Nupe Cultural Day


The Nupe Day Celebration is a traditional and cultural event or
celebration observed in Nigeria on the 26 of June. The event is
ordinarily celebrated by the Nupe people community yearly in the country.

History

The Nupe day event is a traditional and festival celebration,
which marks the only day the entire kingdom history of
imperial Great Britain, which the British Army was
defeated by a native African Army on the 26 June 1896,
when the British Protectorate in Lokoja approached the
Bida Military camp at Ogidi of present Kogi State which
bring the resulting of the defeated of British Constabulary
and the Union Jack was seized by the Nupe Calvary. The
annual celebration was the founding idea of the Nupe elders
through the tribes, Unlike the Durbar festival and the Pategi Ragatta boating festival which is also among Nupe event and Northern Nigeria traditional event.
The commenced of the festival begins with prayers in both
mosques and churches, respectively Sunday and Friday in
the first and last day of the event, the leader of occasion is
the Etsu Nupe Etsu Yahaya Abubakar who is the chairman
Niger State Traditional council of rulers, the event
discuss in the rich cultural heritage and to prevent the tribe
encounter's total extinction and include lecture of topic and
issues concerning Nupe’s history, background, culture and
development its also present a merit
awards in agriculture sector to promoting agriculture in
Nupeland.