Benue State

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Benue is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria. It is popularly referred to as part of the Middle Belt. It has an estimated population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 and was among the seven states created at that time. The state derives its name from the Benue River initially called Ber-nor, a compound word in Tiv language which means river or lake of hippopotamus (Ber meaning river or lake, while nor is the name for hippopotamus) the name Ber-nor was corrupted to BENUE by colonial masters, the river is the second largest river in Nigeria after the River Niger. The state borders Nasarawa State to the north; Taraba State to the east; Kogi State to the west; Enugu State to the south-west; Ebonyi and Cross River State to the south; and has an international border with Cameroon to the south-east. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma and Igede people. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo, Hausa and Jukun people etc. Its capital...

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