Category Archives: List of Towns and Villages in Main

The 36 States in Nigeria and Their Local Governments

ABIA

Aba North

Aba South

Arochukwu

Bende

Ikwuano

Isiala Ngwa North

Isiala Ngwa South

Isuikwuato

Obi Ngwa

Ohafia

Osisioma

Ugwunagbo

Ukwa East

Ukwa West

Umuahia North

Umuahia South

Umu Nneochi

Obi Ngwa

ADAMAWA

Demsa

Fufure

Ganye

Gayuk

Gombi

Grie

Hong

Jada

Lamurde

Madagali

Maiha

Mayo

Belwa

Michika

Mubi North

Mubi South

Numan

Shelleng

Song

Toungo

Yola North

Yola South

AKWA IBOM

Abak

Eastern Obolo

Eket

Esit Eket

Essien Udim

Etim Ekpo

Etinan

Ibeno

Ibesikpo Asutan

Ibiono-Ibom

Ika

Ikono

Ikot Abasi

Ikot Ekpene

Ini

Itu

Mbo

Mkpat-Enin

Nsit-Atai

Nsit-Ibom

Nsit-Ubium

Obot Akara

Okobo

Onna

Oron

Oruk Anam

Udung-Uko

Ukanafun

Uruan

Urue-Offong/Oruko

Uyo

ANAMBRA

Aguata Anambra East Anambra West Anaocha Awka North Awka South Ayamelum Dunukofia Ekwusigo Idemili North Idemili South Ihiala Njikoka Nnewi North Nnewi South Ogbaru Onitsha North Onitsha South Orumba North Orumba South Oyi

Bauchi

Alkaleri Bauchi Bogoro Damban Darazo Dass Gamawa Ganjuwa Giade Itas/Gadau Jama’are Katagum Kirfi Misau Ningi Shira Tafawa Balewa Toro Warji Zaki

Bayelsa

Brass Ekeremor Kolokuma/Opokuma Nembe Ogbia Sagbama Southern Ijaw Yenagoa

Benue

Agatu Apa Ado Buruku Gboko Guma Gwer East Gwer West Katsina-Ala Konshisha Kwande Logo Makurdi Obi Ogbadibo Ohimini Oju Okpokwu Oturkpo Tarka Ukum Ushongo Vandeikya Obi

Borno


Abadam Askira/Uba Bama Bayo Biu Chibok Damboa Dikwa Gubio Guzamala Gwoza Hawul Jere Kaga Kala/Balge Konduga Kukawa Kwaya Kusar Mafa Magumeri Maiduguri Marte Mobbar Monguno Ngala Nganzai Shani

Cross River

Abi Akamkpa Akpabuyo Bakassi Bekwarra Biase Boki Calabar Municipal Calabar South Etung Ikom Obanliku Obubra Obudu Odukpani Ogoja Yakuur Obubra Yala

Delta

Aniocha North Aniocha South Bomadi Burutu Ethiope East Ethiope West Ika North East Ika South Isoko North Isoko South Ndokwa East Ndokwa West Okpe Oshimili North Oshimili South Patani Sapele Udu Ughelli North Ughelli South Ukwuani Uvwie Warri North Warri South Warri South West

Ebonyi

Abakaliki Afikpo North Afikpo South (Edda) Ebonyi Ezza North Ezza South Ikwo Ishielu Ivo Izzi Ohaozara Ohaukwu Onicha

Edo

Akoko-Edo Egor Esan Central Esan North-East Esan South-East Esan West Etsako Central Etsako East Etsako West Igueben Ikpoba Okha Orhionmwon Oredo Ovia North-East Ovia South-West Owan East Owan West Uhunmwonde

Ekiti

Ado Ekiti Efon Ekiti East Ekiti South-West Ekiti West Emure Gbonyin Ido Osi Ijero Ikere Ikole Ilejemeje Irepodun/Ifelodun Ise/Orun Moba Oye

Enugu

Aninri Awgu Enugu East Enugu North Enugu South Ezeagu Igbo Etiti Igbo Eze North Igbo Eze South Isi Uzo Nkanu East Nkanu West Nsukka Oji River Udenu Udi Uzo-Uwani

Territory Federal Capital Territory

Abaji Abuja Municipal Bwari Gwagwalada Kuje Kwali

Gombe

Akko Balanga Billiri Dukku Funakaye Gombe Kaltungo Kwami Nafada Shongom Yamaltu/Deba

Imo

Aboh Mbaise Ahiazu Mbaise Ehime Mbano Ezinihitte Ideato North Ideato South Ihitte/Uboma Ikeduru Isiala Mbano Isu Mbaitoli Ngor Okpala Njaba Nkwerre Nwangele Obowo Oguta Ohaji/Egbema Okigwe Orlu Orsu Oru East Oru West Owerri Municipal Owerri North Owerri West Unuimo Obowo

Jigawa

Auyo Babura Biriniwa Birnin Kudu Buji Dutse Gagarawa Garki Gumel Guri Gwaram Gwiwa Hadejia Jahun Kafin Hausa Kazaure Kiri Kasama Kiyawa Kaugama Maigatari Malam Madori Miga Ringim Roni Sule Tankarkar Taura Yankwashi

Kaduna

Birnin Gwari Chikun Giwa Igabi Ikara Jaba Jema’a Kachia Kaduna North Kaduna South Kagarko Kajuru Kaura Kauru Kubau Kudan Lere Makarfi Sabon Gari Sanga Soba Zangon Kataf Zaria

Kano

Ajingi Albasu Bagwai Bebeji Bichi Bunkure Dala Dambatta Dawakin Kudu Dawakin Tofa Doguwa Fagge Gabasawa Garko Garun Mallam Gaya Gezawa Gwale Gwarzo Kabo Kano Municipal Karaye Kibiya Kiru Kumbotso Kunchi Kura Madobi Makoda Minjibir Nasarawa Rano Rimin Gado Rogo Shanono Sumaila Takai Tarauni Tofa Tsanyawa Tudun Wada Ungogo Warawa Wudil

Katsina

Bakori Batagarawa Batsari Baure Bindawa Charanchi Dandume Danja Dan Musa Daura Dutsi Dutsin Ma Faskari Funtua Ingawa Jibia Kafur Kaita Kankara Kankia Katsina Kurfi Kusada Mai’Adua Malumfashi Mani Mashi Matazu Musawa Rimi Sabuwa Safana Sandamu Zango

Kebbi

Aleiro Arewa Dandi Argungu Augie Bagudo Birnin Kebbi Bunza Dandi Fakai Gwandu Jega Kalgo Koko/Besse Maiyama Ngaski Sakaba Shanga Suru Wasagu/Danko Yauri Zuru

Kogi

Adavi Ajaokuta Ankpa Bassa Dekina Ibaji Idah Igalamela Odolu Ijumu Kabba/Bunu Kogi Lokoja Mopa Muro Ofu Ogori/Magongo Okehi Okene Olamaboro Omala Yagba East Yagba West

Kwara

Asa Baruten Edu Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin South Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke Ero Oyun Pategi

Lagos

Agege Ajeromi-Ifelodun Alimosho Amuwo-Odofin Apapa Badagry Epe Eti Osa Ibeju-Lekki Ifako-Ijaiye Ikeja Ikorodu Kosofe Lagos Island Lagos Mainland Mushin Ojo Oshodi-Isolo Shomolu Surulere

Nasarawa

Akwanga Awe Doma Karu Keana Keffi Kokona Lafia Nasarawa Nasarawa Egon Obi Toto Wamba Obi

Niger

Agaie Agwara Bida Borgu Bosso Chanchaga Edati Gbako Gurara Katcha Kontagora Lapai Lavun Magama Mariga Mashegu Mokwa Moya Paikoro Rafi Rijau Shiroro Suleja Tafa Wushishi

Ogun

Abeokuta North Abeokuta South Ado-Odo/Ota Yewa North Yewa South Ewekoro Ifo Ijebu East Ijebu North Ijebu North East Ijebu Ode Ikenne Imeko Afon Ipokia Obafemi Owode Odeda Odogbolu Ogun Waterside Remo North Shagamu

Ondo

Akoko North-East Akoko North-West Akoko South-West Akoko South-East Akure North Akure South Ese Odo Idanre Ifedore Ilaje Ile Oluji/Okeigbo Irele Odigbo Okitipupa Ondo East Ondo West Ose Owo

Osun

Atakunmosa East Atakunmosa West Aiyedaade Aiyedire Boluwaduro Boripe Ede North Ede South Ife Central Ife East Ife North Ife South Egbedore Ejigbo Ifedayo Ifelodun Ila Ilesa East Ilesa West Irepodun Irewole Isokan Iwo Obokun Odo Otin Ola Oluwa Olorunda Oriade Orolu Osogbo Obokun

Oyo

Afijio Akinyele Atiba Atisbo Egbeda Ibadan North Ibadan North-East Ibadan North-West Ibadan South-East Ibadan South-West Ibarapa Central Ibarapa East Ibarapa North Ido Irepo Iseyin Itesiwaju Iwajowa Kajola Lagelu Ogbomosho North Ogbomosho South Ogo Oluwa Olorunsogo Oluyole Ona Ara Orelope Ori Ire Oyo West Oyo East Saki East Saki West Surulere

Plateau

Bokkos Barkin Ladi Bassa Jos East Jos North Jos South Kanam Kanke Langtang South Langtang North Mangu Mikang Pankshin Qua’an Pan Riyom Shendam Wase

Rivers

Abua/Odual Ahoada East Ahoada West Akuku-Toru Andoni Asari-Toru Bonny Degema Eleme Emuoha Etche Gokana Ikwerre Khana Obio/Akpor Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Ogu/Bolo Okrika Omuma Opobo/Nkoro Oyigbo Port Harcourt Tai Obio/Akpor

Sokoto

Binji Bodinga Dange Shuni Gada Goronyo Gudu Gwadabawa Illela Isa Kebbe Kware Rabah Sabon Birni Shagari Silame Sokoto North Sokoto South Tambuwal Tangaza Tureta Wamako Wurno Yabo

Taraba

Ardo Kola Bali Donga Gashaka Gassol Ibi Jalingo Karim Lamido Kumi Lau Sardauna Takum Ussa Wukari Yorro Zing

Yobe

Bade Bursari Damaturu Fika Fune Geidam Gujba Gulani Jakusko Karasuwa Machina Nangere Nguru Potiskum Tarmuwa Yunusari Yusufari

Zamfara 

Anka Bakura Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw Bukkuyum Bungudu Gummi Gusau Kaura Namoda Maradun Maru Shinkafi Talata Mafara Chafe Zurmi Zamfara State

Past And Present Governors Of Zamfara State

NameTitleTook officeLeft officeParty
Jibril YakubuAdministrator7 October 199629 May 1999Military
Ahmad Sani Yarima(Sardaunan Zamfara)Governor29 May 199929 May 2007ANPP
Mahmud Shinkafi(Dallatun Zamfara)Governor29 May 200729 May 2011ANPP
Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari(Shatiman Mafara)Governor29 May 201129 May 2019ANPP
Bello Matawalle(Matawallen Maradun)Governor29 May 201929 May 2023APC
Dauda LawalGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentPDP

Past And Present Governors Of Yobe State

NameTitleTook officeLeft officeParty
Sani Daura AhmedAdministrator28 August 19912 January 1992Military
Bukar IbrahimGovernor2 January 199217 November 1993SDP
Dabo AliyuAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
John Ben KalioAdministrator22 August 199614 August 1998Military
Musa MohammedAdministrator14 August 199829 May 1999Military
Bukar IbrahimGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007APP; ANPP
Mamman Bello AliGovernor29 May 200727 January 2009ANPP
Ibrahim GaidamGovernor27 January 200929 May 2019ANPP later APC
Mai Mala BuniGovernor29 May 2019IncumbentAPC

Past And Present Governors Of Taraba State

NameTitleAssumed officeLeft officeParty
Adeyemi AfolahanAdministrator28 August 1991January 1992Military
Jolly NyameGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Yohanna DicksonAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Emmanuel JohnAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Aina Joseph OwoniyiAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Jolly NyameGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007PDP
Danbaba Danfulani SuntaiGovernor29 May 2007October 2012PDP
Garba UmarActing GovernorOctober 20122013PDP
Abubakar Sani DanladiActing Governor201329 May 2015PDP
Darius Dickson IshakuGovernor29 May 201529 May 2023PDP
Agbu KefasGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentPDP

Past And Present Governors Of Sokoto State

NameTitleAssumed officeLeft officeParty
Alhaji Usman FarukGovernor19671975Military
Colonel Umaru MohammedGovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Lt. Colonel Gado NaskoGovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Shehu KangiwaGovernorOctober 1979November 1981NPN
Garba NadamaGovernor1982December 1983NPN
Colonel Garba DubaGovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Colonel Garba MohammedGovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Colonel Ahmed Muhammad DakuGovernorDecember 1987August 1990Military
Colonel Bashir Salihi MagashiGovernorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Malam Yahaya AbdulkarimGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993NRC
Colonel Yakubu Mu’azuAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa RajiAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Group Captain (Air Force) Rufai GarbaAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Attahiru BafarawaGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007APP; ANPP
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor29 May 200711 April 2008PDP
Abdullahi Balarabe SalameActing Governor11 April 200828 May 2008
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor28 May 200828 May 2011PDP
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor28 May 201128 May 2015APC
Aminu Waziri TambuwalGovernor28 May 201529 May 2023APC/PDP
Ahmad AliyuGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentAPC

Past And Present Governors Of Rivers State

NameTitleTook officeLeft officeParty
Melford OkiloGovernor1 October 197931 December 1983NPN
Rufus Ada GeorgeGovernorJanuary 199217 November 1993NRC
Peter OdiliGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007PDP
Celestine OmehiaGovernor29 May 200726 October 2007PDP
Chibuike AmaechiGovernor26 October 200729 May 2015PDP
Ezenwo WikeGovernor29 May 201529 May 2023PDP
Siminalayi FubaraGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentPDP

Past And Present Governors Of Plateau State

NameTitleAssumed officeLeft officeParty
Joseph GomwalkGovernor1966July 1975Military
Abdullahi MohammedGovernorJuly 1975February 1976Military
Dan SuleimanAdministratorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Joshua AnajaAdministratorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Solomon LarGovernorOctober 1979December 1983NPP
Samuel AtukumAdministratorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Chris AlliAdministratorAugust 19851986Military
Lawrence OnojaAdministrator1986July 1988Military
Aliyu KamaAdministratorJuly 1988August 1990Military
Joshua MadakiAdministratorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Fidelis TapgunGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Mohammed ManaAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Habibu Idris ShuaibuAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Musa ShehuAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999(Military)
Joshua DariyeGovernor29 May 199918 May 2004PDP
Chris AlliSole Administrator18 May 200418 November 2004interim (6-month state of emergency declared)
Joshua DariyeGovernor18 November 200413 November 2006PDP
Michael BotmangGovernor13 November 200627 April 2007PDP
Joshua DariyeGovernor27 April 200729 May 2007PDP
Jonah David JangGovernor29 May 200729 May 2015PDP
Simon Bako LalongGovernor29 May 201529 May 2023APC
Caleb mutfwangGovernor29 May 2023IncumbentPDP

Past And Present Governors Of Oyo State

NameTitleAssumed officeLeft officeParty
Col. David JemibewonGovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Col. Paul TarfaGovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Chief Bola IgeExecutive Governor1 October 19791 October 1983Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
Dr. Victor Omololu OlunloyoExecutive Governor1 October 198331 December 1983National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
Lt. Col. Oladayo PopoolaGovernor4 January 1984September 1985Military
Col. Adetunji Idowu OlurinGovernorSeptember 1985July 1988Military
Col. Sasaenia OresanyaGovernor27 July 1988August 1990Military
Col. Abdulkareem AdisaGovernor3 September 1990January 1992Military
Chief Kolapo Olawuyi IsholaExecutive Governor2 January 199217 November 1993Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Navy Capt. Adetoye Oyetola SodeAdministrator9 December 199314 September 1994Military
Col. Chinyere Ike NwosuAdministrator14 Sep 199422 Aug 1996Military
Col. Ahmed UsmanAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Comm. Pol. Amen Edore OyakhireAdministrator16 August 199828 May 1999Military
Dr. Lam AdesinaGovernor29 May 199928 May 2003Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Rashidi Adewolu LadojaGovernor29 May 200328 May 2007People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Christopher Alao-AkalaGovernor (de facto)12 January 20067 December 2006People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Christopher Alao-AkalaGovernor29 May 200729 May 2011People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Abiola AjimobiGovernor29 May 201129 May 2019Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
Seyi MakindeGovernor29 May 2019IncumbentPeople’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Past And Present Governors Of Osun State

NameTitleAssumed officeLeft officeParty
Leo Segun AjiborishaAdministratorAugust 1991January 1992Military
Isiaka Adetunji AdelekeGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Anthony UdofiaAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Anthony ObiAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Theophilus BamigboyeAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Adebisi AkandeGovernor29 May 199929 May 2003AD
Olagunsoye OyinlolaGovernor29 May 200327 November 2010PDP
Rauf AregbesolaGovernor27 November 201027 November 2018APC
Adegboyega OyetolaGovernor27 November 201827 November 2022APC
Ademola AdelekeGovernor27 November 2022IncumbentPDP