3.0 MAIN CONTENT 3.1 Origin of NAN A new development in the history of the mass media in Nigeria took place in 1976 with the establishment of an independent wire service-the NAN by the Federal Government. In 1914, the area was formally united as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Pending the promulgation of the constitution written in 1995, the government observed some provisions of the 1979 and 1989 constitutions. By the end of the 18th century, some Muslim ulema began articulating the grievances of the common people. 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However, when the Western Region parliament met to approve this change, Akintola supporters in the parliament started a riot in the chambers of the parliament. Their history is reflected in the Bayajidda legend,[37] which describes the adventures of the Baghdadi hero Bayajidda culminating in the killing of the snake in the well of Daura and the marriage with the local queen magajiya Daurama. [56] At least one historian puts fikunim's reign much later, around 1225.[57]. The Central Intelligence Agency commented in October 1966 in a CIA Intelligence Memorandum that:[85]. These were cancelled due to fraud and subsequent primaries scheduled for September also were cancelled. Nigeria is bordered to the north by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Benin. Nri and Aguleri and part of the Umueri clan, a cluster of Igbo village groups which traces its origins to a sky being called Eri and significantly, includes (from the viewpoint of its Igbo members) the neighbouring kingdom of Igala. Queen Elizabeth II was monarch of Nigeria and head of state, and Nigeria was a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. 2014. Yar'Adua's Hausa-Fulani background gave him a political base in the northern regions of Nigeria, while Goodluck does not have the same ethnic and religious affiliations. Many top minds were co-opted with plum jobs in the administration and left academia. [42] History & Background. The government also moved to recover millions of dollars in funds secreted to overseas accounts. [109], Nigeria's Democracy day was originally celebrated on May 29, every year since General Olusegun Obasanjo emerged President in 1999. The FMG is neither very efficient nor dynamic, but the recent announcement that it intends to retain power for six more years has generated little opposition so far. Gobir, located in the west, was the "Chief of War" and was mainly responsible for protecting the empire from the invasive Kingdoms of Ghana and Songhai. Member, National Population Commission, Lagos. ", "Nigeria's economy came through the war in better shape than expected." This lack of communication left the new acting President Jonathan with no knowledge of his predecessor's plans. The Ife model of government was adapted at Oyo, where a member of its ruling dynasty controlled several smaller city-states. The present crisis started" with Nigerian independence in 1960, but the federated parliament hid "serious internal strains. However, on 23 June, Babangida, using several pending lawsuits as a pretence, annulled the election, throwing Nigeria into turmoil. As in most African art styles, the Nok style focuses mainly on people, rarely on animals. A number of oracles and local cults attracted devotees while the central deity, the earth mother and fertility figure Ala, was venerated at shrines throughout Igboland. As a colony, it was initially divided into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate. On 1 October 2001 Obasanjo announced the formation of a National Security Commission to address the issue of communal violence. Much use was made of oral history and throughout the school took a strongly interdisciplinary approach to gather information. - Offers a view of one of the main sources of income for the country. "Nigeria is likely to take a more active role in funding liberation movements in southern Africa." Foreign exchange earnings and government revenues increased spectacularly with the oil price rises of 197374. The greatest and the well-known empire that ruled the region before the British arrived was the Benin Empire whose ruler was known as Oba of Benin. ); Muse du quai Branly (Paris). In October 1963, Nigeria proclaimed itself the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and former Governor-General Nnamdi Azikiwe became the country's first President. Despite the low turnout, there was no violence and both parties demonstrated strength in all regions of the country, with the SDP winning control of a majority of local government councils. Trans-Saharan trade routes linked the western Sudan with the Mediterranean since the time of Carthage and with the Upper Nile from a much earlier date, establishing avenues of communication and cultural influence that remained open until the end of the 19th century. The neat protrusion from the chin represents a beard. [88], The U.S. analysts said that "Nigeria is still very much a tribal society" where local and tribal alliances count more than "national attachment. Author of. Kanem expanded westward to include the area that became Borno. Aro and Abiriba cooperated to become a powerful economic force.[64]. Lord Lugard Created Nigeria 104 Years Ago. Other eroded surfaces, such as the Udi-Nsukka escarpment (see Udi-Nsukka Plateau), rise abruptly above the plains at elevations of at least 1,000 feet (300 metres). The initiation rite of a new king shows that the ritual process of becoming Ezenri (Nri priest-king) follows closely the path traced by the hero in establishing the Nri kingdom. Foreign scholars often associated with the school include Michael Crowder, Abdullahi Amith, J. Evidence of iron smelting has also been excavated at sites in the Nsukka region of southeast Nigeria in what is now Igboland: dating to 2,000 BC at the site of Lejja[28][29] and to 750 BC at the site of Opi. However, the spike in oil prices from $3 per barrel to $12 per barrel, following the Yom Kippur War in 1973 brought a sudden rush of money to Nigeria. However, Bello chose to remain as premier of the North and as party boss of the NPC, selected Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a Hausa, to become Nigeria's first Prime Minister. As a consequence, Borno lost many northern territories to the Tuareg whose mobility allowed them to endure the famine more effectively. Nigeria is a patchwork of distinctive regions, including deserts, plains, swamps, mountains, and steamy jungles. [55] The Nri had a taboo symbolic code with six types. [65] Akwa Akpa (named Calabar by the Spanish) became a center of the Atlantic slave trade, where African slaves were sold in exchange for European manufactured goods. Author of, Professor of History, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. [82] Decree No. Obasanjo had recently stated on national radio that he would "deal firmly" with election fraud and violence advocated by "highly placed individuals." [14] Nigeria became a republic again after a new constitution was written in 1979. [83] The Ironsi government's efforts to abolish the federal structure and the renaming the country the Republic of Nigeria on 24 May 1966 raised tensions and led to another coup by largely northern officers in July 1966, which established the leadership of Major General Yakubu Gowon. After holding the record as the longest-serving female senator in the history of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu will become first lady when her husband is inaugurated as President on 29 May. These included Islamic empires in northern Nigeria and smaller organized political groupings in southern Nigeria. Hydromorphic and organic soils, confined largely to areas underlain by sedimentary rocks along the coast and river floodplains, are the youngest soil types. Morocco was unable to control the empire and the various provinces, including the Hausa states, became independent. As Nigeria works out representational democracy, conflicts persist between the Executive and Legislative branches over appropriations and other proposed legislation. In November 1999, the army destroyed the town of Odi, Bayelsa State and killed scores of civilians in retaliation for the murder of 12 policemen by a local gang. From approximately the 8th century, adjacent village compounds called il coalesced into numerous territorial city-states in which clan loyalties became subordinate to dynastic chieftains. [34], Borno's history is closely associated with Kanem, which had achieved imperial status in the Lake Chad basin by the 13th century. However, the bloody nature of the Young Majors coup caused another coup to be carried out by General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. [90] All of this meant that by 1979, Nigeria was the sixth largest producer of oil in the world with revenues from oil of $24 billion per year. This lack of primary ethnic support makes Jonathan a target for militaristic overthrow or regional uprisings in the area. In 1994 the government set up the Ogoni Civil Disturbances Special Tribunal to try Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and others for their alleged roles in the killings of four Ogoni politicians. Notably, as First Speaker of the House, Jaja Wachuku received Nigeria's Instrument of Independence, also known as Freedom Charter, on 1 October 1960, from Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Queen's representative at the Nigerian independence ceremonies. Chairs were thrown and one member grabbed the parliamentary Mace and wielded it like a weapon to attack the Speaker and other members. Igala people are majorly found in Kogi state. From other parts of Africa, the Neo-Marxist school arrived and gained a number of supporters. [25][26] Iron smelting furnaces at Taruga, a Nok site, date from around 600 BC. As part of a 15-month economic emergency plan, he announced pay cuts for the military, police, civil servants and the private sector. The entire territory of the Royal Niger Company came into the hands of the British government. The party leadership under Awolowo disagreed and replaced Akintola as premier of the West with one of their own supporters. They discovered that Nigerians have to be civilized so as to be good customers. Jaja Wachuku replaced Sir Frederick Metcalfe of Britain. A separatist movement later formed the Republic of Biafra in 1967, leading to the three-year Nigerian Civil War. General Yakubu Gowon, head of the Federal Military Government (FMG) is the accepted national leader and his popularity has grown since the end of the war. circa 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation. Yar'Adua's presidency was fraught with uncertainty as media reports said he suffered from kidney and heart disease. But the elections were marred by violence and allegations of widespread voter fraud included missing returns, polling places failing to open, and obvious rigging of results. In the historic 12 June 1993 presidential elections, which most observers deemed to be Nigeria's fairest, early returns indicated that wealthy Yoruba businessman M. K. O. Abiola won a decisive victory. [9][10] Local merchants provided them with slaves, escalating conflicts among the ethnic groups in the region and disrupting older trade patterns through the Trans-Saharan route.[11]. In September 2001, over 2,000 people were killed in inter-religious rioting in Jos. Although these western empires had little political influence on the Nigerian savanna before 1500 they had a strong cultural and economic impact that became more pronounced in the 16th century, especially because these states became associated with the spread of Islam and trade. [108], The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the February 2023 presidential election to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. Finidi George was the first Nigerian to play and score in the UCL semi-final as Ajax defeated Bayern Munich 5-2 at the Amsterdam Arena in the second leg to win 5-2 on aggregate in 1995. In this Nok work, the head is dramatically larger than the body supporting it, yet the figure possesses elegant details and a powerful focus. 1.5: Nigerian Culture and History is shared under a not declared license . Aviation workers in Nigeria have embarked on a two-day strike, leaving thousands of travelers stranded as airlines canceled or rescheduled flights in the country's major cities, A local official in Nigeria says that at least 33 people have been killed by gunmen in the country's northwest, From dressing as Roman soldiers in Antigua, Guatemala, to carrying palm fronds on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Christians around the world are celebrating Holy Week, State authorities said Tuesday at least 10 students were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria, In a story published April 2, 2023, about police reforms in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a year after a Black man was shot and killed during a traffic stop, The Associated Press erroneously reported where the victim, Patrick Lyoya, was born. 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[55] The first Eze Nri (King of Nri), fikunim, followed directly after him. His sudden removal would dim the prospects for Nigerian stability. The accused were tried before a Gen Victor Malu military tribunal in which Diya and five others- Late Gen AK Adisa, Gen Tajudeen Olanrewaju, Late Col OO Akiyode, Major Seun Fadipe and a civilian Engr Bola Adebanjo were sentenced to death to die by firing squad. The Igala Kingdom expanded beyond the present-day boundary. Necklaces form a cone around the neck and keep the focus on the face. [23] It is the oldest boat discovered in Africa, and the second oldest known worldwide. This meant that, while certain Igbo may have lived under different formal administrations, all followers of the Igbo religion had to abide by the rules of the faith and obey its representative on earth, the Eze Nri. Nigeria is not only large in arealarger than the U.S. state of Texasbut also Africa 's most populous country. Shonekan was to rule until elections scheduled for February 1994. During the 15th century Oyo and Benin surpassed Ife as political and economic powers, although Ife preserved its status as a religious center. The Niger has many rapids and waterfalls, but the Benue is not interrupted by either and is navigable throughout its length, except during the dry season. During the 1950s prior to independence, oil was discovered off the coast of Nigeria. [75] and the Action Group (AG) was a left-leaning party that represented the interests of the Yoruba people in the West. Additionally, the Obasanjo administration must defuse longstanding ethnic and religious tensions if it hopes to build a foundation for economic growth and political stabilityCurrently, there is conflict in the Niger Delta over the environmental destruction caused by oil drilling and the ongoing poverty in the oil-rich region[98].. A further major problem created by the oil industry is the drilling of pipelines by the local population in an attempt to drain off the petroleum for personal use or as a source of income. In subsequent attempts to reconvene the Western parliament, similar disturbances broke out. [67] From 1725 until 1750, roughly 17,000 enslaved Africans were sold from Calabar to European slave traders; from 1772 to 1775, the number soared to over 62,000. Iboland is an overpopulated, economically depressed area where massive unemployment is likely to continue for many years. In April 1990 mid-level officers attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow the government and 69 accused plotters were executed after secret trials before military tribunals. The Onitsha Kingdom, which was originally inhabited by Igbos from east of the Niger, was founded in the 16th century by migrants from Anioma (Western Igboland). [72] On 1 January 1900, the British Empire created the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. ), height: 54cm (21.2in. . When? Nok male figure; terracotta; Detroit Institute of Art (Michigan, USA). Hundreds of ethnic Hausa were killed in reprisal attacks in south-eastern Nigeria. Many of the domestic journals, including the Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, faltered and were only published rarely, if at all.[112]. The young Audu, who was an aspirant in last Friday's APC primary in Kogi State, described the primary as a highly compromised and fraudulent process characterized by unprecedented irregularities. The characteristic landforms of the plateaus are high plains with broad, shallow valleys dotted with numerous hills or isolated mountains, called inselbergs; the underlying rocks are crystalline, although sandstones appear in river areas. There is a huge gap between the archaeological finds of Igbo Ukwu, which reveal a rich material culture in the heart of the Igbo region in the 8th century, and the oral traditions of the 20th century. This was to commemorate the June 12th election of 1993, and the events that surrounded it. General Mohammed replaced thousands of civil servants and announced a timetable for the resumption of civilian rule by 1 October 1979. However, the Igbo rejected attempts at constitutional revisions and insisted on full autonomy for the east. Nigeria is bordered to the north by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Benin. [20], The Nok culture thrived from approximately 1,500 BC to about 200 AD on the Jos Plateau in north and central Nigeria and produced life-sized terracotta figures that include human heads, human figures, and animals. Characteristic landforms in this region include oxbow lakes, river meander belts (see meander), and prominent levees. Other tribes such as the Nri Kingdom also . There was a fierce legal battle over the results, with the legitimacy of the victory at stake.[91][92]. [29] The transition from Neolithic times to the Iron Age apparently was achieved indigenously without intermediate bronze production. Following the Napoleonic Wars, the British expanded trade with the Nigerian interior. All of the Nok statues are very stylized and similar in that they have arched eyebrows with triangular eyes and perforated pupils. Problems exist with inflation, internal debt, and a huge military budget, competing with popular demands for government services. The major drainage areas in Nigeria are the Niger-Benue basin, the Lake Chad basin, and the Gulf of Guinea basin. Soils in Nigeria, and in Africa generally, are usually of a poorer quality than those in other regions of the world. In the 1980s Nigerian scholarship, in general, began to decline, and the Ibadan School was hugely affected. Social, economic, and cultural history also began to grow in prominence. The Northern People's Congress (NPC) represented conservative, Muslim, largely Hausa and Fulani interests that dominated the northern region of the country, consisting of three-quarters of the land area and more than half the population of Nigeria. The U.S. intelligence community concluded in November 1970 that "The Nigerian Civil War ended with relatively little rancour. [citation needed] The Songhai Empire also occupied part of the region. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. The NEC successfully held elections on 5 December 1998, 9 January 1999, 20 February, and 27 February 1999, respectively. [18][19], The earliest known example of a fossil human skeleton found anywhere in West Africa, which is 13,000 years old, was found at Iwo-Eleru in Isarun, western Nigeria, and attests to the antiquity of habitation in the region. [62][63], The Arochukwu kingdom emerged after the Aro-Ibibio Wars from 1630 to 1720, and went on to form the Aro Confederacy which economically dominated Eastern Nigerian hinterland. Eri, the god-like founder of Nri, is believed to have settled in the region around 948 with other related Igbo cultures following in the 13th century. B. Webster, R. J. Gavin, Robert Smith, and John D. Omer-Cooper. Despite Borno's hegemony the Hausa states continued to wrestle for ascendancy. Borno regained some of its former might in the succeeding decades, but another drought occurred in the 1790s, again weakening the state. Efforts to eliminate or control these religious leaders only heightened the tensions, setting the stage for jihad. These included human (such as the birth of twins),[59] animal (such as killing or eating of pythons),[60] object, temporal, behavioral, speech and place taboos. After a secret tribunal, most of the accused were convicted and several death sentences were handed down. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. "Africa's most populous country (population estimated at 48 million) is in the throes of a highly complex internal crisis rooted in its artificial origin as a British dependency containing over 250 diverse and often antagonistic tribal groups. Though those efforts have been hard to come by, as many violent ethnic and religious clashes occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Nigeria has continued to face governmental, ethnic, religious, health related, educational, economic, and other issues ("Nigeria"). Each king is a ritual reproduction of Eri. However, the republic was short-lived, as the military seized power again in 1983 and later ruled for ten years. The early independent kingdoms and states that make up present-day state of Nigeria are (in alphabetical order): Benin Kingdom, Borgu Kingdom, Fulani Empire, Hausa Kingdoms, Kanem Bornu Empire, Kwararafa Kingdom, Ibibio Kingdom, Nri Kingdom, Nupe Kingdom, Oyo Empire, Songhai Empire, Warri Kingdom, Ile Ife Kingdom, and Yagba East Kingdom. Niger African nation, named for the river Niger, mentioned by that name 1520s (Leo Africanus), probably an alteration (by influence of Latin niger "black") of a local Tuareg name, egereou n-igereouen, from egereou "big river, sea" + n-igereouen, plural of that word. The Soviet Union benefits from Nigerian appreciation of its help during the war, but is not trying for control. The origin of the name Niger, which originally applied only to the middle reaches of the Niger River . [21][22] Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8,500 to 8,000 years old, linking the site to Lake Mega Chad. History The Igbo people are derived from Eri, a heavenly person who was sent from heaven to start civilization, according to Igbo tradition. The country has abundant natural resources, notably large deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world, home to more than 200 million people. With the increase of resource spending and oil exportation, Nigerian GDP and HDI (Human Development Index) have risen phenomenally since the economically stagnant rule of Sani Abacha, but the primary population still survives on less than US$2 per day. [70] From 1884 until 1906 Old Calabar was the headquarters of the Niger Coast Protectorate, after which Lagos became the main center. The modern city of Calabar was founded in 1786 by Efik families who had left Creek Town, farther up the Calabar river, settling on the east bank in a position where they were able to dominate traffic with European vessels that anchored in the river, and soon becoming the most powerful in the region extending from now Calabar down to Bakkasi in the East and Oron Nation in the West. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the southwestern area of Iwo Eleru, near Akure, have been dated to about 9000 bce. A state council (the Oyo Mesi) named the Alaafin (king) and acted as a check on his authority. On the 31st of December 1899 the charter for the Royal Niger Company was revoked by the British government, and the sum of 865,000 was paid to the company as compensation. The school's output appears in the "Ibadan History Series."[111]. In the 11th-century, the conquests initiated by Gijimasu of Kano culminated in the birth of the first united Hausa Nation under Queen Amina, the Sultana of Zazzau but severe rivalries between the states led to periods of domination by major powers like the Songhai, Kanem and the Fulani. Nok artwork; 5th century BC 5th century AD; length: 50cm (19.6in. Other unions joined the strike, bringing economic life around Lagos and the southwest to a standstill. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Historically, the Yoruba people have been the dominant group on the west bank of the Niger. In an attempt to alleviate such problems Abubakar's government implemented a civil service pay raise and other reforms. [75] The federal government Prime Minister, Balewa agreed with the Akintola faction and sought to have the AG join the government. In the 14th century, however, dynastic conflict forced the then-ruling group and its followers to relocate in Borno, as a result the Kanuri emerged as an ethnic group in the late 14th and 15th centuries. Nigeria. Translated in Arabic as nahr al-anhur "river of rivers." updated on June 13, 2019 The Niger River, for which the country is named, and the Benue, its largest tributary, are the principal rivers. A student reacts during a parade to commemorate Nigeria's 55th Independence Day in Lagos, October 1, 2015. [3] Islam reached Nigeria through the Bornu Empire between (1068 AD) and Hausa States around (1385 AD) during the 11th century,[4][5][6][7] while Christianity came to Nigeria in the 15th century through Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal. Unlike the forest-bound Yoruba kingdoms, Oyo was in the savanna and drew its military strength from its cavalry forces, which established hegemony over the adjacent Nupe and the Borgu kingdoms and thereby developed trade routes farther to the north. [107] On 29 May 2019, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term as Nigeria's president, after winning the presidential election in February 2019. The Sokoto Plains and the Borno Plains are located in the northwestern and northeastern corners of the country respectively. There the vegetation provides humus and protects it from erosion by heavy rainfall. Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960. On 1 October 1954, the colony became the autonomous Federation of Nigeria. The monarch of Nigeria was still head of state but legislative power was vested in a bicameral parliament, executive power in a prime minister and cabinet, and judicial authority in a Federal Supreme Court. History. 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