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Led by the Nigerian traditional rulers (i.e. monarchs who have received definite authority from the official government and are recognized by the laws of Nigeria), [55] the chiefs come in various ranks and are of varied kinds - some monarchs are so powerful that they influence political and religious life outside their immediate domains (the ...
[10] [11] [12] The Igbos of the east and the Ijaw in the south are almost entirely Christians with a few practitioners of traditional religions. [11] The Middle Belt of Nigeria contains most of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and Christian converts, as well as members of traditional religions with few Muslim ...
There are two main religions in Nigeria, which are Christianity and Islam, they have both made significant impact on the making of African societies, and played significant roles in such a multi-religious country like Nigeria. [31] There are also other religions practised in Nigeria. [32] Muslim 53.2% [32] Christian 46.8% [32] Other 0.6% [32]
Traditional African religions also have elements of fetishism, shamanism and veneration of relics. [ 22 ] Nigerian American professor of indigenous African religions at Harvard University , Jacob Olupona summarized the many traditional African religions as complex animistic religious traditions and beliefs of the African people before the ...
Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country because other languages have been around for over a thousand years making them the major languages in terms of numbers of native speakers.
A symbol of the Yoruba religion (Isese) with labels Yoruba divination board Opon Ifá. According to Kola Abimbola, the Yorubas have evolved a robust cosmology. [1] Nigerian Professor for Traditional African religions, Jacob K. Olupona, summarizes that central for the Yoruba religion, and which all beings possess, is known as "Ase", which is "the empowered word that must come to pass," the ...
The Gbagyi people are typically adherents of the Christian faith, however a growing subset practice Islam and their own traditional religion. In their traditional religion, some Gbagyi believe in a God called Shekwoyi (one who was there before their ancestors) [16] but they also devote themselves to appeasing deities such as Maigiro. [17]
The religions practised by these groups include Islam, Christianity, and various forms of Traditional African religions. [6] Islam was introduced to northern Nigeria by Arab traders and missionaries in the 11th century, and became the dominant religion of the Hausa, Fulani, and Kanuri peoples. [7]