History of Nigeria

Even though globalization is bringing rapid cultural change in Kenya, there are still various cultural aspects for different communities that are still being preserved till today and in the years to come. I am from the Kalenjin community and we engage in various activities that still preserve our culture. The first aspect is in regard to our community language. From a young age, children are still being taught our community language as they also learn the other commonly taught languages which…

continent of its natural resources as well as its people. Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel Things Fall Apart captures these detrimental effects of European colonization through the perspective of the African tribes themselves, specifically the Igbo people of Nigeria. The three-part story follows the life of Okonkwo, a strong and heavily revered clan member, whose village becomes disrupted by the arrival of Christian missionaries, whose teachings begin to radically shift the tribe’s culture into utter…

Longer By Sunday Njokede Former Lagos governor, Mr. Bola Tinubu had told protesters who gathered at his Ikoyi house to be patient that their miracle is on the way. If you flip the coin to the other side: Tinubu and his family are living large in Nigeria as the Italian Mafia. The Lagos politician has no moral ground to decide who should make sacrifices. Not when, he and his family are living fly like the Gambino crime family. What is hotter than this? The ex-governor is hovering around the…

according to Igbo customs. Okonkwo Okonkwo was an influential leader in his village. He is described by his fellow villagers as harsh, commanding, and aggressive. Some say that he only showed anger and that was all that he knew. Okonkwo had a long history of violence and conflict. He showed abuse to his wives, killed a long time guest in…

Although Okonkwo may seem brave on the outside, this bravery is a result of his fear of being perceived as weak or unworthy, and becoming like his father. In the book “All thing fall apart” written by Achebe, on page 94 in the bottom of a paragraph, Achebe writes about Okonkwo’s discomfort he has fallen into because of his exile. Okonkwo so far in the book has proven to be a fighting person in all things in his life, but at a certain point he is not able anymore to achieve the greatness, and he…

In the story, Okonkwo has to face cultural collision with his family. He watches his family and the people around him fall apart and finds out he is not respected like he was at the start of the novel. The first reason Okonkwo’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western ideas because of Nwoye leaving his father to convert to christianity. We see evidence from the text when “Nwoye did not fully understand. But he was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his…

Protagonist of Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo witnesses the white men bring changes to his clan and attempt to colonize them for conquest. Described as “a man of action”, Okonkwo seemingly falls short of his reputation when he commits suicide at the end of the novel (10). Commonly viewed as succumbing to a hereditary disposition of femininity and weakness, this death is thought of as a failure on Okonkwo’s behalf, as something within the clan which fell apart like the title and epigraph suggests.…

The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial empire situated in the western Africa country known as Nigeria in the forest region. Nigeria is located along the south west of Africa, surrounding countries are Niger, Benin, and Cameroon. This empire was located near the south west of Nigeria close to the coast. In summary the Benin Empire can be dated back to 1180-1897 C.E. the fall of the Empire is the result of the British Empire coming in and burning down the empire after the King of the empire grew…

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a man named Okonkwo who is respected and honored by the Ibo people, but he is afraid that he will be a coward like his father and he is often cruel. After an incident with a boy named Ikemefuna, Okonkwo’s life changes drastically. A recurring theme in Things Fall Apart is the struggle between tradition, change, and others. This theme is seen after Ikemefuna’s death, Okonkwo’s exile, and the invasion of the white men. The first event is Ikemefuna’s…

Cultural Collision “Like all people, we perceive the version of reality that our communicates. Like others having or living in more than one culture, we got multiple, often opposing messages.” Okonkwo's sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of western ideas into the ibo culture. Okonkwo started out in the novel as ruled by a fear of appearing weak and feminine, collision of the british colonists and Ibo people affected okonkwo to the point of him committing suicide. The…