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Southern Kaduna’s different languages

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Southern Kaduna represents the Biblical Tower of Babel due to the existence of over 30 tribes and languages within eight local government councils. The eight Local Government Councils found in Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone are Jaba, Jama’a, Kachia, Kagarko, Kaura, Kauru, Sanga and Zango Kataf. Within the zone, there exists over 30 tribes and language with each local government area boasting of more than one indigenous language except Jaba where at least one tribe and language exists. Genesis of heterogeneous languages and tribes worldwide today can be traced to the biblical tower of Babel when God visited mankind as the unexpected visit by their creator led to their division especially by language which is a fore-runner to tribal lineages. Critical assessment of various languages spoken worldwide and most especially those that exists in Southern Kaduna makes the area to represent the acclaimed Biblical Tower of Babel. Among the eight local government councils, Ja
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SOUTHERN KADUNA AUTOCHTHONES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS FORUM No. 47, KEFFI ROAD, BARNAWA G. R. A, KADUNA, NIGERIA

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GOVERNOR EL-RUFAI 1 August, 2017 His Excellency, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna Your Excellency, SOUTHERN KADUNA AUTOCHTHONOUS ETHNIC NATIONALITIES REJECT GOVERNOR NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI’S MOVES TO ABROGATE OR MERGE CHIEFDOMS AND CHANGE THE NAMES OF OUR CHIEFTAINCIES AND TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS The Southern Kaduna Autochthones Community Development Associations Forum (CDAs Forum) met on August 1, 2017, to deliberate on your administration’s on-going moves to “restructure” the traditional institutions in Kaduna State. The CDAs Forum became aware of certain documents emanating from the Governor’s Office, Kaduna State, conveying “the decision of the Governor of Kaduna State” to restructure the traditional institutions in Kaduna State. The first is a letter Ref. No. SSG/KDS/508 dated 20th June, 2017, signed for the Secretary to the State Government by Abdullahi Sani, Permanent Secretary, Ca
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HISTORY OF SOUTHERN KADUNA

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The evolution of most African countries came through the historical abattoir of the imperialist tendencies of 1884/1885 Berlin Conference in Germany, where the pre-colonial kingdoms, empires and other ethnic nationalities were thriving for their greater development abruptly were disintegrated within margins clearly defined based on the overriding imperialist interest, and the wherewithal intentions for the colonialist administrative control. This milieu was in earnest the direct enterprise of economic viabilities which later birthed the political supremacy and control of Nigeria since the imperialist contact with the coastal region. This however, brought to their domain in 1861 Lagos as colony, which later saw the annexation of other western, southern, eastern and subsequently by 1900 the entire northern part of the Niger-area fall to the colonialist and consequently by 1914 the amalgamation of the entire Niger area was brought into single administrative control where Niger
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Life

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Life is beautiful but not always easy, it has problems, too, and the challenge lies in facing them with courage, letting the beauty of life act like a balm, which makes the pain bearable, during trying times, by providing hope Happiness, sorrow, victory, defeat, day-night are the two sides of the me coin. Similarly life is full of moments of joy, pleasure, success and comfort punctuated by misery, defeat, failures and problems. There is no human being on Earth, strong, powerful, wise or rich, who has not experienced, struggle, suffering or failure. No doubt, life is beautiful and every moment – a celebration of being alive, but one should be always ready to face adversity and challenges. A person who has not encountered difficulties in life can never achieve success. Difficulties test the courage, patience, perseverance and true character of a human being. Adversity and hardships make a person strong and ready to face the challenges of life with equanimity. There is
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