History of Nigeria

Nigeria, a country with over 140 million people is located in West Africa. Nigeria has over 270 ethnic groups, each group has its custom, tradition and dialect. Although diverse in their way of live, Nigerians are unified by the language of death. For the sake of understanding, there are three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, they are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Although rural-urban migration has caused us to live together, each ethnic group has its designated primary location. Although death…

Culture is defined by shared beliefs, customs, values, country of origin, and institutions relative to a group of people. However, culture not only encompasses the objectives of shared traditions, geography, and religions, it also includes shared perceptions such as gender, cognitive processes, and various types of interpersonal relationships that are deemed as highly relevant to the majority of a group (Baruth & Manning, 2012). Because of the fluidity of culture, people can be identified by a…

close ties to Saudi Arabia, including the most beneficial actor in the community would be difficult and this relationship is highly indicative of the growing problem of apathy toward corruption in lower quantity oil producing counties like Brazil and Nigeria. However, if the issue is not addressed in the near future, these issues will leak into the public sphere through violent conflict and…

The partition of Africa at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 did not only involve invasion, it also included occupation of the territories. There was multiple reactions on the African side on the idea of colonization including resistance and collaboration. The colonization of Africa by the European countries was the turning point for the development of Africa. Journal articles on the state of the African continent attest the impact of colonization as being the ultimate factor on the current…

Achebe states that in her ordinary life she “was a widow with two children” (Achebe 49). It is very interesting that he specifically refers to them in a way that would make the reader think of two very separate people. It shows the way the people of the Ibo culture think about the roles of women. They have normal everyday lives similar to the women of Heart of darkness but there are also specific roles that seem to be specific to women only, which have great importance to their culture. In Ibo…

Chenyang Li 110527822 AWE194-09 According to the TED talk, “the Danger of a single story”,by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I found that the “danger stories” are almost everywhere in our lives. The “single stories” always focus on negative parts of thing and they definitely cause some really serious consequences. If other people show one thing over and over again, people may think it is true, although it was not true. I agree with Adichie. I think people should not judge anybody or anything…

In Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” which centers on the struggles of the protagonist Okonkwo when he encounters with the British imposed colonialism on Nigerians opens a new prospective into the life of African tribes. In particular, the novel draws the unique picture of the cultural traditions and values of Igbo society. The interrelation is visible throughout the novel of religion beliefs, language customs and government structure. The authority of the clan is in the hands of the…

Ijeoma Ebirim Dr. Milstein HLTH 200 MWF 9:00am What Has My Culture Taught Me About Sex And Sexuality? Nigeria, which popularly is identified as the giant of Africa, was a colonized nation. British Colonialists, who cared little about our various cultural differences and homogeneity, created the boundaries. Thus, several groups of people from diverse works of life were pooled together to form Nigeria. The largest population of people are the Hausas in the north, The Yorubas in the west, and the…

Once a religious commune and now a violent terrorist organization, Boko Haram is impacting the country and surrounding countries of Nigeria. Their activity includes killing civilians, targeting government buildings, and even sending children in as suicide bombers to bomb buildings such as mosques. The main goal is for the group to turn the country of Nigeria into a true Islamic state. They believe that Islam should be the main religion and the country should move away from western and secular…

Islamic Sect. International concerns over Islamic groups operating in northern Nigeria are nothing new, in the mid-1920s under British rules the international community already raised concern about the activities of Tijani missionaries. Even if the interpretation of Islam and use of violence differs from Boko Haram, the causes of these concerns are the same today as they were in the past. Three…