Mopa, Nigeria

Mopa is a town in Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area in Kogi State. Local industries include Mopa Breweries and two marble quarries.[1][2] Mopa has a state-run Government Technical College.[3]

Sunday Awoniyi, the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, was Aro (traditional ruler) of Mopa.[4] Brigadier General Samuel Teidi also hails from Mopa.[5] Chief Duro Adeyele, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is another distinguished indigene.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Links to Nigeria Breweries". Breweries on the Web. http://www.breweriesontheweb.com/NI.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  2. ^ "Solid Minerals". Kogi State Government. http://www.kogistatenigeria.org/solid_minerals.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  3. ^ "TECHNICAL COLLEGES". National Board for Technical Education. http://www.nbte.gov.ng/institutions.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  4. ^ Abdullahi M. Gulloma, Hamza Idris, Sani Babadoko, Aliyu Machika, Muideen Olaniyi, Hassan Karofi (30 November 2007). "Awoniyi Dies At 75". Daily Trust. http://allafrica.com/stories/200711300322.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  5. ^ "Brig. Gen. Samuel Laiye Teidi (rtd)". West Africa Theological Seminary. http://www.watsonline.org/teidi.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
  6. ^ "‘Judicial workers’ strike, a disaster’". NIGERIAN COMPASS. 25 NOVEMBER 2009. http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34697:judicial-workers-strike-a-disaster&catid=44:law&Itemid=690. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 

Mopa people are hard working they are very good at farming Mopa has a traditional ruler who is popularly called the 'Elulu of Mopa'.