Nigeria has 36 states , with close to 250 tribes 🌏
Let’s explore which tribe dominates in a particular state.
1. North West Zone 🌾
The North West region is mainly dominated by the Hausa-Fulani tribe. States in this zone include:
– Kano: Predominantly Hausa-Fulani 🏙️
– Katsina: Mainly Hausa-Fulani 🏜️
– Sokoto: Hausa-Fulani (also considered the spiritual home of the Fulani people) 🕌
– Zamfara: Hausa-Fulani 🏡
– Kebbi: Predominantly Hausa-Fulani, with a mix of Gwari and others 🚜
– Jigawa: Mainly Hausa-Fulani 🌳
– Kaduna: Hausa-Fulani dominate, but there are also significant populations of Gwari, Southern Kaduna tribes (e.g., Bajju, Atyap) 🏞️
2. North East Zone 🏞️
This region has a mix of ethnic groups, but it is still largely dominated by the Kanuri and Fulani tribes.
– Borno: Mainly Kanuri 🌴
– Yobe: Predominantly Kanuri, with some Fulani 🏝️
– Adamawa: Fulani, Bachama, and others 🏞️
– Bauchi: Predominantly Fulani, with Hausa and others 🌳
– Gombe: Mainly Fulani and Tangale 🏡
– Taraba: Jukun, Fulani, and Tiv ⛺
3. North Central Zone 🌿
Known as the “Middle Belt,” this zone is highly diverse, with various ethnic groups.
– Benue: Predominantly Tiv, Idoma 🍠
– Kogi: Igala, Ebira, Okun (Yoruba subgroup) 🌾
– Kwara: Mainly Yoruba, with Nupe and Bariba minorities 🌳
– Niger: Predominantly Nupe, Hausa, and Gwari 🏞️
– Nasarawa: Gwari, Eggon, and Hausa-Fulani 🌳
– Plateau: Mainly Berom, Anaguta, Afizere, and other smaller ethnic groups 🌲
– FCT (Abuja): Mixed, with significant representation of almost all Nigerian tribes 🏢
4. South West Zone 🌴
The South West is largely dominated by the Yoruba tribe, which is the main ethnic group in all its states.
– Lagos: Mainly Yoruba, but also a melting pot of all Nigerian tribes 🏙️
– Ogun: Predominantly Yoruba (Egba, Ijebu, and Egbado subgroups) 🌿
– Oyo: Mainly Yoruba (Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Oyo subgroups) 🏠
– Osun: Predominantly Yoruba (Ife, Ijesha subgroups) 🌾
– Ondo: Mainly Yoruba (Akure, Ilaje, Ondo subgroups) 🌴
– Ekiti: Predominantly Yoruba (Ekiti subgroup) 🏡
5. South East Zone 🌳
This region is dominated by the Igbo tribe, which is the main ethnic group across all its states.
– Abia: Predominantly Igbo 🏠
– Anambra: Mainly Igbo 🌾
– Ebonyi: Mainly Igbo 🏞️
– Enugu: Predominantly Igbo 🏢
– Imo: Mainly Igbo 🌳
6. South South Zone 🏝️
The South South region is ethnically diverse, with many ethnic groups, including the Ijaw, Ibibio, Efik, Urhobo, Itsekiri, and more.
– Akwa Ibom: Predominantly Ibibio, Annang, and Oron 🌿
– Cross River: Mainly Efik, Ejagham, and other smaller tribes 🏞️
– Rivers: Ijaw, Ikwerre-(Igbo), Ogoni, and others 🏭
– Bayelsa: Predominantly Ijaw 🏝️
– Delta: Urhobo , Itsekiri, Ijaw, and Isoko 🏡
– Edo: Mainly Edo (Bini), Esan, Afemai 🏰
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