Ijaw

Throughout Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie, expectations become not only a defining feature of individuals but also a mold for character development. Society instills its expectations of how people should act from a young age, defining a person's mannerisms, values, and personality. Each generation continues to spread this cycle of societal guidelines. Society tends to ignore the individual in favor of idyllic images and responsibilities people abide by. Family is often the cause of social self-consciousness. Parents can become forceful when trying to abide by societal guidelines. When Papa threw the missal at Jaja, "It . . . swept the beige, finger-size ceramic figurines of ballet dancers in various contorted postures to the hard floor and then landed . . . on their many pieces" (Adichie 7). The figurines are a symbol of Papa's expectations of his family as he forcefully molds them into unnatural positions that suppress them into fragile models of grace, beauty, and ironically flexibility. He also controls them by restricting their freedom privately. Kambili "wonder[s] why Jaja had asked for the key" when he knows that "Papa would never give it to him[;] . . . [he] knew that Papa would never let [them] lock [their] doors" (192). However, Kambili discovers a lack of "pretense at hedges [in Nsukka], no pretense at separation and privacy, just low buildings side by side" (130). Papa places these hedges, which are symbolic of walls and barriers, to hide his private…

policemen were commanded by an ethnic Yoruba officer (Major Okuntimo), who couple of months prior had headed a group of a joint task force of military and paramilitary policemen that ousted the rebellious youths from their home base. The then President, Olusegun Obasanjo an ethnic Yoruba himself reacted to the killings by requesting that Bayelsa State Governor, should produce the perpetrators within a fourteen days span for indictment and possibly prosecution. The president further decreed…

presidency in 2015 has increased with the collation in the All Progressives Congress that assembles members of the major opposition parties” (Heilbrun 201). However, this form of political domination by the Hausa/ Faluni regions of Nigeria have only been a recent development, since the oil-rich regions of Nigeria have typically dominated the political mobilization of power in between these two major religious factions. These are important aspects of the ethnic politics of the north and the south…

Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea and just north of the equator. On the west of Nigeria is Benin, on the north is Niger and Chad, and on the east is Cameroon. Nigeria covers an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), or about twice the size of California. There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw,…

effects of their activities on their host communities. Nigeria’s political and economic system have chronically disenfranchised and disadvantaged residents in the Delta region. The frustration and resentment served as a conduit for various aggrieved armed groups to emerge. The militant movements in the region are of two kinds; those that are grievance driven and those motivated by greed. Consequently, all types of groups purporting to be representing the interest of the indigenous people…

Wikipedia (2009), reports that the ethnic unrest and conflicts of the late 1990s led increasingly to the militarization of the Delta. According to the report, by this time, local and state officials have become involved by offering financial support to those paramilitary groups they believed would attempt to enforce their own political agenda. Such groups include: Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV), Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Movement for the Emancipation of the…

former ruler had made a scapegoat and minced meat out of Sanusi not becuase he was corrupt. He could have gone after corrupt people like Stella Oduah. But he let them be, not for modesty sake. Simply put, he was covering for them. If president Buhari refuses to go after OBJ and the rest of corrupt cabal, he would be doing so, to shield them. Not because he thinks they are not corrupt. But why would he do that? There has been no evidence to show that Buhari got on well with OBJ or the rest…

History of the Benin shrines and altars go back to the thirteenth century located in the Africa’s beautiful tropical forest region of South – Central, Nigeria Edo Estate. The Benin kingdom consist of not only the Edo people, they also include the peoples of Igbo, Ijaw, Yoruba, and Itsekiri that live along the Edo state boarders. The Benin kingdom is one of the many places in Africa known for its sophisticated and beautiful art made of ivory, brass, and wood. “The Edo artist consist of brass…

I remember my first and only lesson on race was in Biology. Since the only or dominant race in Nigeria is the Black race, the focus was more on nationalities, ethnicities, cultures and the differences between them. I was taught there are three major races; the Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid race. In Nigeria and most of Africa, we were from the Negroid race. Caucasians were described as Europeans and a small part of Africa and Asia. Mongoloids were described as most Asians, the Americans, and…

Igbo people are industrious, friendly and educated people. They play an important role in Nigeria political development. Ibos are culturally rich people and they are surrounded on all sides by other tribes like Bini, Warri, Ijaw and etc (“Igbo People History”). The Igbo culture is very dynamic and fascinating and it says a lot about the Igbo people. Village life for the Ibo people is like many other villages in Africa but still unique (“Ibos People”). Ibos villages have anywhere from a few…