Did  you know??
*Gen. Yakubu Gowon together with Alh.
Diori Hammani of Niger Republic were the
first head of states to attend the Argungu
festival in the 1970. Since then the festival
has been visited by all presidents of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. 

*The festival originated in 1934 and it kicked off as
a celebration of peace between Sokoto and Kebbi
kingdoms when Sultan Dan Mu’azu of Sokoto
made a visit to the region. When he became the
Sultan, he decided to visit the town of Argungu, in
order to resolve the centuries old hostilities
between the Sokoto Caliphate and Kebbi
Kingdoms. As a result of his irenic stance, the
people of Argungu organized a grand fishing
festival in his honor on the Argungu River.
Hundreds of boys and men dived into the water
and the biggest fish caught was presented to
Sultan Dan Mu’azu.
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