AfizereThe Afizere people (Other: Afizarek, exonym: Jarawa) are an ethnic group that occupy Jos East, Jos North, parts of Jos South and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State and parts of Toro and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Afizere are speakers of Izere language. The neighbors of the Afizere to the north are the Hausa and Jarawan Dass. To the east and southeast are the Zari, Sayawa and Pyem. To the south and southwest are the Berom while the Irigwe and Rukuba lie to the west.
Bakulu peopleBakulu people (also Ikolu, Ikulu, Bekulu) are a people found in Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Kauru Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State of Middle Belt, Nigeria. They speak a Plateau language called Kulu. They call their land Akulu. A majority of the Bakulu people were reportedly adherents of traditional religion, numbering about 29.5% of the entire population, while Muslims number 0.5% and Christians with 70.0% of the population. Among the Christians, Independents have 60.0%, Protestants 15.
Tribal chiefA tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized as an intermediate stage between the band society of the Paleolithic stage and civilization with centralized, super-regional government based in cities. Anthropologist Elman Service distinguishes two stages of tribal societies: simple societies organized by limited instances of social rank and prestige, and more stratified societies led by chieftains or tribal kings (chiefdoms).
État de NassarawaNasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. The state has thirteen local government areas and its capital is Lafia, located in the east of the state, while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT.
Tyap languageTyap is a regionally important dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria's Middle Belt, named after its prestige dialect. It is also known by its Hausa exonym as Katab or Kataf. It is also known by the names of its dialectical varieties including Sholyio, Fantswam, Gworok, Takad, "Mabatado" (Tyap 'proper'), Tyeca̱rak and Tyuku (Tuku). Native Tyap speakers are primarily found in the local government areas of Jema'a, Kaura and Zangon Kataf, although pockets of speakers are also found in Kachia and Kauru in southern Kaduna state, and Riyom (especially Takad speakers) in Plateau State of Nigeria.
Gwong peopleGwong people (Hausa: Kagoma) are a people found in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Their language, Gyong language belongs to the central plateau language group. Their headquarters is at Fadan Kagoma, Jema'a Local Government Area of the state. The Gwong people are mainly found in Jema'a Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. The Gwong people are predominantly Christians who make up about 78.00% of the population (of whom Protestants number about 60.00%, Roman Catholics 20.
Kuteb peopleThe Kuteb (or Kutep) people are an ethno-linguistic group in West Africa, who speak Kuteb, a Jukunoid language. Most of the Kuteb people reside in Taraba State, Nigeria. According to tradition the Kuteb migrated from Egypt about 1000 AD, eventually reaching their present location around 1510. The Kuteb people are made of the following clans which is believed to be Children of Kuteb; Lumbu, Ticwo, Rufu, Askaen, Bika (Zwika), Ticwo, Rubur, Tswaen, Acha, Likam, Cwumam, and the Rucwu.
Kamantan peopleThe Anghan (Kamantan) are found in Zango Kataf and Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria. The Anghan people are mainly found in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. The Anghan alongside the Bakulu are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers, decried Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah. About 80% of the Anghans are Christian adherents (with Roman Catholics making up 80.0%, Protestants 10.
Irigwe peopleIrigwe people (Rigwe: Nneirigwe; Hausa: Miyango) are found mainly in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. They speak the Rigwe language (also Nkarigwe), a Central Plateau language. Their headquarters is the town of Miango, west of the state capital, Jos. Irigwe people are found in Bassa, Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of Plateau State and in Kauru Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Nok (culture)vignette|redresse=1.5|Sculpture Nok La culture Nok apparaît dans le centre du Nigeria vers 1500 et disparaît dans des circonstances inconnues au tournant de notre ère. C'est une population de cultivateurs (mil à chandelle et haricot) et de cueilleurs de plantes sauvages (dont le Canarium schweinfurthii). Elle entre dans l'âge du fer entre 800 et 400. Elle porte le nom du village de Nok, situé à Ham dans l'actuel État de Kaduna, au Nigeria, où ses célèbres sculptures en terre cuite ont été découvertes en 1928.
