Kabara, Daura

"Kabara" and or "Magajiya" is the title used by the matriarchal monarchs that ruled the Hausa people in prehistoric times. The Kano Chronicle gives the following list of Matriarchal monarchs that was said to have culminated and ended with the rule of Daurama II, the Last Kabara of Daura

Kabaras

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Kabara

Kabara (pronounced [kamˈbara]) is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago. With a land area of 31 km² (12.0 sq mi), its population of some 700 lives in four villages.

The islanders are noted for their craftsmanship in the area of wood carving. Vesi wood (Intsia bijuga), which grows natively on Kabara, is the traditional material, but deforestation has stripped the island, leaving only 8% of the island covered with Vesi trees. A program of reforestation has been started, but as Vesi trees take 70–80 years to mature, carvers are being encouraged to use as little Vesi wood as possible. Sandalwood, known locally as yasi, is being promoted as an alternative. Unlike Vesi, sandalwood takes only 30–40 years to mature.

The Fiji Village news service reported on 28 March 2006 that the World Wide Fund for Nature had donated thirteen 5000-gallon water tanks to Kabara, which would likely eliminate water shortages on the island.

A notable native from Kabara was the late wood carver Jone Lupe, whose family have been engaged in the craft for generations.

Daura

Daura is a town and Local Government Area in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. It is the spiritual home of the Hausa people.

The University of California's African American Studies Department refers to Daura and Katsina as having been "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning." However, the town also has a Roman Catholic church, St Gabriel's Catholic Church.

Emirate

The Daura Emirate is referred to as one of the "seven true Hausa states" (Hausa Bakwai) In 1805, during the Fulani War, Daura was taken over by Fulani warrior Malam Ishaku, who set up an emirate. The Hausa set up rival states nearby, and the ruler of one, Malam Musa, was made the new emir of Daura by the British in 1904. Daura's traditional ruler, the Emir of Daura still rules as a ceremonial hereditary monarch, and maintains a palace. Umar Faruk Umar became the 60th Emir of Daura on 28 February 2007 following the death of Sarki Muhammadu Bashar Dan Umaru.

Modern times

Once part of Kaduna State, Daura became part of the new Katsina State in 1987. In 2003, Lawal Garba, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, was elected as Daura's representative to the House of Representatives of Nigeria. The federal constituency comprises Daura, Mai'adua and Sandamu. His term expired in 2007. In April 2007 Yusuf Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Mai'adua, became the representative in the National Assembly. In the 2011 elections, Bello was defeated and left the National Assembly. He was replaced by Dr. Umar Katsayal of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Intra-party squabbles, characterized by litigations, cut short the tenure of Dr. Katsayal and Salisu Ado was recognized by the courts. He represents the people of Daura, Mai'adua and Sandamu at the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Other notable people from Daura include the President and commander-in-chief of the federal republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari.