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Wazobia (Yoruba pronunciation: [wàzɔ́bíà]) is a term that means "come" in three major Nigerian languages: Yoruba (wa), Hausa (zo), and Igbo (bia). [1] It is often used as a symbol of unity, diversity, and inclusion in Nigeria, a country with over 250 ethnic groups and languages. [1]
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
Mayorkun released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The song debuted at number 9 on the Nigeria Playdata charts, on 1 May 2016, and reached number 5, on 28 May 2016. [10] The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days. [11] [12] To his name, Mayorkun has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che ...
Ògbóni (also known as Òsùgbó in Ijèbú) is a fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba-speaking polities of Nigeria, Republic of Bénin and Togo. [1] The society performs a range of political and religious functions, including exercising a profound influence on monarchs and serving as high courts of jurisprudence in capital offenses ...
Igbuzo (also Igbo-ụzọ, Igbo bi n'ụzọ or Ibusa) is an Igbo community in Delta State, Nigeria, founded c. 1450. The community is in Oshimili North.It has an estimated population of 566,310 people in 2009.
Japa (/ j ɑː k p ə /) is a Yoruba language word used as a Nigerian slang term that has gained widespread usage among Nigerian youths. [1] [2] The term is used to describe the act of escaping, fleeing, or disappearing quickly from a situation, often in a hasty and urgent manner.
Ijebu (also known as Jebu, Geebu, or Xabu [1]) was a Yoruba kingdom in South West Nigeria. It was formed around the fifteenth century. [2] According to legend, its ruling dynasty was founded by Obanta whose personal name was Ogborogan of Ile-Ife. Its contemporary successor is one of the country's traditional states.
The Nze na Ozo society, otherwise known as the Agbalanze society, is the highest and most important spiritual, religious and social grouping in the Igbo society of Southeast Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History