[55] The Nri had a taboo symbolic code with six types. Biram was the original seat of government, while Zaria supplied labor and was known as the "Chief of Slaves." Obasanjo was reelected in 2003. Large freshwater swamps give way to brackish mangrove thickets near the seacoast. On 27 October 1958 Britain agreed that Nigeria would become an independent state on 1 October 1960. Author of, Professor of History, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His successor Askia Muhammad Ture (14931528) made Islam the official religion, built mosques, and brought Muslim scholars, including al-Maghili (d.1504), the founder of an important tradition of Sudanic African Muslim scholarship, to Gao.[32]. The economic collapse of the 1980s also greatly hurt the scholarly community, especially the sharp devaluation of the Nigerian currency. In an attempt to alleviate such problems Abubakar's government implemented a civil service pay raise and other reforms. The origin of the name Niger, which originally applied only to the middle reaches of the Niger River . [43] The Fulani began to enter the Hausa country in the 13th century and by the 15th century, they were tending cattle, sheep, and goats in Borno as well. Archaeological research, pioneered by Charles Thurstan Shaw, has shown a long history of human settlement in 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. Iboland is an overpopulated, economically depressed area where massive unemployment is likely to continue for many years. km. The Fulani came from the Senegal River valley, where their ancestors had developed a method of livestock management based on transhumance. Concurrently the Saifawa Dynasty of Borno conquered Kanem and extended control west to Hausa cities not under Songhai authority. On 11 June 1994 Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola declared himself president and went into hiding until his arrest on 23 June. Additional sanctions were imposed as a result of Nigeria's failure to gain full certification for its counter-narcotics efforts. These included Islamic empires in northern Nigeria and smaller organized political groupings in southern Nigeria. Nok male figure; terracotta; Detroit Institute of Art (Michigan, USA). As part of a 15-month economic emergency plan, he announced pay cuts for the military, police, civil servants and the private sector. Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world, home to more than 200 million people. The Etymological Origins of the Word Nigeria The name Niger-ia, or Nigger area was given to that country by the mistress of one of the most evil-minded genocidal murders of Muurs named Lord (Bloodclat!) Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. [53], Archaeological evidence suggests that Nri hegemony in Igboland may go back as far as the 9th century,[54] and royal burials have been unearthed dating to at least the 10th century. Lagos was occupied by British forces in 1851 and formally annexed by Britain in the year 1865. 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. The eyes and the eyebrows suggest an inner calm or an inner serenity. 15691600) during whose reign Kanem was reconquered. Author of. The troops are poorly trained and disciplined and some of the officers are turning to conspiracies and plotting. [38][39] Today the Hausa people now reside in the Northern part of Nigeria.[40]. . A separatist movement later formed the Republic of Biafra in 1967, leading to the three-year Nigerian Civil War. [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. Gradually they moved eastward, first into the centers of the Mali and Songhai empires and eventually into Hausaland and Borno. Rioting broke out in the North. In February 2010, Goodluck Jonathan began serving as acting president in the absence of Yaradua. Hundreds of ethnic Hausa were killed in reprisal attacks in south-eastern Nigeria. Nok male head; 550-50 BC; terracotta; Brooklyn Museum (New York City, USA). 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. Gradually Borno's position weakened; its inability to check political rivalries between competing Hausa cities was one example of this decline. The Igbos were accepted as fellow citizens in many parts of Nigeria, but not in some areas of former Biafra where they were once dominant. Obasanjo had recently stated on national radio that he would "deal firmly" with election fraud and violence advocated by "highly placed individuals." History of Nigeria The Name: NIGERIA The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. There was a fierce legal battle over the results, with the legitimacy of the victory at stake.[91][92]. Eventually, the police with tear gas were required to quell the riot. Islam arrived at Hausaland along the caravan routes. Unless present army leaders and contending tribal elements soon reach agreement on a new basis for the association and take some effective measures to halt a seriously deteriorating security situation, there will be increasing internal turmoil, possibly including civil war. The party leadership under Awolowo disagreed and replaced Akintola as premier of the West with one of their own supporters. The royal stool of Olu of warri was founded by an Igala prince. The federal military government that assumed power under General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was unable to quiet ethnic tensions on the issue or other issues. The capital is Idah in Kogi state. The famous Kano Chronicle records the conversion of Kano's ruling dynasty by clerics from Mali, demonstrating that the imperial influence of Mali extended far to the east. The name, "Nigeria", given us by Flora Shaw, wife of former colonial master, Frederick Lugard, bears a negative vibration. Administratively, Nigeria remained divided into the Northern and Southern Provinces and Lagos Colony. Ghana declined in the 11th century but was succeeded by the Mali Empire which consolidated much of western Sudan in the 13th century. 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. The NEC successfully held elections on 5 December 1998, 9 January 1999, 20 February, and 27 February 1999, respectively. South of Kano the mixed soils contain locally derived granite and loess (wind-borne deposits). Akintola was appointed to head a coalition government in the Western Region. The former military head of state Olusegun Obasanjo, freed from prison by Abubakar, ran as a civilian candidate and won the presidential election. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. With over 12 years of direct political experience in a terrain dominated by men, Senator Tinubu's tenure as first lady will be one of a kind. In December 1991 state legislative elections were held and Babangida decreed that previously banned politicians could contest in primaries scheduled for August. The mouth of this head is slightly open. The AG was manoeuvred out of control of the Western Region by the Federal Government and a new pro-government Yoruba party, the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), took over. However, on June 12, 2018, General Muhammadu Buhari, as president, announced a shift in this date from May 29 to June 12, as from the year 2019. Abacha died of heart failure on 8 June 1998 and was replaced by General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Following the breakup of Mali, a local leader named Sonni Ali (14641492) founded the Songhai Empire in the region of middle Niger and western Sudan and took control of the trans-Saharan trade. [101], In the 2007 general election, Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, both of the People's Democratic Party, were elected president and Vice President, respectively. A constituent assembly was elected in 1977 to draft a new constitution, which was published on 21 September 1978, when the ban on political activity was lifted. In early 1989 a constituent assembly completed a constitution and in the spring of 1989 political activity was again permitted. The Oyo Empire held supremacy over other Yoruba nations like the Egba Kingdom, Awori Kingdom, and the Egbado. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. [87], Following the civil war, the country turned to the task of economic development. History. In a move towards greater autonomy to minority ethnic groups, the military divided the four regions into 12 states. The present crisis started" with Nigerian independence in 1960, but the federated parliament hid "serious internal strains. 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). [51] Nri and Aguleri, where the Igbo creation myth originates, are in the territory of the Umueri clan, who trace their lineages back to the patriarchal king-figure, Eri. This continued until the BBC aired an interview that was allegedly done via telephone from the president's sick bed in Saudi Arabia. We think Gowon will have great difficulty in staying in office through the period which he said is necessary before the turnover of power to civilians. 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. As a consequence, Borno lost many northern territories to the Tuareg whose mobility allowed them to endure the famine more effectively. To them, being civilized meant being Christianized. The forest soils represent the third zone. [36], The Hausa Kingdoms were a collection of states started by the Hausa people, situated between the Niger River and Lake Chad. 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. Toyin Falola, and Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere. Modern Nigeria dates from 1914, when the British Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were joined. The public response convinced Babangida of intense opposition to an economic recession. 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The major cause of Borno's decline was a severe drought that struck the Sahel and savanna from in the middle of the 18th century. History of Nigeria Early Nigerian cultures The Nok culture Evidence of human occupation in Nigeria dates back thousands of years. [89] All five parties won representation in the National Assembly. 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. In August 1983, Shagari and the NPN were returned to power in a landslide with a majority of seats in the National Assembly and control of 12 state governments. From 1959 to 1960, Jaja Wachuku was the First Nigerian Speaker of the Nigerian Parliament, also called the "House of Representatives." Additionally, the Ironsi government was unable to produce a constitution acceptable to all sections of the country. 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. In 1808 the Hausa Nation was finally conquered by Usman dan Fodio and incorporated into the Hausa-Fulani Sokoto Caliphate.[45]. John A. Ayoade, and Adeoye A. Akinsanya, eds. 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. 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. [61] The rules regarding these taboos were used to educate and govern Nri's subjects. [109], Nigeria's Democracy day was originally celebrated on May 29, every year since General Olusegun Obasanjo emerged President in 1999. These parties were the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the All People's Party (APP), and the predominantly Yoruba Alliance for Democracy (AD). 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. Women, for example, continued to exercise considerable political influence. [14] Nigeria became a republic again after a new constitution was written in 1979. The school was quite traditional in its subject matter, being largely confined to the political history that colleagues in Europe and North America were then rejecting. [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. On 29 May 1967, Lt. Col. Emeka Ojukwu, the military governor of the eastern region who emerged as the leader of increasing Igbo secessionist sentiment, declared the independence of the eastern region as the Republic of Biafra on 30 May 1967. In general, the topography of Nigeria consists of plains in the north and south interrupted by plateaus and hills in the centre of the country. Upon independence, it was widely expected that Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto, the undisputed strong man in Nigeria[76] who controlled the North, would become Prime Minister of the new Federation Government. Soils in Nigeria, and in Africa generally, are usually of a poorer quality than those in other regions of the world. Now called Calabar, the city remained an important port shipping ivory, timber, beeswax, and palm produce until 1916, when the railway terminus was opened at Port Harcourt, 145km to the west.[71]. 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