Nigerian Diversification: A Bliss or A Jinx
Alleged to be the largest black African nation on the globe; located at the Northern hemisphere in the Western Sub -Saharan Africa. Consists of about 250 million people ( National Population Council). Divided along vast ethnic groups and regions; with over 350 major languages and dialects. Consequent to colonial- mapping, Nigeria has six(6) geo-political zones and two major geographical locae: The North and the South. The history of Nigeria stretches back to the 18th century after the Fulani Jihad (Holy War) by Usman Dan Fodio to secure the larger part of the North as an Islamic and Hausa speaking entity. Further, the exodus of the European heralded by the Portuguese seafarers (c.1880) seeking route to Indian Ocean through the Atlantic, made a pit stop into the "primitive" West African nations bearing "Greek gifts" that caught the attention of unsuspecting crude African kings. Also, the succeeding British incursion indicates the dawn of a new era of imperialism whi...
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