 Before the formal introduction of the Kurama Chiefdom by the Makarfi Administration in Kaduna State, Akurmi commonly referred to as “Kurama” had its non-formal traditional institution way back in 1350AD. It was truly believed that “Akurmi” people were said to have originated from Iraq. They later migrated to Egypt, Sudan and briefly settled in Chad.

Cultural extinction: it is only when one has knowledge of the past that one can understand the present and even think of predicting the future. That is to say that if you know where you are coming from, then you would know where you are heading to. The Akurmi (Kurama) people have a rich and

Deep in the heart of Southern Kaduna, an area famous for the Nok Terra-Cotta figurines, are a very unique and industrious set people called the Atyap. The Atyap, who are believed to have migrated from the East, are mainly found in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area, though Atyap settlements are also common in parts of Kaura and Kauru

The Kudaru Hill is the ancestral home Akurmi people, popular as Kurama. The Akurmi, in search of arable land, protective enclaves and, much later, in attempts to avoid Jihad wars are believed to have settlement around the Kudaru Hill 600-700years ago led by their paramount ruler Bugwama Kurderu (King Kurderu). The hill was actually named

The Oegworok are the inhabitants of Kagoroland in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. They boast of a population as large as 300, 000 and occupy an area of about 110 sq miles on the northern and western faces of a ridge of mountains known as Kagoro Hills which is an extension of the