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Nupe people. The Nupe (traditionally called the Nupawa by the Hausas and Tapa by the neighbouring Yoruba) are an ethnic group native to North Central Nigeria. They are the dominant ethnic group in Niger State and a minority in Kwara State. The Nupe are also present in Kogi State and The Federal Capital Territory. [4][5]
Kalikata. Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°22′E. Kalikata was one of the three villages which were merged to form the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. The other two villages were Gobindapur and Sutanuti. Job Charnock, an administrator with the British East India Company is traditionally credited with the honour of founding the city.
Today's economy of the megacity of Calabar is dominated by: The local administration as the state capital of Cross River, The centrally located naval base (Nigeria's navy is the strongest in West and Central Africa [23]), the harbour (see below), the airport (see below) and; the free trade zone.
217,313 km 2 (83,905 sq mi) Location of Nigeria. Satellite image of Nigeria. Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It shares land borders with the Republic of Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, and Niger to the north. [1] Its coast lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the south and it borders Lake Chad to the northeast.
Plateau State is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. [ 6 ] Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". [ 7 ] The state has a population of around 4.7 million people. [ 8 ] Its capital city is Jos.
Location within Nigeria. Coordinates: 8°58′29″N 4°18′27″E / 8.97472°N 4.30750°E / 8.97472; 4.30750. Country. Nigeria. Settled. 14th Century. Founded by. Oranmiyan. Old Oyo, also known as Oyo-Ile, Katunga, Oyo-Oro, and Eyo is the site of a ruined medieval city that was once the capital [1] of the Oyo Empire in what is now ...
Kalakuta Republic was the name musician and political activist Fela Kuti gave to the communal compound that housed his family, band members, and recording studio. Located at 14 Agege Motor Road, Idi-Oro, Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria, it had a free health clinic, and recording facility. [1] Fela declared it independent from the state ruled by the ...
Ekiti was an independent state prior to the British conquest. It was one of the many Yoruba states in what is today Nigeria.The Ekiti people as a nation and districts of the Yoruba race trace some of her progeny to Oduduwa, the father and progenitor of the Yoruba race even though good reason appears to establish the existence of aboriginal people in Ekiti region prior to the influx of royalty ...