One of Nigeria’s three largest ethnic groups is the Igbo. They are over 32 million people who live in the country’s eastern region. The Igbos (Ndi’ Igbo) are united by their history, cultures, and traditions, such as how they dress, what they believe, what religion they practice, and how they dance. The Igbo culture’s spiritual…
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The Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba race, is home to the well-known obelisk known as Opa Oranmiyan. The following are twelve fascinating facts about the enigmatic Opa Oranmiyan that you might not have known before. 1. THE LINK WITH ORANMIYAN: According to oral Yoruba traditions and the history of Opa Oranmiyan,…
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Compared to the traditional marriages of Igbo and Yoruba, the Hausa ceremony takes less time and costs less. A man will first seek permission from the girl’s parents when he sees a girl he wants to marry. The girl’s family will then conduct background checks on the man to learn about his morals, ethics, and…
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Ile-Ife, a town in present day Osun State, Nigeria, has forever been viewed as the support of the Yoruba race, consequently any managing Ooni (Lord) of Ile-Ife (likewise called Ife) holds a high spot in the class of Yoruba conventional rulers. As per a report, over 70% of Yoruba individuals don’t realize that Ife once…
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The historical backdrop of the constituent commissions/bodies in Nigeria can be followed back to the foundation of the primary post-freedom appointive commission in Nigeria, the Government Discretionary Commission (FEC), in 1960. A few discretionary bodies have been set up after FEC to lead races in Nigeria. Here is a rundown of the relative multitude of…
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All seaports in Nigeria are overseen and worked by the Nigerian Port Power (NPA) which was laid out 1954. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is a Central Government Office that oversees and works the seaports in Nigeria. The significant seaports in Nigeria incorporate; Lagos Port Complex and Metal Might Island at any point Port Complex…
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There are numerous normal assets in Nigeria, both mineral and farming, for example, raw petroleum, gas, iron metal, cocoa, lumber to make reference to a couple. These regular assets exist in large number in various area across Nigeria. Here we present to you a rundown of Regular assets in Nigeria and the areas they can…
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“The Priest of Money of Nigeria is a senior bureau official in the Nigerian Government Chief Board.” Beneath is the rundown of clergymen of money of Nigeria from 1960 till date. NAME | TERM * Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960-1966 * Obafemi Awolowo | 1967-1971 * Shehu Shagari | 1971-1975 * Asumoh Ete Ekukinam | 1976-1977…
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On the fifteenth of January, 1966, Nigeria had her most memorable rebellion which introduced her tactical period. The following are the heads of provinces of Nigeria from 1966 till 1999. 1. Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (January 16, 1966 – July 12, 1966) 177 days. 2. General Yakubu Gowon (August 1, 1966 – July 29, 1975) 8…
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There are presently five petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria; of which four plants are claimed by the Nigerian Government through the Nigerian Public Oil Organization (NNPC), while the fifth is possessed and worked by Niger Delta Oil Assets (NDPR). Here are the five raw petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria, the barrels of oil they produce…
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Felabration What is Felabration? Felabration is a yearly live event held in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate and respect the late Nigerian melodic and political free thinker, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who during his days battled for Nigeria and Africa to improve as a spot and a land without polio and political trickeries. Felabration was birthed in…
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Endless ladies have done astounding things throughout the entire existence of humankind, and a portion of these daring ladies contaminated all chances to accomplish these things. Most times, they needed to transcend cultural and orientation limitations to demonstrate the way that they can add to their general public, emphatically. From the pre-provincial time to post-frontier…
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President Muhammadu Buhari and his significant other, Aisha, are commending their 30th wedding commemoration today. President Buhari and Aisha both shared a legacy photograph of one another via web-based entertainment to stamp the exceptional day. Buhari wrote: “Today, on our 30th Wedding Commemoration, I petition God for Allah’s proceeded with harmony and endowments in…
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Brief Subtleties of Ibadan Before we start with the historical backdrop of Ibadan, let us put a few realities on the right track. Ibadan, (articulated E-baa-first light) the current capital of Oyo State, is the third-most crowded city in Nigeria (with over 3.5 million tenants) after Lagos and Kano. Ibadan was additionally known to be…
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Rahman, a diehard fan of fuji music wrote: “There was no other place this battle was more vicious than in my parents living room. You see, my Dad was a diehard Kollington fan, while my Mum loved Barrister to pieces. So as a child, I grew up listening to music from both of them and…
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The Eastern Nigerian provincial emergency of 1953 began on January 30, 1953 and finished on May 6, 1953. The Public Chamber of Nigerian and Cameroon (NCNC) larger part transformed itself into a resistance and as such killed the bills that was brought to it including the allotment bill. The lead representative needed to involve his…
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Boss Dr. Harry Akande was the most extravagant Nigerian before Alhaji Aliko Dangote. In 2001, a rundown of thieves and the most extravagant Nigerians was delivered and Harry Akande was a way more extravagant than the thieves. The first page of The Punch (2001) detailed that Boss Akande procured a month to month pay of…
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Like each and every other normal African American, James Churchwill Vaughan carried on with a respectable life attempting to earn enough to get by in America regardless of a few cultural issues that generally put the African American population a few stages behind the white local area. Brought into the world in South Carolina in…
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The pre-provincial political organization in Yoruba land is one of the most well known among the pre-pioneer frameworks or organizations in Nigeria. Before the coming of the English in Yoruba land, Yoruba realms kept an efficient and bound together political framework which is still active till today. A realm or do1main in pre-pioneer Yoruba land,…
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Prince Idubor, also known as Arhuanran (sometimes spelled Aruanran), was supposed to be the Oba (King) of Benin because the great kingdom was doing well at the time. However, legend has it that his birthright was given to his younger brother, Esigie, who was born on the same day as Idubor. How It Happened Oba…
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