NUPE PEOPLE OF NIGER STATE

  Hello everyone, sorry I have not been able to get you updates recently. We move to the power state. To the undisputed head-quarters of Nupe people in Nigeria, I bring you Bida.
  The Nupe people live in the heart of Nigeria, spread over the lower basin formed by the two rivers, Kaduna and Niger also known as Lavun and Edu respectively. The traditional inhabitants of the ancient city (Banin Bida) were known as Beni. As we all know, in those days( before before) other sources of power or mystical powers to be precise were in vogue. Beni was not an exception but with the coming of Islam, life was changed. History has it that in 1804, Fulani rulers displaced the Bida Nupe leadership structure quite early in the 19th century. Mallam Dendo (Manko) who was the Fulani leader became the new leader of the empire. In 1832, Usman Zaki (Manko's son) became the first Etsu Nupe.
 In Bida, there are three ruling houses where Etsu Nupe rotates. These are:
1. MASABA HOUSE
2.USMAN ZAKI HOUSE
3.UMARU MAJIGI HOUSE.
  After the emergence of the first Etsu Nupe, here are the Etsu Nupes from the three houses as follows:


  NAMES                POSITION            HOUSE           YEAR
1.Usman Zaki          1st ETSU-NUPE        Usman Zaki    1832-1859
2.Masaba              2nd ETSU-NUPE        Masaba        1859-1873
3.Usman Majigi        3rd ETSU-NUPE        Usman Majigi  1873-1884
4.Maliki              4th ETSU NUPE        Usman Zaki    1884-1895
5.Abubakar            5th ETSU-NUPE        Masaba        1895-1901
6.Mohammad U          6th ETSU-NUPE        Usman Majigi  1901-1916
7.Bello               7th ETSU-NUPE        Usman Zaki    1916-1926
8.Saidu               8th ETSU-NUPE        Masaba        1926-1935
9.Muhammad U
  Ndayako             9th ETSU-NUPE        Umaru Majigi  1935-1962
10.Usman Sarki        10th ETSU-NUPE       Masaba        1962-1969
11.Musa Bello         11th ETSU-NUPE       Usman Zaki    1969-1975
12.Alhaji (Dr)
   Sabda Ndayako      12th ETSU-NUPE     Umaru Majigi  1975-2003
13.Alhaji Yahaya
   Abubakar           13th ETSU-NUPE    Usman Zaki    2003-till date 
    Still to come, music,dress code and a few quotes from the past. Saikadegi!