FCT minister lauds Gade natives for embracing culture
By Abubakar Sadiq Isah
The FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, has commended the Gade natives of the territory for embracing their culture and tradition.
Bello, who was represented by his special assistant on community relations, Abuzarri Ribadu, at the occasion of 2018 National Gade Cultural Festival held in Kuje on Saturday, said he was impressed with the colourful displays of Gade natives.
He said he was delighted to be part of the Gade cultural festival, saying the role of culture in carving out identity by the people could not be over emphasized.
He said the Gade natives were peaceful people that have made viable contribution to the development of Nigeria in general and Abuja in particular.
Also speaking, the Gomo of Kuje, Alhaji Haruna Jibrin Tanko, who was the chief host at the occasion, said the Gade natives had a rich cultural heritage that had been lying fallow and untapped over the years.
He said it was on that premise that the Gade natives decided to come together to present and uplift the status and cultural relevance of the Gade people in the contemporary Nigeria.
“Today, the Gade tribe is predominantly found in the FCT and in some part of Nasarawa and Niger states, as these unique set of people have farming, hunting and weaving as their occupation,” he said.
On his part, a former FCT senator, Usman Jibrin Wowo, said the Gade cultural festival would go a long way to contribute towards peaceful coexistence among not only the Gade natives but other ethnic groups in the territory.
“I believe if there is no peace and unity among the Gade people, it will not be easy to see this kind of crowd that are here today,” he said.
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List of official, national and spoken languages of Africa.
Africa is a continent with a very high linguistic diversity, there are an estimated 1500-2000 African languages.
Of these languages four main groupings can be distinguished:
Afro-Asiatic
(appoximately 200 languages) covering nearly Northern Africa (including the horn of Africa, Central Sahara et the top Nile)
Nilo-Saharian
gathering appoximately 140 languages with some eleven millions speakers scattered in Central and Eastern Africa.
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covering the two third of Africa with as a principal branch the Niger-Congo which gathers more than 1000 languages with some 200 millions speakers. The Bantu languages of Central, Southern, and Eastern Africa form a sub-group of the Niger Congo branch.
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Some Brief History of Gade tribe
A brief walk into the lives of this ethnic group
10/09/2018 | ADAOBI ONYEAKAGBU
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Here is all you need to know about the Gade tribe, native to Abuja, Nassarawa and Niger states of Nigeria.
A brief walk into the lives of the Gade tribe
A people of rich culture and tradition, lets take a brief walk into the lives of this ancient ethnic group, the Gade tribe of Nigeria.
The Gade tribe and settlements are predominantly found in parts of the FCT, Nassarawa and Niger states.
Brief History
The Babye, popularly known as Gade people, can be traced back to their first ancestors called Adakpu.
Adakpu migrated from the Congo-Niger Basin through Sudan to Kano area in search of farmland, in the year 1068 AD. They settled in the Gadawur area, present Jigawa State, with their leader Gakingakuma during the reign of Tsamiya, the then Emir of Kano, till 1075 AD when Tsamiya was succeeded by Bagaudu. In the course of their migration, they joined other Kwararafa lineage such as Jukuns, Igala, Alago, Afo, Korn and Egburra.
When the Gade leader, Gakingakuma, died, it led to the mass exodus of the people from Kano to the Doma area in the present Nasarawa State.
Gade is actually a corruption of the word Ngade meaning, "I said", a name adopted because the Hausa people wanted to distinguish between Gade and Maguzawa. Within themselves, they are known as Babye. The group can further be split into the Gazargawa, Zadawa, Sheme, Gadawa and Tokarawa tribes.
Today, the Gade can be found majorly in the North Central region of Nigeria. In the FCT, the Gade settlements include Yanga, Kurudu, Anguwa Gade Gwagwalada, Anguwan Gade Dobi, Anguwan Gade Tungan Maje, and Anguwan Gade Dabi and Sabo.
Economy
The Gade people engage in many activities for economic purposes, but mainly, farming and hunting are their main occupation. Their women are good weavers of clothes and makers of baskets.
Culture and beliefs
This ethnic group are predominantly of Islamic religion but have mystic and traditional beliefs. During their festivals, memorial ceremomies and occasions such as the Annual Gade Cultural Festival, there are masquerades that come out to display such as Adakpu masquerade, Zurukpukpu masquerade, the masquerade for women Kakamauwu and the Zurunuba masquerade. At their festivals, some of their mystic displays include pounding of millet with a mortar placed on the abdomen of an old man and young men slicing every part of the bodies with sharp knives.
Language
Gade is of the Niger-Congo family and Volta-Niger classification. A Nupoid language of Nigeria, the dialect of the Gade is Libye/Ribye.
10/09/2018 | ADAOBI ONYEAKAGBU
Tell your friends
Here is all you need to know about the Gade tribe, native to Abuja, Nassarawa and Niger states of Nigeria.
A brief walk into the lives of the Gade tribe
A people of rich culture and tradition, lets take a brief walk into the lives of this ancient ethnic group, the Gade tribe of Nigeria.
The Gade tribe and settlements are predominantly found in parts of the FCT, Nassarawa and Niger states.
Brief History
The Babye, popularly known as Gade people, can be traced back to their first ancestors called Adakpu.
Adakpu migrated from the Congo-Niger Basin through Sudan to Kano area in search of farmland, in the year 1068 AD. They settled in the Gadawur area, present Jigawa State, with their leader Gakingakuma during the reign of Tsamiya, the then Emir of Kano, till 1075 AD when Tsamiya was succeeded by Bagaudu. In the course of their migration, they joined other Kwararafa lineage such as Jukuns, Igala, Alago, Afo, Korn and Egburra.
When the Gade leader, Gakingakuma, died, it led to the mass exodus of the people from Kano to the Doma area in the present Nasarawa State.
Gade is actually a corruption of the word Ngade meaning, "I said", a name adopted because the Hausa people wanted to distinguish between Gade and Maguzawa. Within themselves, they are known as Babye. The group can further be split into the Gazargawa, Zadawa, Sheme, Gadawa and Tokarawa tribes.
Today, the Gade can be found majorly in the North Central region of Nigeria. In the FCT, the Gade settlements include Yanga, Kurudu, Anguwa Gade Gwagwalada, Anguwan Gade Dobi, Anguwan Gade Tungan Maje, and Anguwan Gade Dabi and Sabo.
Economy
The Gade people engage in many activities for economic purposes, but mainly, farming and hunting are their main occupation. Their women are good weavers of clothes and makers of baskets.
Culture and beliefs
This ethnic group are predominantly of Islamic religion but have mystic and traditional beliefs. During their festivals, memorial ceremomies and occasions such as the Annual Gade Cultural Festival, there are masquerades that come out to display such as Adakpu masquerade, Zurukpukpu masquerade, the masquerade for women Kakamauwu and the Zurunuba masquerade. At their festivals, some of their mystic displays include pounding of millet with a mortar placed on the abdomen of an old man and young men slicing every part of the bodies with sharp knives.
Language
Gade is of the Niger-Congo family and Volta-Niger classification. A Nupoid language of Nigeria, the dialect of the Gade is Libye/Ribye.
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