Nigeria’s peoples: where they live, the languages they speak, their history and their cultural institutions.
Abakpa
Abakpa (also spelt Abakwa) is named as one of the peoples of Benue State by the state government and other sources. The archive has not yet…
Akweya
The Akweya are one of the smaller peoples of Benue State, living around Otukpo in the Idoma area. Their language, Akpa (also called…
Etulo
The Etulo are one of the smaller peoples of Benue State, with communities also in Taraba State. They speak Etulo, an Idomoid language…
Hausa
The Hausa are a people native to northern Nigeria and southern Niger who speak the Hausa language. In Benue State they are a minority, with…
Idoma
The Idoma are one of the three major peoples of Benue State, living mainly in the south of the state, south of the Benue River. They speak…
Igbo
The Igbo are a people whose homeland is in south-eastern Nigeria. In Benue State there are Igbo communities in the southern LGAs near the…
Igede
The Igede are one of the three major peoples of Benue State, with their homeland centred on Oju LGA. They speak Igede, an Idomoid language…
Jukun
The Jukun are a people of the middle Benue valley, living mainly in Taraba State. In Benue State there is a Jukun community by the river at…
Nyifon
The Nyifon are a small people of Buruku LGA, Benue State. Their little-documented language, also called Iordaa, is thought to be Jukunoid.
Tiv
The Tiv are a people of central Nigeria who live on both sides of the Benue River, with a smaller population in Cameroon. They speak the…
Ufia
The Ufia, also called Utonkon, are one of the smaller peoples of Benue State and part of the wider Orring people. They speak Ufia, a…
Every record in the Nigeria Heritage Archive lists its sources and an evidence status. Oral traditions are kept as cultural records, and planned or announced events are kept apart from what has happened.