History of Nigeria

Consequently, this study focuses on how human rights violation by both military and civilian regimes contributed to conflict escalation in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. The study will contribute to the debate on how human rights violation by a particular regime influences the escalation of conflict. 1.2 Statement of the Problem Human rights violations are usually associated with conflict. That is why a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, argued that…

expresses concern for the new boundaries been set through religion and civilization. One of the concerns is the violence associated with modernity. One of the interlocutors at the meeting to discuss the way forward with Mr. Wright’s highhandedness in their village summarizes colonial violence thus “Yes, we are talking about the white man’s road. But when the roof and walls of a house fall in, ceiling is not left standing. The white man, the new religion, the soldiers, the new road – they are all…

Resistance and Contemporariness in Kaine Agary’s Yellow Yellow Introduction African literature has come of age through several sections, from the scripts of prehistoric Egypt through the oral form of transmission, which celebrated human and supernatural achievement rendered in songs by court bards, griots, troubadours, public dances, and masks. Walter.J Ong points out that ‘such as the traditional oral stories, proverbs, prayers, formulaic expressions…alternatively, other oral productions of,…

Essay Title: The modern and the traditional as depicted in So long a Letter. “So long a letter” as a piece of contemporary African women’s literature highlights the religious, social and other aspects of an African country passing into independence. When I understood the cultural and contextual background of “So long a letter”, I came across many aspects, but the theme of tradition and modernity fascinated me. Ramatoulaye, the protagonist is undergoing trauma following her husband Modou’s death…

possible to keep her unemployed youths, especially graduates off the streets by engaging them in some sort of craftsmanship by formulating and the implementation of different economic policies. For example, the encouragement and the patronage of made in Nigeria merchandise by former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo when luxury goods, beverages as well as poultry products with the aim of boosting local production (BBC, 2003). This awareness campaign is also seen as a means of diversifying the…

Third Written Report This section of Reframing Contemporary Africa by Peyi Soyinka – Airewele and Rita Kiki Edozie looks at external and internal factors were affecting the African nation. In ‘The New Oil Gulf of Africa: Global Geopolitics and Enclave Oil Producing Economies” by Okbazghi Yohannes looks at the participating of Africa in the world economy and how resource reach African countries have been affected by it. In "The Politics of HIV/ AIDS in Africa: Representation and the Political…

Target Population: Our initial campaign will target middle class residents living in Lagos, Nigeria. We chose Lagos as it is Nigeria’s largest city with a population of over 21 million people (Rosenthal) and is home to several existing solar companies that provide PAYG solar energy options. Additionally, the Lagos government also has shown interest in solar and implemented a project in 2014 to use solar to power public institutions (Lagos Solar Project.). Lagos residents also suffer from lack of…

Malawi was settled by early homo sapiens as early as 50,000 years ago, but the recorded history of the area doesn’t begin until 13th to 15th century with the arrival of the Bantu people. The Bantu who immigrated to the area made significant contributions with the creation of a centralized governmental system. In 1480, the Maravi Confederacy was created. During the next two centuries, this confederacy would spread its influence throughout many parts of southern and central Malawi and at one time…

In today’s society the viewpoint on woman have changed dramatically from back in the day where voting, or working wasn’t even allowed for woman at all now they’re allowed to do the same as men and even more. On August 26,1920 it was declared as Women Equality Day where woman were allowed to do what men do and have every right they had but is that still true? Woman always face discrimination due to their sex and viewed as lesser than men. Woman are viewed as just as caretakers for men and…

Mountain in the Background. This icon of the cap hints the audience at the character’s location and sets the story in being a part of the South-African Culture. Runner makes use of culturally associated items in the same way the Calabra Festival in Nigeria makes use of culture associated artifacts, fashion and entertainment to promote the Nigerian identity and culture. (Ekpenyong :2012: 289) The use of the specific colour and shape of the Black Label beer associated to South-Africa and generally…