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    Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. Almost its entire length...
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    time. The state derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria after the River Niger. The state borders Nasarawa State...
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  • Benue River Basin Development Authority - areas drained by the Benue River and its tributaries from the international boundary to Pai and Donga River...
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  • Benue may refer to: Benue River, a river in Cameroon and Nigeria Benue State, a state in Nigeria Benue-Plateau State, a former administrative division...
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    Makurdi (redirect from Makurdi, Benue State)
    Secondary School. Makurdi is located on the banks of Benue River, a major tributary of the Niger River. It is on the main narrow gauge railway line running...
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    cultural traditions.: 89  The Mumuye people are a part of the Benue River Valley. The Benue River Valley has been overlooked because of its complexities and...
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    Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta-Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Central Nigerian...
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    Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River. The Niger has different names...
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    fishermen residing along the banks of the river Benue and Niger where they run through Taraba State, Benue State and Nasarawa State.[citation needed]...
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    found in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Cross rivers, Adamawa, Kaduna, and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The language is a branch of Benue–Congo...
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    a river in central Nigeria, located within its Middle Belt. It serves as a major tributary of the Benue River in Nigeria. The source of the river is...
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  • Rock Apapa Amusement Park Bar Beach, Lagos Benue River Biu Plateau Bina Footprint Chad Basin Cross River National Park Dreamworld Africana Emotan Statue...
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  • administrative centre of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It is located on the Benue River, and it has a population of over 336,648 (2010). Yola is split into two...
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    Lokoja (category Benue River)
    Lokoja is a city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Yoruba (Oworo), Bassa...
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  • living on the left bank of the Niger River below its junction with the Benue River. Their language belongs to the Benue–Congo branch of the Niger–Congo family...
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  • Ibi, Taraba State (category Benue River)
    bank of the Benue River, opposite the influx of the much smaller Shemankar River. Both the Taraba River and the Donga River flow into the Benue within the...
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    Calabar River (distributary) Anambra River Benue River Okwa River Mada River Katsina Ala River Menchum River Ankwe River Donga River Bantaji River (Suntai...
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    separated by a watershed from the Niger River, and to the south it is separated by a basement dome from the Benue River. Further east, watersheds separate...
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    whose interior territories spread north from about where the Niger River and Benue River joined at Lokoja the Mount Patti hill. The Royal Niger Company's...
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    group native to the region south of the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in central Nigeria. The Igala people are located in an ecologically diverse...
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    Tributary (redirect from River tributaries)
    The Benue River is fed by multiple tributaries originating in the Adamawa Plateau; many of the highest tributaries are seasonal streams. The Benue is itself...
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  • confluence of the Niger River and Benue River. The ancestors of the Proto-Yoruboid speakers lived in the southern part of the Niger River Valley region for...
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    The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River. The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries...
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  • cities of Kaduna, Ibadan, and Lagos while also blockading the Niger and Benue River within a two-day timespan before being subdued. The General Officer Commanding...
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    is a reservoir located in the Northern Province of Cameroon, on the Benue River, in the Niger basin. The lake covers an area of 586 km2. The Lagdo dam...
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    shield with a wavy white pall, symbolizing the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while...
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    Garoua (category Benue River)
    port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. A thriving centre of the textiles and cotton industries, the city has...
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    (Nigeria) Benue River Katsina Ala River Menchum River Donga River Faro River Déo River Mayo Kébbi Cross River (Manyu River) Akwayafe River Rio del Ray...
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  • Cross-River River Basin Development Authority Hadejia Jama'are River Basin Development Authority Ogun-osun River Basin Development Authority Lower Benue River...
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    in fairly large scale. Communities living on the banks of River Benue, River Taraba, River Donga and Ibi, engage in fishing all year round. Other occupational...
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