Women, for example, continued to exercise considerable political influence. The history of Nigeria can be traced back to as early as 11,000 BC when a number of ancient African communities inhabited the area that now makes Nigeria. 150200 deaths (current estimate). Other states where Igalas can be found are Anambra, Delta and Benue states. Other tribes such as the Nri Kingdom also . The Buhari government was peacefully overthrown by the SMC's third-ranking member General Ibrahim Babangida in August 1985. Evidence of iron smelting has also been excavated at sites in the Nsukka region of southeast Nigeria in what is now Igboland: dating to 2,000 BC at the site of Lejja[28][29] and to 750 BC at the site of Opi. Each king is a ritual reproduction of Eri. Nigeria is a patchwork of distinctive regions, including deserts, plains, swamps, mountains, and steamy jungles. Nok artwork; 5th century BC 5th century AD; length: 50cm (19.6in. [72] On 1 January 1900, the British Empire created the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and the Northern Nigeria Protectorate. Each king is a ritual reproduction of Eri. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by the Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Sokoto Plains and the Borno Plains are located in the northwestern and northeastern corners of the country respectively. Yar'Adua's Hausa-Fulani background gave him a political base in the northern regions of Nigeria, while Goodluck does not have the same ethnic and religious affiliations. [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. Unless present army leaders and contending tribal elements soon reach agreement on a new basis for the association and take some effective measures to halt a seriously deteriorating security situation, there will be increasing internal turmoil, possibly including civil war. There is a huge gap between the archaeological finds of Igbo Ukwu, which reveal a rich material culture in the heart of the Igbo region in the 8th century, and the oral traditions of the 20th century. On 29 May 1967, Lt. Col. Emeka Ojukwu, the military governor of the eastern region who emerged as the leader of increasing Igbo secessionist sentiment, declared the independence of the eastern region as the Republic of Biafra on 30 May 1967. "The Crisis in Research and Academic Publishing in Nigerian Universities" (2002). The Abiriba and Aro are Brothers whose migration is traced to the Ekpa Kingdom, East of Cross River, their exact take of location was at Ekpa (Mkpa) east of the Cross River. Acceptance of Islam was gradual and was often nominal in the countryside where folk religion continued to exert a strong influence. While that may be a lot of people, population . A state council (the Oyo Mesi) named the Alaafin (king) and acted as a check on his authority. E. Elochukwu Uzukwu [48] [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 need to protect its commercial interests compelled Borno to intervene in Kanem, which continued to be a theatre of war throughout the 15th century and into the 16th century. Nonetheless, Kano and Katsina, with their famous mosques and schools, came to participate fully in the cultural and intellectual life of the Islamic world. John A. Ayoade, and Adeoye A. Akinsanya, eds. There's no documented date for exactly what day and month Nigeria got her name. Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters. [14] Nigeria became a republic again after a new constitution was written in 1979. 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 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. 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. Christopher Hart, "The Nigerian elections of 1983.". [75], Capturing 89 seats in the federal parliament was the second-largest party in the newly independent country the National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC). Each king traces his origin back to the founding ancestor, Eri. The neighbouring Republic of Niger takes its name from the same river. [68], With the suppression of the slave trade,[69] palm oil and palm kernels became the main exports. A separatist movement later formed the Republic of Biafra in 1967, leading to the three-year Nigerian Civil War. The military Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) under Abubakar commuted the sentences of those accused in the alleged coup during the Abacha regime and released almost all known civilian political detainees. 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. The states included only kingdoms inhabited by Hausa-speakers: Since the beginning of Hausa history, the seven states of Hausaland divided up production and labor activities in accordance with their location and natural resources. The entire territory of the Royal Niger Company came into the hands of the British government. Nigerian History since early period till Colonial era January 2019 Authors: Tatiana Voloshina Belgorod State University Discover the world's research Content uploaded by Tatiana Voloshina Author. ), width: 50cm (19.6in. Others have suggested that the technology moved west from the Nile Valley, although the Iron Age in the Niger River valley and the forest region appears to predate the introduction of metallurgy in the upper savanna by more than 800 years. [77] Unrest continued in the West and contributed to the Western Region's reputation for, violence, anarchy and rigged elections. The southwest has always been dominated by the Yoruba people, descendants of the Oyo Empire, while the southeast has always been dominated by the Igbo people . The Niger delta is a vast low-lying region through which the waters of the Niger River drain into the Gulf of Guinea. History & Background. 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. 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In the vote, widespread electoral fraud was alleged and riots erupted in the Yoruba West where heartlands of the AG discovered they had apparently elected pro-government NNDP representatives. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Nigeria&oldid=1149132929, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Royal Naval Biography (1823), Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the RNB (1823) with Wikisource reference, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Articles with dead external links from October 2022, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2022, Articles with dead external links from July 2022, Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Odeyemi, Jacob Oluwole. The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Excavations in Ugwuele, Afikpo and Nsukka show evidence of habitation as early as 6,000 BC. [35], Borno's prosperity depended on the trans-Sudanic slave trade and the desert trade in salt and livestock. At Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, the Islamic Legitimist school arose that rejected Western models in favour of the scholarly tradition of the Sokoto Caliphate and the Islamic world. In a move towards greater autonomy to minority ethnic groups, the military divided the four regions into 12 states. [89] All five parties won representation in the National Assembly. [47], The Yoruba pay tribute to a pantheon composed of a Supreme Deity, Olorun and the Orisha. [75] and the Action Group (AG) was a left-leaning party that represented the interests of the Yoruba people in the West. Communal violence has plagued the Obasanjo government since its inception. The Igala played significant roles in the formation of Nigeria having been made host to the capital of Nigeria at Lokoja in the past, with Lugard as the Governor. "Africa's most populous country (population estimated at 48 million) is in the throes of a highly complex internal crisis rooted in its artificial origin as a British dependency containing over 250 diverse and often antagonistic tribal groups. 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. [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. Modern Nigeria dates from 1914, when the British Protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were joined. On 11 June 1994 Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola declared himself president and went into hiding until his arrest on 23 June. During the 15th century Oyo and Benin surpassed Ife as political and economic powers, although Ife preserved its status as a religious center. 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. George's . Hydromorphic and organic soils, confined largely to areas underlain by sedimentary rocks along the coast and river floodplains, are the youngest soil types. [73] Western education and the development of a modern economy proceeded more rapidly in the south than in the north, with consequences felt in Nigeria's political life ever since. The use of slave labour was extensive, especially in agriculture."[33]. Queen Elizabeth II was monarch of Nigeria and head of state, and Nigeria was a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. For local elections, nine parties were granted provisional registration with three fulfilling the requirements to contest the following elections. 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. These included Islamic empires in northern Nigeria and smaller organized political groupings in southern Nigeria. Abacha died of heart failure on 8 June 1998 and was replaced by General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. Igbo gods, like those of the Yoruba, were numerous, but their relationship to one another and human beings was essentially egalitarian, reflecting Igbo society as a whole. [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. However, in 1962, a faction arose within the AG under the leadership of Ladoke Akintola who had been selected as premier of the West. Much of Nigeria is covered with plains and savannas. [50], The Kingdom of Nri is considered to be the foundation of Igbo culture and the oldest Kingdom in Nigeria. In early 1989 a constituent assembly completed a constitution and in the spring of 1989 political activity was again permitted. According to another legend, Eri was one of Gad's sons who traveled down to build modern-day Igboland, as described in the Bible's book of Genesis. The military rulers looked upon the universities with deep suspicion and they were poorly funded. The economic collapse of the 1980s also greatly hurt the scholarly community, especially the sharp devaluation of the Nigerian currency. [49] According to the Yoruba, Oduduwa is regarded as the ancestor of the Yoruba kings. This name was coined on 8 January 1897, by the British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. The school's output appears in the "Ibadan History Series."[111]. Nok seated figure; 5th century BC 5th century AD; terracotta; 38cm (1ft. 3 in. Much use was made of oral history and throughout the school took a strongly interdisciplinary approach to gather information. These parties were the People's Democratic Party (PDP), the All People's Party (APP), and the predominantly Yoruba Alliance for Democracy (AD). The modern city of Calabar was founded in 1786 by Efik families who had left Creek Town, farther up the Calabar river, settling on the east bank in a position where they were able to dominate traffic with European vessels that anchored in the river, and soon becoming the most powerful in the region extending from now Calabar down to Bakkasi in the East and Oron Nation in the West. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Sonni Ali seized Timbuktu in 1468 and Djenn in 1473, building his regime on trade revenues and the cooperation of Muslim merchants. Nigeria is the seventh-most populous country in the world, home to more than 200 million people. Nok male figure; terracotta; Detroit Institute of Art (Michigan, USA). Iboland is an overpopulated, economically depressed area where massive unemployment is likely to continue for many years. 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. However, over the centuries Nigerians have utilized agricultural techniques such as slash and burn, intercropping, and the use of shallow planting implements to cope with the shortcomings of the soil. 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. This was especially true after the founding of the Institute for African Studies that brought together experts from many disciplines. As in most African art styles, the Nok style focuses mainly on people, rarely on animals. [90] All of this meant that by 1979, Nigeria was the sixth largest producer of oil in the world with revenues from oil of $24 billion per year. Rioting broke out in the North. At stake now are the most fundamental questions which can be raised about a country, beginning with whether it will survive as a single viable entity. [27] Kainji Dam excavations revealed iron-working by the 2nd century BC. Pin the Capital on the Country: Fact or Fiction? On December 31, 1983, the military overthrew the Second Republic. 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. River basin development projects have created many large man-made lakes, including Lake Kainji on the Niger and Lake Bakolori on the Rima River. Eventually, the police with tear gas were required to quell the riot. The present crisis started" with Nigerian independence in 1960, but the federated parliament hid "serious internal strains. In December 1990 the first stage of partisan elections was held at the local government level. Archaeological findings pieced together show that by the . Ofega was the queen for the Onitsha Igbo. The major cause of Borno's decline was a severe drought that struck the Sahel and savanna from in the middle of the 18th century. Although these soils can readily be leached and lose their fertility, they are the most productive agriculturally. [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. [108], The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, won the February 2023 presidential election to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. In February 2010, Goodluck Jonathan began serving as acting president in the absence of Yaradua. In the 11th-century, the conquests initiated by Gijimasu of Kano culminated in the birth of the first united Hausa Nation under Queen Amina, the Sultana of Zazzau but severe rivalries between the states led to periods of domination by major powers like the Songhai, Kanem and the Fulani. Although Abacha was initially welcomed by many Nigerians, disenchantment grew rapidly. The primary exports were slaves, leather, gold, cloth, salt, kola nuts, and henna. The middle two-thirds of the country, the savanna regions, contain reddish, laterite soils; they are somewhat less fertile than those of the north because they are not subject to as much seasonal drying, nor do they receive the greater rainfall that occurs in the more southerly regions. The Yoruba-dominated AG became the opposition under its charismatic leader Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The royal stool of Olu of warri was founded by an Igala prince. The early independent kingdoms and states that make up present-day state of Nigeria are (in alphabetical order): Benin Kingdom, Borgu Kingdom, Fulani Empire, Hausa Kingdoms, Kanem Bornu Empire, Kwararafa Kingdom, Ibibio Kingdom, Nri Kingdom, Nupe Kingdom, Oyo Empire, Songhai Empire, Warri Kingdom, Ile Ife Kingdom, and Yagba East Kingdom. [42] The government also moved to recover millions of dollars in funds secreted to overseas accounts. In subsequent attempts to reconvene the Western parliament, similar disturbances broke out. After a secret tribunal, most of the accused were convicted and several death sentences were handed down. It should not be confused with the modern-day country called Benin, formerly called Dahomey.[31]. [55] The first Eze Nri (King of Nri), fikunim, followed directly after him. It might suggest speech and that the figure has something to tell us. It arose at the University of Ibadan in the 1950s and remained dominant until the 1970s. A constituent assembly was elected in 1977 to draft a new constitution, which was published on 21 September 1978, when the ban on political activity was lifted. [13] Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule after a bloody coup d'tat in 1966. The Iron Age Nok civilization of northern Nigeria dates back to about 1,500 BC, with evidence of settled life in the environs of Kaduna. Katsina and Daura were the "Chiefs of the Market," as their geographical location accorded them direct access to the caravans coming across the desert from the north. The eyes and the eyebrows suggest an inner calm or an inner serenity. History. Borno reached its pinnacle under mai Idris Aloma (ca. The Ife model of government was adapted at Oyo, where a member of its ruling dynasty controlled several smaller city-states. In May 1999 violence erupted in Kaduna State over the succession of an Emir resulting in more than 100 deaths. [81] In the Northern Region, however, the Hausa and Fulani people demanded that the detainees be placed on trial for murder.[81]. Shortly afterwards the AG opposition leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was imprisoned to be without foundation. During the 16th century, the Songhai Empire reached its peak, stretching from the Senegal and Gambia rivers and incorporating part of Hausaland in the east. Breunig, Peter. This often leads to major explosions and high death tolls. [29] The transition from Neolithic times to the Iron Age apparently was achieved indigenously without intermediate bronze production. [25][26] Iron smelting furnaces at Taruga, a Nok site, date from around 600 BC. Many of the domestic journals, including the Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, faltered and were only published rarely, if at all.[112]. In general, the topography of Nigeria consists of plains in the north and south interrupted by plateaus and hills in the centre of the country. [18][19], The earliest known example of a fossil human skeleton found anywhere in West Africa, which is 13,000 years old, was found at Iwo-Eleru in Isarun, western Nigeria, and attests to the antiquity of habitation in the region. ", "Nigeria's economy came through the war in better shape than expected." Opposition leaders formed the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which campaigned to reconvene the Senate and other disbanded democratic institutions. Corrections? ", This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 11:20. 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. Most fateful for the Ironsi government was the decision to issue Decree No. 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. From 1959 to 1960, Jaja Wachuku was the First Nigerian Speaker of the Nigerian Parliament, also called the "House of Representatives." Igala people are majorly found in Kogi state. Flag. In the 15th century the region brought under central control is a mere seventy-miles across (people and places being harder to subdue in the tropical forest than on the savanna), though a century later Benin stretches from the Niger delta in the east to Lagos in the west. In August 1983, Shagari and the NPN were returned to power in a landslide with a majority of seats in the National Assembly and control of 12 state governments. [43] The Fulani began to enter the Hausa country in the 13th century and by the 15th century, they were tending cattle, sheep, and goats in Borno as well. Throughout the 16th-century much of northern Nigeria paid homage to Songhai in the west or to Borno, a rival empire in the east. The most powerful of these states were Ghana, Gao, and Kanem, which were not within the boundaries of modern Nigeria but which influenced the history of the Nigerian savanna. The former military head of state Olusegun Obasanjo, freed from prison by Abubakar, ran as a civilian candidate and won the presidential election. In August 1998 Abubakar appointed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct elections for local government councils, state legislatures and governors, the national assembly, and president. Other eroded surfaces, such as the Udi-Nsukka escarpment (see Udi-Nsukka Plateau), rise abruptly above the plains at elevations of at least 1,000 feet (300 metres). In this Nok work, the head is dramatically larger than the body supporting it, yet the figure possesses elegant details and a powerful focus. Olusegun Obasanjo inherited a country suffering economic stagnation and the deterioration of most democratic institutions. Nigeria. Rather than relaxing colonial strictures in gratitude after the war, the European presence in Africa intensified. Akintola was appointed to head a coalition government in the Western Region. Head of State Babangida promised to return the country to civilian rule by 1990 which was later extended until January 1993. The Young Majors went into hiding. This made inviting foreign scholars, subscribing to journals, and attending conferences vastly more expensive. Member, National Population Commission, Lagos. Archaeological findings in Ile-Ife prove to feature a high level of artistic skills in the 12th-14th century era. According to the Bayajidda legend, the Hausa states were founded by the sons of Bayajidda, a prince whose origin differs by tradition, but official canon records him as the person who married the last Kabara of Daura and heralded the end of the matriarchal monarchs that had erstwhile ruled the Hausa people. 15691600) during whose reign Kanem was reconquered. 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 Igbos were accepted as fellow citizens in many parts of Nigeria, but not in some areas of former Biafra where they were once dominant. Lagos, the former capital, retains its standing as the countrys leading commercial and industrial city. Their homeland, the former Igala Kingdom, is an approximately triangular area of about 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) in the angle formed by the Benue and Niger rivers. Foreign exchange earnings and government revenues increased spectacularly with the oil price rises of 197374. By the end of the 18th century, some Muslim ulema began articulating the grievances of the common people. South of Kano the mixed soils contain locally derived granite and loess (wind-borne deposits). 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!) [citation needed] The Songhai Empire also occupied part of the region. "A political history of Nigeria and the crisis of ethnicity in nation-building. The destruction of Songhai left Borno uncontested and until the 18th-century Borno dominated northern Nigeria. The forest soils represent the third zone. Although these western empires had little political influence on the Nigerian savanna before 1500 they had a strong cultural and economic impact that became more pronounced in the 16th century, especially because these states became associated with the spread of Islam and trade. circa 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation. In 1808 the Hausa Nation was finally conquered by Usman dan Fodio and incorporated into the Hausa-Fulani Sokoto Caliphate.[45]. Neither Abacha nor Abubakar lifted the decree suspending the 1979 constitution, and the 1989 constitution was not implemented. Among the Igbo people of the Eastern Region, these detainees were heroes. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. [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. The young Audu, who was an aspirant in last Friday's APC primary in Kogi State, described the primary as a highly compromised and fraudulent process characterized by unprecedented irregularities. Cotton grew readily in the great plains of these states, and they became the primary producers of cloth, weaving and dying it before sending it off in caravans to the other states within Hausaland and to extensive regions beyond. The public response convinced Babangida of intense opposition to an economic recession. [41] They are called the Banza Bakwai meaning Bastard or Bogus Seven on account of their ancestress' slave status.[41]. "The period 1919-1935 was colonial imperialism's last territorial drive in Africa. Necklaces form a cone around the neck and keep the focus on the face. 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 Kaduna in FebruaryMay 2000 over 1,000 people died in rioting over the introduction of criminal Shar'ia in the State. Archaeological research, pioneered by Charles Thurstan Shaw, has shown a long history of human settlement in Nigeria. The famous Kano Chronicle records the conversion of Kano's ruling dynasty by clerics from Mali, demonstrating that the imperial influence of Mali extended far to the east. The major drainage areas in Nigeria are the Niger-Benue basin, the Lake Chad basin, and the Gulf of Guinea basin. Flora Shaw later Flora Lugard named the areas that fell within the Muurish Sokoto Emirate and Muurish Benin, Nigger area. However, the bloody nature of the Young Majors coup caused another coup to be carried out by General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. 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