Conflicts between political, religious, and ethnic groups have been sparked by a number of factors in Nigeria. In Nigeria, religious, political, and ethnic nationalism have caused riots and conflicts over power, the dissolution of the state, unequal resource distribution, economic decline, and ethnoreligious clashes. While some of these conflicts might have been avoided, others…
Agricultural Economics Department, University of Ibadan, second-year student Adekunle Adepeju at the time of the incident. The University of Ibadan’s students protested the institution’s poor conditions, including the catering services’ poor quality, which was made worse by the hall manageress’s ostensible dishonesty, prior to his death. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Lambo, was petitioned by…
Nigeria’s first military coup was carried out on January 15th, 1966, by a group of soldiers under the command of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. Several important political figures, including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Chief Ladoke Akintola, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, and his first wife, Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello, perished…
You must be familiar with the saying “Ghana Must Go” from your childhood in Nigeria, Ghana, or one of the neighboring countries. It is the name of a common bag that people use to pack their belongings or carry heavy loads when they travel. But have you ever wondered why this bag, known as a…
An almost democratic republican form of government served as the foundation for traditional Igbo political organization. This king-over-subjects system thrives in small towns. The Portuguese, who first arrived and interacted with the Igbo people in the fifteenth century, witnessed this government. Igbo communities and area governments were overwhelmingly solely governed by a republican consultative assembly…
Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, is home to more than 350 distinct ethnic groups and tribes, each of which has its own distinct culture. Along with the Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo groups, the Fulani ethnic group, which is found in northern Nigeria, is one of the country’s three most populous ethnic groups. The cultures…
Reverend Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.) laid the cornerstone for Nigeria’s first story building in 1842. M. S) in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria, on the waterfront of the Marina. Other missionaries completed the construction of what is now regarded as a significant artifact of Nigerian history three years later, in 1845. Samuel Ajayi…
The first airplane accident in Nigeria took place on April 12, 1942, on a hill called Igbo Ilapa in the sleepy town of Ikogosi, Ekiti State. Ikogosi is well-known for being the first location in Nigeria where a plane crash incident took place, in addition to housing a well-liked tourist attraction where warm and…
These facts should be understood before we start discussing Ilorin’s history. Southwest Nigeria’s Kwara State is home to the city, traditional emirate, and capital of Ilorin. On the Awun River, a small tributary of the Niger, it is situated. Ilorin, which was the seventh-largest city in Nigeria by population as of the 2006 census, had…
If our assumption is correct, you are surprised because you believed Bobrisky to be the first man from Nigeria to publicly assume the identity of a woman. Do not be surprised; Bob Actor, also known as Calypso King, was a famous crossdresser and self-described transgender who lived long before Bobrisky! Calypso King/Bob Actor: who was…
After President Ibrahim Babangida declared the June 12, 1993 presidential election—which had elected M.K—void, the call for democracy became louder. Winning candidate O Abiola. Due to “electoral irregularities,” Babangida declared the election invalid. Before leaving office on August 26th, 1993, he established an interim administration to manage the handover of power to a democratically elected…
On Saturday, October 1, 1960, thousands of eager Nigerians descended upon Lagos’ Tafawa Balewa square t o participate in the eagerly anticipated celebration of their country’s independence. Students, government employees, market vendors, traders, and other people were present in the crowds. Performers (such as acrobats, masquerades, and cultural dancers) were also available…
The fourth and final Nigerian constitution before independence was the Lyttleton one, which was adopted in 1954. As a replacement for the Macpherson constitution of 1951, it was adopted in 1954 after being reviewed at two constitutional conferences (the Lagos constitutional conference in 1954 and the London constitutional conference in 1953). The Clifford constitution from…
African values that are rooted in history have been derailed by the Eurocentric view of the continent’s past. Blacks were not thought to have experienced any historical events deserving of study until the 20th century, when some African historians successfully academically rebutted the Hamitic hypothesis and demonstrated the existence of African history. The Hamitic hypothesis…
With more than 200 million soccer supporters dispersed throughout the nation, Nigeria is regarded as a soccer giant in Africa. This astounding expansion has gone beyond simply watching soccer and taking advantage of the wonderful online entertainment options made possible by the 1Xbet promo code, to actual advancement on the field. Because of this, every…
Dance is a common cultural practice among the more than 350 tribes and ethnic groups that make up Nigeria. The cultural or traditional dances in Nigeria have a variety of functions, such as uniting a tribe’s members, retelling folktales, preserving a community’s history and traditions, showcasing a tribe’s wealth and power, celebrating, fulfilling religious obligations,…
Who Was Mum-Zi, the youngest grandmother in history? In 1884, Mum-Zi gave birth to a baby girl at the age of just 8 years, 4 months. Mum-Zi was born in Nigeria on the island of Akwa Akpa, which is now known as the city of Calabar. Mum-Zi’s daughter followed in her mother’s footsteps by…
Long before colonialism, Nigerian tribes had their own distinctive ways of carrying out traditional rites; some of these methods have since disappeared, while others are still used today. These rites are carried out on special occasions like birth, death, coronation, and many others. The transition from childhood to adulthood is one of these events that…
Fela Kuti proposed to marry Onyeka Onwenu in the 1980s, but the veteran Nigerian singer rejected him for that reason, according to Onyeka Onwenu. This was disclosed by Onyeka, who was dubbed the “Elegant Stallion” by the Nigerian media, in her most recent autobiography, My Father’s Daughter. An image of young Onyeka Onwenu. She claimed…
Insane cruelty, starvation, resistance, mass murder, and suicide are just a few of the horrifying and dehumanizing incidents that occurred during the slave trade era that have been related orally from generation to generation. The Igbo landing story is another heartbreaking account of how Igbo slaves from modern-day Nigeria off the coast of the…