• Dikwa is a town and a local government area in Borno State, Nigeria. Dikwa used to be part of the kingdom of Borno before being captured by Rabih in 1893...
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  • The Dikwa Emirate is one of the successor states to the old Bornu Empire, a traditional state within Borno State, Nigeria. It was established in 1901...
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    Albert Dikwa Lega (born 2 January 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC. Dikwa signed with...
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    Rabih Zubayr ibn Fadlallah seized power and transferred the capital to Dikwa. When the French, then expanding in West Africa, defeated and killed Rabih...
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    than 60 people and injured 78 others at a camp for displaced people in Dikwa, Nigeria. Officials said three suicide bombers had infiltrated the camp...
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    Remnant successor regimes of the empire, in form of Borno Emirate and Dikwa Emirate, were established around 1900 and still exist today as traditional...
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    live with him in Dikwa, twenty-three members including two Shehus, Abubakar Garbai and Umar Sanda Kiarimi, accepted it. Rabih made Dikwa his capital, and...
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    north to Yobe State at Maza, the Dikwa-Gulumba-Gana-Bigoro Rd north from A4 at Banki to A3 at Dikwa, the Monguno-Marte-Dikwa Rd north to Monguno, the Maiduguri-Monguno...
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  • 2010-09-01. Abdulkareem Haruna (28 March 2010). "Kingmakers Crown New Shehu of Dikwa". Daily Independent. Retrieved 2010-09-01. PIUS ALAO (2009-10-26). "Otaru...
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    their troops in Kanem ready to march to Dikwa to face Rabih but Officer Émile Gentil quickly realised that Dikwa was in "German Borno" rather than "French...
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  • Williams, and reigning USL most valuable player and golden boot winner Albert Dikwa, led to high expectations for an expansion team. The team entered the season...
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  • 1858– (integrated) Borno Emirate, northeastern Nigeria 1900– (integrated) Dikwa Emirate, northeast Nigeria 1901– (integrated) Biu Emirate, northeast Nigeria...
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  • Dikwidae (redirect from Dikwa (Amphipod))
    Dikwa is a genus of amphipods in the family Dikwidae, containing the following species: Dikwa acrania Griffiths, 1974 Dikwa andresi Lörz & Coleman, 2003...
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    Tarka Ukum Ushongo Vandeikya Abadam Askira/Uba Bama Bayo Biu Chibok Damboa Dikwa Gubio Guzamala Gwoza Hawul Jere Kaga Kala/Balge Konduga Kukawa Kwaya Kusar...
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  • district in Borno State, Nigeria covers the local government areas of Bama, Dikwa, Jere, Kaga, Kala/Balge, Konduga, Mafa, Maiduguri, and Ngala. The senator...
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    bombers killed at least 60 people at an internally displaced persons camp in Dikwa, Borno. On 16 March, two female suicide bombers killed 22 people in Maiduguri...
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    ISWAP took over the town of Dikwa for several hours after forcing government forces out of the settlement. Whilst in Dikwa, the militants attacked a Nigerian...
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  • Dickerson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. "Albert Dikwa | Orlando City". orlandocitysc. "Abdoulaye Diop | Atlanta United FC". atlutd...
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    was Shehu of Dikwa between 1922 and 1937 and Shehu of Borno from 1937 to 1967. Umar (son of Shehu Kyari of Borno) was Shehu of Dikwa between 1922 and...
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    capital of Borno state". It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Dikwa Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria. Invaded and...
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    assisting Albert Dikwa's opener vs. the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Showunmi received a pass from Ordonez, drawing in defenders and creating space for Dikwa, who he then...
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  • as its new ruler. Early in 1894, Hayatu relocated to Rabih's new capital Dikwa and was appointed the Imam of Bornu. His new wife, Hauwa, was described...
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    Dada; Dada Gongo; Dadabiri; Damin Kara; Dawaki; Didan Tujura; Diko; Dikwa Gwari; Dikwa Kotwa; Dobi; Doni; Doruwa; Eabodo; Garin Godoso; Gbadolo; Gerin Angulu;...
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  • Emirate and the Dikwa Emirate. In March 2010 the Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff split the old Dikwa Emirate into the new Bama and Dikwa Emirates. This...
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    Shehu of Bornu from 1902 to 1922 and previous to that served as Shehu of Dikwa. In 1907 he founded Yerwa as the capital. Abubakar Garbai was the son of...
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    Party Candidates Dikwa Central Kalia Monguno NPC Y Kalia Monguno (NPC) 53.81% Ibrahim Imam (AG) 24.94% Mustapha (NEPU) 5.13% Dikwa North Abba Mallam...
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  • 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023. "Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC's Albert Dikwa wins 2023 USL Championship Golden Boot". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship...
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    Shehu of Borno, Sir Umar ibn Mohammed El-Kanemi, and was brought up in Dikwa, Borno State. He became secretary to the Wali of Borno in 1945, and subsequently...
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    Bedde Bornu Northern Biu 3 Bornu Northern Bornu Bornu Bornu Northern Dikwa Dikwa Bornu Northern Potiskum Fika Calabar Eastern Abak 8 Calabar Eastern Calabar...
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    Al-Hussaini was born on May 12, 1938, at a town called al-Fadhaa near Dikwa in Borno State, Nigeria. His father Shaykh Saleh was a religious scholar...
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