Banue
| Inception | 3 Fabuweru 1976  |
|---|---|
| Named after | Benue River |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Capital | Makurdi |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Nigeria |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Coordinate location | 7°20′0″N 8°45′0″E |
| Office held by the head of government | Governor of Benue State |
| Head of government | Hyacinth Alia |
| Executive body | executive council of Benue State |
| Legislative body | Benue State House of Assembly |
| Replaced by | Kogi State |
| Replaces | Benue-Plateau State |
| Official website | https://www.benuestate.gov.ng/ |
Jiha Benue ( Binuwai) jiha ji la a bangare zoni ko dalla ga Nigeria, Andi miyya godom ga goru ye kimani su alan tun( 4,253,641.) Inko kidaya laangoyi ga sonin 2006. Kirkiru jahar ya koga sonin in 1976.(1) Jizani ga messe jihohi 7 ga kirkiran ga lokacin in boii, jahaye wantun suntoji koga fali Benue inko itaji Kogi in balau ga siro ga Nijeriya. Sunto Benue wantun asali ji koga kalma Bomtoid "Beer Noræ . Ma'ana ruwa na dabbar, Hippopotamus. Jiha gontan iyaka ga jihar Nasarawa koga Arewa: jihar Taraba ko dar jiha Kogi ko zoni Enugu (jiha) ko aushi ko zoni: jiha Ebonyi ga jihar cross River koga aushi ga kala iyaka ko woli ga woli, ga woli kamaru kaga kudu ko dar (3) me'kya Tv, me'kya idoma, me'kya igede ga me'kya Etodu la dowasu ga jihar. Siri birni jiha itaji Makurdi; (4) Benue jiha ji laga barka mara godon ya Maddi la aji kaffayi ga jahaye mana min Lemu. Mangoro, dankal, doya bido, odo surra, ela, kashau, shinkafa, duro, ga kwakwa manja,
Jiha Benue wattun asali ji ko sashi modi la fodinnin ko yanki zoni, Najeriya' ko farko karni 20. Ga lokaciye aji unda yanki ye ga gundumar munshi kafun sonin in 1918, ga lokaci ye zalan karinta ga dawwamanme Lamar in yanki kala Kogi Benue.(5)
Jiha Benue wattun asali sunye ko Kogi Benue, kala kirkiran tun ita koga jiha Benue plateau koga sunin 1976. Koga sunin 1991 ne aga yanki Maddi yankuna koga jiha Benue ( yawanci yankuna yarenshe ighala) jam koga sassa jaha kwara beyi kirkira foyo jiha kogi.kala aji wena iyamurai ga yankuna la aji iya jaha ye mana dolinshe hukumomi 0bi 0ju ga messesu.aji karanta ga tilo yanki dalla Najeriya'" kala beyi soninshe yanki dalla Najeriya' la ko zoni Kogi Neja, Birni Otukpo, siri birni al'adu ga gudannarwa in miyya idoma aji unda to ga "tilo turum kala woli gwarzoye"(6)
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