakarkari and related) area add different languages and hill cultures. Rice, fish, and onions from the floodplains feed distant markets.
Land of Equity is the civic slogan. Equity, in local telling, names a hope of fairness among emirates and minorities in a large border state. Heritage is wet: nets, canoes, and the annual festival that made Argungu a national word.
Kebbi (Kabi) was a precolonial state that resisted and negotiated with Songhai and later Sokoto — a history of riverine cavalry and floodplain farms. Yauri on the Niger and the Zuru (Dakarkari and related) area add different languages and hill cultures. Rice, fish, and onions from the floodplains feed distant markets.
Land of Equity is the civic slogan. Equity, in local telling, names a hope of fairness among emirates and minorities in a large border state. Heritage is wet: nets, canoes, and the annual festival that made Argungu a national word.