Yankari Game Reserve
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Yankari Game Reserve is a large wildlife park and former National Park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about 2,244 km2 and is home to s
Yankari Game Reserve Entry Gate
Yankari game reserve
Water buck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) in Yankari Game Reserve
Bauchi Emirate
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The Bauchi Emirate was founded by Yaqubu dan Dadi in the early 19th century in what is now Bauchi State, Nigeria, with its capital in Bauchi. The emirate came under British "protection" in the colonia
Yankari Game Reserve
…and Ampara area. In 1934, the Northern Regional Committee made a recommendation to the Executive Council to establish a pilot game reserve in the Bauchi Emirate. This was supported by Alhaji Muhammadu Ngeleruma, a minister in the former northern Nigeria Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Around this…
Bauchi Emirates Palace
A sabre used in the emirate. From the Bauchi State Museum.
Sallah festival celebrated in Bauchi.
The current Emir of Bauchi