History of Nigeria

Throughout A Dance of the Forests, Soyinka maintains a tone of warning to the current Nigerian people. However, he also provides a unique vision for the future of Nigeria. It is one where “was is [not] the only consistency that past ages afford us” (Soyinka 57). But rather, it is a future where the legacy of cultural roots are perpetuated, particularly the Yoruba heritage. The present nor the future continue to be…

fellow Nigerian that lived through the Nigerian Civil War. In "Poetry as Therapy: Reflections on Achebe's "Christmas in Biafra" and Other Poems" author Emmanuel Obiechina wrote," It could be said also of Chinua Achebe that the "madness" of Nigerian history, especially the prelude to the civil war, the brutalities of the war itself, and the aftermath, "hurt" and drove him into writing poetry, but unlike Auden, Achebe ascribes distinct potency to poetry and sees his role of creative artist as…

at the conception of their works, both talk in depth on the effects that the colonialists and missionaries had on Nigeria, and the complementary gender roles that were ingrained in Nigerian Ibo culture. Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” was greatly influenced by his upbringing and the unique position that he found himself in during the writing process. Achebe was born in Nigeria 1930 to a protestant missionary and was…

Furthermore, the history and culture of the Head of Ife is the piece of art that brings identity to Nigeria and West Africa as a whole, for the head is often compared to the art that came out of ancient Greece and Rome. Though what differentiates it from that of all European art is what the artist had to work with…

A Singular Perspective In her speech, “The Danger of a Single Story,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie used relatable personal experiences, pathos, dialogues, statistics, and symbolism to convince her audience to see the complication of human beings. The purpose of Adichie’s message was to provide another perspective on the danger of a single story. The single story presented is actually multi-faceted as many perspectives yield different responses. For example, people here ask Adichie about the weather…

Chinua Achebe (pronounced Chee-noo-ah Ah-chay-bay) is regarded as by many critics and educationalists to be the most prominent African writer of his generation. Born in Eastern Nigeria, in Igbo town of Ogidi in 1930, he was a graduate of University College, Ibadan. His father, Isaiah Okafor Achebe was an evangelist for the Church Missionary Society and his mother Janet, also rehabilitated Christianity. During his childhood days, Achebe saw both sides of his family, on one hand there were various…

This research will show how Northern Nigeria is at an impasse due to a corrupt government and the religion of its people. Without a balance between the two, the terrorist organization Boko-Haram will continue its onslaught of violence upon this weakening nation. Boko-Haram, an Islamic terrorist group in Nigeria has wreaked havoc on cities in the northern region of Nigeria. This terrorist organization associates the improper religious teaching and practices, that 's being spearheaded by a corrupt…

West Africa is a poor, helpless region who is living in poverty. West Africa has poor education for those who can afford schooling. Slavery still continues today, as hundreds of people used as hard labor. The topography is beautiful, covering 85% of West Africa with deserts, semi-deserts, steppe, grasslands, forests, and rain forests. The government is a federal republic, and the states in the region is far away from each other and the religion revolves around the everyday lifestyle. Culture is…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ROYAL SHELL DUTCH usually called as SHELL by people all over the world. And, is known as SPDC in Nigeria (Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited). SPDC along with JV with NNPC, NAOC and TOTAL had planned to develop the Dodo - NAG Wells Project to meet the objectives of the company. Along with business objectives the idea of SPDC was to help locals by supplying domestic gas and bring the gas flares down (Flaring into atmosphere also known as emission of…

Achebe uses the change of characters, traditions and cultural society to show the impact of the european influence. Achebe was the fifth of the 6 children that Isaiah Okafor Achebe and Janet Achebe had. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. Achebe was brought up in christianity and was encouraged to learn English by his father. His mother however exposed him to indigenous Igbo culture by telling him African stories. His parents believed in completely different things for him. His…