Gashua

Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000.[1] The hottest months are March and April with temperature ranges of 38-40o Celsius. In the rainy season, June-September, temperatures fall to 23-28o Celsius, with rainfall of 500 to 1000mm.[2] The town lies near the Nguru-Gashua Wetlands, an economically and ecologically important ecological system.[3] The town is the location of the court of Mai Bade, the Emir of Bade.[4]

Gashua
Gashua
Gashua shown within Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°52′5″N 11°2′47″E
Country Nigeria
StateYobe State
Local Government AreaBade
Population
125,100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

The town of Kumariya is also located in the Gashua area.

References
  1. "Gashua". GeoNames. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  2. "Gashu'a Where Gani got his lung cancer?". Sunday Tribune. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2009. Muhammed Gishiwa. The Provost of Umar Suleiman College of education Gashua, Late Mohammed Gishiwa. Name and picture Nationality: Nigerian. Date of birth: February 22, 1969.. Family: Education: Position held before provost ship: Provost-ship: Death: Gishiwa, was a Nigerian academic and a Doctor of psychology who was once a provost at a Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua Yobe State FAMILY: Dr Muhammed Gishiwa, He has four wives (4) and (18) children.(9) male and (9) female. Both of them are living in Gashua except his first born Hassan who is currently studying in Sudan. EDUCATION He was born in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area of Yobe state. He started his early primary education at Umar Suleiman primary school Gashua in 1975.and completed in central primary school Damagum. He proceeded to the government technical secondary school Damagum. Later, Borno College of Education, Science and Science and Technology, Bama. From 1987-1989. He later went to university of Maiduguri from 1989-1992 where he obtained his B.A.Ed. (Islamic Studies).And by 1993 he took appointment with the college of education, Gashua. in 2005.He went for his M.Ed. Psychology in Bayero university Kano (Kano) and graduated in 2010. And proceeded to his PhD in educational psychology in Bayero university Kano in the year 2013-2016. POSSITION HELD BEFORE PROVOSTSHIP Dr Muhammed Gishiwa, Has taught education courses for over 18 years in Umar Suleiman college of education Gashua. After he obtained his M.Ed. psychology in Bayero University in the year 2010 he become principal lecturer in the department of psychology and secretary of the Degree program Umar Suleiman College of education in affiliation with university of Maiduguri. He has held various positions from examination officer to Dean of school. He has been JAMB item writer in Islamic studies for more than 8 years and has taught as a course tutor in P.T.T.P DLS and STUP for many years. PROVOST-SHIP Dr muhammed Gishiwa, He became provost of Umar Suleiman college of education Gashua in the year 2016 to his dead 18/10/2021. DEATH He died at a private hospital in Kano state after suffering from
    • [[]] injuries sustained in a ghastly motor accident two weeks before he die in Gashua town Yobe state Nigeria .He died on October/18/2021.

    Town

    Gashua is one of the largest and most developed towns in Yobe State. Since 1976, it has been headquarters of the Bade Local Government Area. The Bade language is spoken in Gashua and in an area fanning out east and south of Gashua. Bade is one of seven languages of the Chadic family indigenous to Yobe State.<ref>"THE BADE LANGUAGE". University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  3. A.E. Neiland, B.M.B. Ladu. "Enhancement of inland fisheries in Nigeria: the institutional context provided by traditional and modern systems of fisheries management". Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. "ASSALAMU ALAIKUM (Welcome)". Bade Emirate council. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
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