SSC201 ASSIGNMENTS(F) - STATES AND THEIR DETAILS

EKITI

GENERAL INFORMATION
Ekiti State was created on 1st October, 1996 out of Ondo State by the then regime of General Sani Abacha. It's capital is Ado Ekiti. Ekiti State covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State.

Situated in western Nigeria, Ekiti State covers 6,353 square kilometres. Ekiti State is bounded on the South by Ondo State, on the North by Kwara State, on the East by Kogi State and on the west by Osun State.

The State is mainly an upland zone, rising above 250 meters above the sea level. It lies within the area underlain by metamorphic rock of the basement complex. It has a generally undulating land surface with a characteristic landscape that consists of old plains broken by step-sided out-crops dome rocks that may occur singularly or in groups or ridges. Such rocks out-crops exist mainly at Efon-Alaaye, Ikere-Ekiti and Okemesi-Ekiti. The State is dotted with rugged hills. The notable ones among them are Ikere-Ekiti Hills in the southern part, Efon-Alaaye Hills in the western boundary and Ado-Ekiti Hills in the central part. Tropical forest exists in the south, while Guinea Savannah occupies the northern peripheries.

EBONYI 
Ebonyi State was created out of former Abia and Enugu states on October 1st 1996 by the then General Sanni Abacha regime.

Ebonyi State, an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria covers 5,530 square kilometres and is populated primarily by Igbos. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki. Afikpo is the second largest city. Other major towns are EDDA, Onueke, Nkalagu, Uburu, Onicha, Ishiagu, Amasiri and Okposi. Ebonyi was created from the of old Abakaliki division of Enugu State and old Afikpo division of Abia State.

Ebonyi State is bounded to the north by Benue State, the west by Enugu State, to the south by Imo and Abia States and to the east by Cross River State.

ENUGU 
GENERAL INFORMATION
Enugu State was created on August 27, 1991 out of the then Anambra State (from what was formerly known as Anambra North) by the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. It's capital is Enugu. The name of State derives from its capital city, Enugu. The word "Enugu" means "the top of the hill".

Situated in inland south eastern Nigeria, Enugu State covers 7,161 square kilometres. It shares boundaries with Anambra on the West, Abia State on the South, Kogi on the North while Benue and Ebonyi on the East, and Imo State on the south. Enugu and Nsukka are its major towns. Enugu was the headquarters of the former East Central State and Eastern Nigeria.

The state is situated on the highlands of the Agwu. Udi and Nsukka Hills to the east as well as Oji-River basin to the west.

Lying partly within the semi-tropical rain forest belt of the south, the State spreads towards the north through a land area of approximately 7,161 sq km. Its physical features change gradually from tropical rain forest to open wood-land and then to Savannah. Apart from a chain of low hills, running through Abakaliki, Ebonyi State in the east to Nsukka in the north-west, and southwards through Enugu and Agwu, the rest of the state is made up of low land separated by numerous streams and rivulets, the major ones of which are the Adada River and the Oji River.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Gombe State was created 1st October 1996 out of Bauchi State by the then regime of General Sani Abacha. It's capital is Gombe.

Situated in north eastern Nigeria, Gombe State occupies 18,768 square kilometres. Gombe State shares boundaries with Yobe State to the North, Adamawa and Taraba States to the South, Borno State to the East, and Bauchi State to the West.

Gombe State comprises many tribal groups among which are Tera, Tangali, Fulani, Bolewa, Waja, Hausa. Hausa is the common language of the people.

ECONOMY
The people of Gombe State are mainly farmers. They produces both food and cash crops. Among its food crops are Yam Cassava, Maize, Tomato, Groundnut, while cottons are produce for each.

These products provides raw material for agro-based industries like the tomato company, cotton ginery, and groundnut oil mill in the state. Other industries are cement industry, furniture and block making industries, and other small scale industries.

Gombe is blessed with natural resources like Uranium, Gypsum, and Limestone.

Recently, Petroleum deposits were reported to have been discovered in the state.

TOURISM
Tourist attractions in the state includes Balanga Dam, Dadunkawa Dam and Babayaro Tomb.

IMO  --GENERAL INFORMATION

Imo State was created on February 3, 1976 out of the old East Central State by the then regime of General Murtala Mohammed. Abia State was carved out of Imo State in the state creation exercise of 1991. It has Owerri as it capital and largest city. Other major towns are Okigwe, Oguta, Nkwerre, Orlu, Mbaise, Mbano, Mbieri, Ideato, Awo-Idemili, Ohaji, Obowo, Ngor-Okpuala, Uzoagba, Emekuku, Orodo, Mgbidi.

Situated in south eastern Nigeria, Imo State covers an area of 5,530 square kilometres. Imo State shares boundaries with Enugu and Ebonyi States to the north, Anambra State to the west, Rivers State to the south and in the North and Rivers State to the South, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States to the east.

The inhabitants of Imo State are Igbo. The official language of the state is Igbo alongside English. Imo State has a rich cultural heritage. This is manifested in dressing, music, dance, festivals, arts and crafts. 

Imo State derives its name from Imo River, which takes its course from the Okigwe/Awka upland. It lies within latitudes 4°45'N and 7°15'N, and longitude 6°50'E and 7°25'E. Imo State has many rivers. The main rivers in the state are Imo, Otamiri and Njaba. The major lakes are in Oguta and Abadaba in Obowu local government area.

The main streams draining the state are Imo, Otamiri, Njaba and Orasi rivers, all of which have very few tributaries. With the exception of Imo River, which runs through the area underlain by the Imo Shales, other rivers rise within the coastal plain sands. Generally, river valleys constitute the major physical features, which are often marshy.
The vegetation is tropical rain forest.

Imo State indigenes are predominantly Christians of different denominations, but mostly Catholicism. Some people in the state still practice traditional religions.