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The Argungu Fishing Festival [1] or Argungu Dance Festival is an annual four-day festival in Kebbi State and other northern states like Niger in the north-western part of Northern Nigeria. [2] [3] The region is made up of fertile river areas of (matanfada, mala with much irrigation and orchards (lambu in Hausa).
As of 2007 Argungu had an estimated population of 47,064. [1] The city is the seat of the Argungu Emirate, a traditional state. The city is a major agricultural center for the area, with key crops including tobacco, peanuts, rice, millet, wheat, and sorghum. The city also hosts an annual international fishing festival [2] which was suspended ...
The annual Argungu Fishing Festival is one of the largest cultural events in northern Nigeria. [17] The Festival has a long history. It was first staged when the Sultan of Sokoto, Hassan Dan Mu'azu, visited the Argungu Emirate in 1934, and was held to display the fishing ability of the Kabawas by the Emir Muhammed Sama.
96] The Argungu Fishing Festival is an annual four-day festival in the town of Argungu in the north-western Nigerian state of Kebbi. It began in the year 1934, as a mark of the end of the centuries-old hostility between the Sokoto Caliphate and the Kebbi Kingdom. The festival is held on the Sokoto river in February or March.
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Mr Ekong likened the festival to the popular Argungu fishing festival of Kebbi, Agoye festival of ancient Benin Kingdom, and the colourful festival of the Ashante Henes of ancient Ashante Kingdom. he noted that Obubra Village started Ort'bha festival in the 1800s, and traced the origin of the festival to Agwagwune in present day Biase Local ...
Among his coverage was the popular Argungu Fishing Festival, which earned him an award with his photograph, Fishers on the Run, taken at the Argungu Festival, as the first winner after receiving the most votes. [5] Maikatanga rose to prominence primarily through his horse racing photography, also known as Durbar in northern Nigeria.
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