Although he had led Babangida's Transitional Council since 1993, Shonekan was unable to reverse Nigeria's economic problems or to defuse lingering political tension. The 1965 national election produced a major realignment of politics and a disputed result that set the country on the path to civil war. Gradually Borno's position weakened; its inability to check political rivalries between competing Hausa cities was one example of this decline. There are reports that civilization already existed in Ile-Ife (the citadel of Yoruba civilization), Nigeria by the 8th century, centuries before the arrival of the British colonial administration. [21][22] Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8,500 to 8,000 years old, linking the site to Lake Mega Chad. [9][10] Local merchants provided them with slaves, escalating conflicts among the ethnic groups in the region and disrupting older trade patterns through the Trans-Saharan route.[11]. Thus the North dominated the federation government from the beginning of independence. Additionally, the Ironsi government was unable to produce a constitution acceptable to all sections of the country. Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule after a bloody coup d'tat in 1966. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Much use was made of oral history and throughout the school took a strongly interdisciplinary approach to gather information. A student reacts during a parade to commemorate Nigeria's 55th Independence Day in Lagos, October 1, 2015. The mai (king) of Kanem and his court accepted Islam in the 11th century, as the western empires also had done. The troops are poorly trained and disciplined and some of the officers are turning to conspiracies and plotting. The characteristic landforms of the plateaus are high plains with broad, shallow valleys dotted with numerous hills or isolated mountains, called inselbergs; the underlying rocks are crystalline, although sandstones appear in river areas. The area was formerly the Igala Division of Kabba province, and is now part of Kogi State. Security officers rounded up the accused, including former Head of State Obasanjo and his deputy, retired General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua. However, the subsequent massacre of thousands of Ibo in the north prompted hundreds of thousands of them to return to the south-east where increasingly strong Igbo secessionist sentiment emerged. However, Bello chose to remain as premier of the North and as party boss of the NPC, selected Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a Hausa, to become Nigeria's first Prime Minister. In December 1990 the first stage of partisan elections was held at the local government level. Trans-Saharan trade routes linked the western Sudan with the Mediterranean since the time of Carthage and with the Upper Nile from a much earlier date, establishing avenues of communication and cultural influence that remained open until the end of the 19th century. He remained incommunicado for 50 days, by which time rumours were rife that he had died. [14] Nigeria became a republic again after a new constitution was written in 1979. Lagos, however, is not perceived as the "spiritual and bureaucratic capital of Africa"; Addis Ababa has that role.". Political parties, however, tended to reflect the makeup of the three main ethnic groups. A new republic was planned to be established in 1993 but was aborted by General Sani Abacha. However, Nigerias most diverse feature is its people. [citation needed] The Songhai Empire also occupied part of the region. Morocco was unable to control the empire and the various provinces, including the Hausa states, became independent. Major General Muhammadu Buhari emerged as the leader of the Supreme Military Council (SMC), the country's new ruling body. [55] The first Eze Nri (King of Nri), fikunim, followed directly after him. The constitution includes provisions for a bicameral legislature, the National Assembly consisting of a 360-member House of Representatives and a 109-member Senate. The primary exports were slaves, leather, gold, cloth, salt, kola nuts, and henna. They can be found in Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ajaka, Ofu, Olamaboro, Dekina, Bassa, Ankpa, omala, Lokoja, Ibaji, Ajaokuta, Lokoja and kotonkarfe Local government all in Kogi state. [23] It is the oldest boat discovered in Africa, and the second oldest known worldwide. However, the Igbo rejected attempts at constitutional revisions and insisted on full autonomy for the east. This lack of communication left the new acting President Jonathan with no knowledge of his predecessor's plans. Obasanjo was reelected in 2003. British cultural influence is strong but its political influence is declining. [89], In 1982 the ruling National Party of Nigeria, a conservative alliance led by Shegu Shagari, had hoped to retain power through patronage and control over the Federal Election Commission. [29] The transition from Neolithic times to the Iron Age apparently was achieved indigenously without intermediate bronze production. [35], Borno's prosperity depended on the trans-Sudanic slave trade and the desert trade in salt and livestock. Loose sandy soils consisting of wind-borne deposits and riverine sands are found in the northern regions, although, in areas where there is a marked dry season, a dense surface layer of laterite develops, making these soils difficult to cultivate. However, the bloody nature of the Young Majors coup caused another coup to be carried out by General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [66] Igbo people formed the majority of enslaved Africans which were sold as slaves from Calabar, despite forming a minority among the ethnic groups in the region. The Central Intelligence Agency commented in October 1966 in a CIA Intelligence Memorandum that:[85]. The forest soils represent the third zone. Corrections? [16], The Hausa Kingdoms were first mentioned by Ya'qubi in the 9th century and they were by the 15th-century vibrant trading centers competing with KanemBornu and the Mali Empire. [42] Many Fulani moved into Hausaland and Borno, and their arrival increased tensions because they had no loyalty to the political authorities, who saw them as a source of increased taxation. After calling off a threatened strike in July the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reconsidered a general strike in August after the government imposed conditions on Abiola's release. All announced candidates were disqualified from standing for president once a new election format was selected. When? [35], The mai employed his mounted bodyguard and an inchoate army of nobles to extend Kanem's authority into Borno. In the early 15th century, white men came to Nigeria to explore. Borno regained some of its former might in the succeeding decades, but another drought occurred in the 1790s, again weakening the state. He later attempted to renege on this decision, but without popular and military support, he was forced to hand over to Ernest Shonekan, a prominent nonpartisan businessman. [50], The Kingdom of Nri is considered to be the foundation of Igbo culture and the oldest Kingdom in Nigeria. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Throughout the 16th-century much of northern Nigeria paid homage to Songhai in the west or to Borno, a rival empire in the east. Prehistoric inhabitants adjusting to the encroaching desert were widely scattered by the third millennium BC, when the desiccation of the Sahara began. [3] Islam reached Nigeria through the Bornu Empire between (1068 AD) and Hausa States around (1385 AD) during the 11th century,[4][5][6][7] while Christianity came to Nigeria in the 15th century through Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal. The federal military government that assumed power under General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was unable to quiet ethnic tensions on the issue or other issues. The greatest and the well-known empire that ruled the region before the British arrived was the Benin Empire whose ruler was known as Oba of Benin. Eri, the god-like founder of Nri, is believed to have settled in the region around 948 with other related Igbo cultures following in the 13th century. Pin the Capital on the Country: Fact or Fiction? Nigeria is not only large in arealarger than the U.S. state of Texasbut also Africa 's most populous country. In November 1999, the army destroyed the town of Odi, Bayelsa State and killed scores of civilians in retaliation for the murder of 12 policemen by a local gang. The Federal government was given exclusive powers in defence, foreign relations, and commercial and fiscal policy. [95], The new president took over a country that faced many problems, including a dysfunctional bureaucracy, collapsed infrastructure, and a military that wanted a reward for returning quietly to the barracks. The election was marred by electoral fraud, and denounced by other candidates and international observers.[102][103]. The accused were tried before a Gen Victor Malu military tribunal in which Diya and five others- Late Gen AK Adisa, Gen Tajudeen Olanrewaju, Late Col OO Akiyode, Major Seun Fadipe and a civilian Engr Bola Adebanjo were sentenced to death to die by firing squad. 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The present crisis started" with Nigerian independence in 1960, but the federated parliament hid "serious internal strains. Necklaces form a cone around the neck and keep the focus on the face. Administratively, Nigeria remained divided into the Northern and Southern Provinces and Lagos Colony. This is a figure that seems to be in the midst of a conversation. The Yorubaland now consists of different tribes from different states which are located in the Southwestern part of the country, states like Lagos State, Oyo State, Ondo State, Osun State, Ekiti State and Ogun State, among others. [104] In May 2010, the Nigerian government learned of Yar'Adua's death after a long battle with existing health problems and an undisclosed illness. Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world, home to more than 200 million people. During the 14th and 16th centuries, the demand for gold increased due to European and Islamic states wanting to change their currencies to gold. Many top minds were co-opted with plum jobs in the administration and left academia. Some Fulbe converted to Islam as early as the 11th century and settled among the Hausa, from whom they became racially indistinguishable. [75] and the Action Group (AG) was a left-leaning party that represented the interests of the Yoruba people in the West. Nigeria is bordered to the north by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Benin. [51] Nri and Aguleri, where the Igbo creation myth originates, are in the territory of the Umueri clan, who trace their lineages back to the patriarchal king-figure, Eri. The name Nigeria formulated by a British journalist Flora Shaw who later got married to Lord Frederick Lugard, the mastermind behind the creation of our beloved nation. Kanem expanded westward to include the area that became Borno. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, and English. During the 15th century Oyo and Benin surpassed Ife as political and economic powers, although Ife preserved its status as a religious center. In Kaduna in FebruaryMay 2000 over 1,000 people died in rioting over the introduction of criminal Shar'ia in the State. km. By these same routes, Islam made its way south into West Africa after the 9th century. In the 14th century, however, dynastic conflict forced the then-ruling group and its followers to relocate in Borno, as a result the Kanuri emerged as an ethnic group in the late 14th and 15th centuries. [60][61], With the decline of Nri kingdom in the 15th to 17th centuries, several states once under their influence, became powerful economic oracular oligarchies and large commercial states that dominated Igboland. However, the republic was short-lived, as the military seized power again in 1983 and later ruled for ten years. It was very modern, however, in the sources used. [47], The Yoruba pay tribute to a pantheon composed of a Supreme Deity, Olorun and the Orisha. In a move towards greater autonomy to minority ethnic groups, the military divided the four regions into 12 states. [82] Decree No. The economic collapse of the 1980s also greatly hurt the scholarly community, especially the sharp devaluation of the Nigerian currency. There the vegetation provides humus and protects it from erosion by heavy rainfall. The capital is Idah in Kogi state. The University of Ibadan was the first university to open in Nigeria, and its scholars set up the history departments at most of Nigeria's other universities, spreading the Ibadan historiography. Their nearest linguistic relatives are the Igala who live on the opposite side of the Niger's divergence from the Benue, and from whom they are believed to have split about 2,000 years ago. There are 400 deities called Orisha who perform various tasks. Neither Abacha nor Abubakar lifted the decree suspending the 1979 constitution, and the 1989 constitution was not implemented. This led to an increase in trans-Saharan Trade. Nigeria is bordered to the north by Niger, to the east by Chad and Cameroon, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by Benin. By the end of the 18th century, some Muslim ulema began articulating the grievances of the common people. There's no documented date for exactly what day and month Nigeria got her name. A number of oracles and local cults attracted devotees while the central deity, the earth mother and fertility figure Ala, was venerated at shrines throughout Igboland. [88], The U.S. analysts said that "Nigeria is still very much a tribal society" where local and tribal alliances count more than "national attachment. In November 2009, he fell ill and was flown out of the country to Saudi Arabia for medical attention. Abacha enforced authority through the federal security system which is accused of numerous human rights abuses, including infringements on freedom of speech, assembly, association, travel, and violence against women. The collapse undermined Songhai's hegemony over the Hausa states and abruptly altered the course of regional history. [61] The rules regarding these taboos were used to educate and govern Nri's subjects. Following World War II, in response to the growth of Nigerian nationalism and demands for independence, successive constitutions legislated by the British government moved Nigeria toward self-government on a representative and increasingly federal basis. Nigeria as a nation has a rich and complex history which can be traced to when it first became a British protectorate in 1901. Although these soils can readily be leached and lose their fertility, they are the most productive agriculturally. The tribunal sentenced Saro-Wiwa and eight others to death and they were executed on 10 November 1995. The monarch of Nigeria was still head of state but legislative power was vested in a bicameral parliament, executive power in a prime minister and cabinet, and judicial authority in a Federal Supreme Court. ), width: 50cm (19.6in. Eventually, the police with tear gas were required to quell the riot. One of the first sub-Saharan African countries to achieve this feat, Nigeria, which at the time had over 250 minor ethnic groups and three major ethnic groups (Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba), was poised to be a shining example on the continent. The government alleged in early 1995 that military officers and civilians were engaged in a coup plot. The term means that people should be independent and live within political boundaries that corresponded to where they lived. The coastal areas are drained by short rivers that flow into the Gulf of Guinea. Obasanjo, a former general, was admired for his stand against the Abacha dictatorship, his record of returning the federal government to civilian rule in 1979, and his claim to represent all Nigerians regardless of religion. Lugard. They arrived at Lagos and Benin in 1485 and the Merchants were welcomed. In 1885, British claims to a West African sphere of influence received international recognition; and in the following year, the Royal Niger Company was chartered under the leadership of Sir George Taubman Goldie. Abacha died of heart failure on 8 June 1998 and was replaced by General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Jack McCaslin is a . We think Gowon will have great difficulty in staying in office through the period which he said is necessary before the turnover of power to civilians. The Sokoto Plains lie in the northwestern corner of the country, while the Borno Plains in the northeastern corner extend as far as the Lake Chad basin. The Akintola faction argued that the Yoruba peoples were losing their pre-eminent position in business in Nigeria to people of the Igbo tribe because the Igbo-dominated NCNC was part of the governing coalition and the AG was not. Much of Nigeria is covered with plains and savannas. However, the opposition had accusations of electoral fraud in polls. Their history is reflected in the Bayajidda legend,[37] which describes the adventures of the Baghdadi hero Bayajidda culminating in the killing of the snake in the well of Daura and the marriage with the local queen magajiya Daurama. Archaeological research, pioneered by Charles Thurstan Shaw, has shown a long history of human settlement in Nigeria. In the 1959 elections, the AG obtained 73 seats.[75]. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. Other states where Igalas can be found are Anambra, Delta and Benue states. [94] Abacha dissolved all democratic institutions and replaced elected governors with military officers. Hydromorphic and organic soils, confined largely to areas underlain by sedimentary rocks along the coast and river floodplains, are the youngest soil types. Problems exist with inflation, internal debt, and a huge military budget, competing with popular demands for government services. [93] Babangida (IBB) cited the misuse of power, violations of human rights by key officers of the SMC, and the government's failure to deal with the country's deepening economic crisis as justifications for the takeover. History of Nigeria The Name: NIGERIA The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. ", "Nigeria's economy came through the war in better shape than expected." Following the annulment of the June 12 election, the United States and others imposed sanctions on Nigeria including travel restrictions on government officials and suspension of arms sales and military assistance. In September 2018, a . The military rivalries of the Hausa states strained the region's economic resources at a time when drought and famine undermined farmers and herders. Niger African nation, named for the river Niger, mentioned by that name 1520s (Leo Africanus), probably an alteration (by influence of Latin niger "black") of a local Tuareg name, egereou n-igereouen, from egereou "big river, sea" + n-igereouen, plural of that word. It should not be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey.[31]. It has one of the largest river systems in the world, including the Niger Delta, the third largest delta on Earth. Other unions joined the strike, bringing economic life around Lagos and the southwest to a standstill. This meant that, while certain Igbo may have lived under different formal administrations, all followers of the Igbo religion had to abide by the rules of the faith and obey its representative on earth, the Eze Nri. The destruction of Songhai left Borno uncontested and until the 18th-century Borno dominated northern Nigeria. However, the spike in oil prices from $3 per barrel to $12 per barrel, following the Yom Kippur War in 1973 brought a sudden rush of money to Nigeria. Omissions? Author of. Christopher Hart, "The Nigerian elections of 1983.". Here are 10 interesting facts about Nigeria: 1. Nri and Aguleri and part of the Umueri clan, a cluster of Igbo village groups which traces its origins to a sky being called Eri and significantly, includes (from the viewpoint of its Igbo members) the neighbouring kingdom of Igala. The Etymological Origins of the Word Nigeria The name Niger-ia, or Nigger area was given to that country by the mistress of one of the most evil-minded genocidal murders of Muurs named Lord (Bloodclat!) At various moments in their history, the Hausa managed to establish central control over their states, but such unity has always proven short. A sign of federalism has been the growing visibility of state governors and the inherent friction between Abuja and the state capitals over resource allocation.[97]. [96], Most civil society leaders and Nigerians witnessed marked improvements in human rights and freedom of the press under Obasanjo. [8] From the 15th century, European slave traders arrived in the region to purchase enslaved Africans as part of the Atlantic slave trade, which started in the region of modern-day Nigeria; the first Nigerian port used by European slave traders was Badagry, a coastal harbour. "The period 1919-1935 was colonial imperialism's last territorial drive in Africa. More than 100 were killed in riots before Babangida agreed to hand power to an interim government on 27 August 1993. Updates? Finidi George was the first Nigerian to play and score in the UCL semi-final as Ajax defeated Bayern Munich 5-2 at the Amsterdam Arena in the second leg to win 5-2 on aggregate in 1995. Head of State Babangida promised to return the country to civilian rule by 1990 which was later extended until January 1993. The Kingdom of Nri was a religio-polity, a sort of theocratic state, that developed in the central heartland of the Igbo region. [99] Particularly notable disasters in this area have been: 1) October 1998, Jesse, 1100 deaths, 2) July 2000, Jesse, 250 deaths, 3) September 2004, near Lagos, 60 deaths, 4) May 2006, Ilado, approx. The origin of Nigeria's educational policies dates back to the 1955 comprehensive education laws of the Western Nigeria, 1957 Universal Primary Education (UPE) of the Eastern region and the 1976 UPE national programme; the 2000 Universal Basic Education (UBE) is the baby programme which Nok male figure; terracotta; Detroit Institute of Art (Michigan, USA). The earliest iron technology in West Africa has also been found to be contemporary with or predate that of the Nile valley and North Africa, and some archaeologists believe that iron metallurgy was likely developed independently in sub-Saharan West Africa.[30][29]. On 1 October 1954, the colony became the autonomous Federation of Nigeria. In October 1989 the government established two parties, the National Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP); other parties were not allowed to register. The weakness of a popular theory that Igbos were stateless rests on the paucity of historical evidence of pre-colonial Igbo society. Acceptance of Islam was gradual and was often nominal in the countryside where folk religion continued to exert a strong influence. Nok artwork; 5th century BC 5th century AD; length: 50cm (19.6in. [84] The name Federal Republic of Nigeria was restored on 31 August 1966. [55] The Nri had a taboo symbolic code with six types. The NCNC represented the interests of the Igbo- and Christian-dominated people of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. [83] The Ironsi government's efforts to abolish the federal structure and the renaming the country the Republic of Nigeria on 24 May 1966 raised tensions and led to another coup by largely northern officers in July 1966, which established the leadership of Major General Yakubu Gowon. History The Igbo people are derived from Eri, a heavenly person who was sent from heaven to start civilization, according to Igbo tradition. Each king is a ritual reproduction of Eri. This often leads to major explosions and high death tolls. Lagos, the former capital, retains its standing as the countrys leading commercial and industrial city. [107] On 29 May 2019, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term as Nigeria's president, after winning the presidential election in February 2019. [110], The Ibadan School dominated the academic study of Nigerian history until the 1970s. Excavations in Ugwuele, Afikpo and Nsukka show evidence of habitation as early as 6,000 BC. As part of a 15-month economic emergency plan, he announced pay cuts for the military, police, civil servants and the private sector. But the elections were marred by violence and allegations of widespread voter fraud included missing returns, polling places failing to open, and obvious rigging of results. [41] Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters. circa 11th century onwards - Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno. [38][39] Today the Hausa people now reside in the Northern part of Nigeria.[40]. In 1914, the area was formally united as the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. However, in 1962, a faction arose within the AG under the leadership of Ladoke Akintola who had been selected as premier of the West. History of Nigeria Early Nigerian cultures The Nok culture Evidence of human occupation in Nigeria dates back thousands of years. Jaja Wachuku replaced Sir Frederick Metcalfe of Britain. "The petroleum industry is expanding faster than expected and oil revenues will help defray military and social service expenditures "Nigeria emerged from the war with a heightened sense of national pride mixed with an anti-foreign sentiment, and an intention to play a larger role in African and world affairs." Nigeria - the Origin, Meaning and Principality. [24], Stone axe heads, imported in great quantities from the north and used in opening the forest for agricultural development, were venerated by the Yoruba descendants of Neolithic pioneers as "thunderbolts" hurled to earth by the gods. At the same time, rival schools developed. In February 2010, Goodluck Jonathan began serving as acting president in the absence of Yaradua. This made inviting foreign scholars, subscribing to journals, and attending conferences vastly more expensive. Additionally, the Obasanjo administration must defuse longstanding ethnic and religious tensions if it hopes to build a foundation for economic growth and political stabilityCurrently, there is conflict in the Niger Delta over the environmental destruction caused by oil drilling and the ongoing poverty in the oil-rich region[98].. A further major problem created by the oil industry is the drilling of pipelines by the local population in an attempt to drain off the petroleum for personal use or as a source of income. Now called Calabar, the city remained an important port shipping ivory, timber, beeswax, and palm produce until 1916, when the railway terminus was opened at Port Harcourt, 145km to the west.[71]. Largely because of Songhai's influence, there was a blossoming of Islamic learning and culture. As a colony, it was initially divided into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate. Communal violence has plagued the Obasanjo government since its inception. History & Background. Later groups like the Igala traders from the hinterland settled in Onitsha in the 18th century. The Niger River, for which the country is named, and the Benue, its largest tributary, are the principal rivers. Despite its relative political weakness in this period, Borno's court and mosques under the patronage of a line of scholarly kings earned fame as centres of Islamic culture and learning. In the history of Nigeria, we can say Nigeria today can thus be traced back to pre-historic dwellers living as early as 1100BC, the various kingdoms and empires of the 17 th century. The initiation rite of a new king shows that the ritual process of becoming Ezenri (Nri priest-king) follows closely the path traced by the hero in establishing the Nri kingdom. But Benin's fame is based on factors other than power. The government also moved to recover millions of dollars in funds secreted to overseas accounts. Nigerias major soil zones conform to geographic location. The country's landscape features plains in the north and south. Key Facts. The emergence of democracy in Nigeria in May 1999 ended 16 years of consecutive military rule. 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