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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Since 1991, its capital has been the centrally-located city of Abuja; previously, the Nigerian government was headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city by population.
The people of Nigeria have an extensive history, and based on archaeological evidence, human habitation of the area dates back to at least 9000 BC. The Benue-Cross River area is thought to be the original homeland of the Bantu migrants who spread across most of central and southern Africa in waves between the 1st millennium BC and the 2nd millennium AD. However, the Nigerian state came into being on October 1, 1960 when Nigeria declared its independence from the British and at present consists of 36 states and the federal capital territory. Nigeria re-achieved democracy in 1999 after a sixteen-year interruption by a series of military dictators. From 1966 until 1999, Nigeria had been ruled (except the short-lived second republic, 1979-1983) by military dictators who seized power in coups and counter-coups.
Etymology
The country's name first appeared in print in The Times in 1897 and was suggested by the paper's colonial editor Flora Shaw who would later marry Frederick Lugard, the first Governor General of the Amalgamated Nigeria. The name comes from a combination of the words "Niger" (the country's longest river) and "Area". Its adjective form is Nigerian, which should not be confused with Nigerien for Niger. More on [ Nigeria ]
@24karatz theyre BLESSED! lol neyo was in nigeria a couple of years ago...i dont kno y he wont just at least claim nigerian! shessh!
LadyKrysMD (Krystal Obi) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:16:33 -0000
@24karatz theyre BLESSED! lol neyo was in nigeria a couple of years ago...i dont kno y he wont just at least claim nigerian! shessh!
Nigeria is at crossroad on the probability that the armed militants might go back on their words.Please PRAY for us
aa76aa (Abel Adewumi) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:42 -0000
Nigeria is at crossroad on the probability that the armed militants might go back on their words.Please PRAY for us
NIGERIA DEBATE, FREE TALK, SHOW, PEOPLE, GROUP, CHAT, VOICE ... http://bit.ly/2EgZ4s
TravelHoncho (Tom Rhoads) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:06:13 -0000
NIGERIA DEBATE, FREE TALK, SHOW, PEOPLE, GROUP, CHAT, VOICE ... http://bit.ly/2EgZ4s
Listen to Campus Dance Now! Every Sunday 4-5pm, on Capital sounds 90.9 Crocodile City, Kaduna Nigeria.
CoolCoffee1 (Nuhu Tahir) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:57:45 -0000
Listen to Campus Dance Now! Every Sunday 4-5pm, on Capital sounds 90.9 Crocodile City, Kaduna Nigeria.
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NigeriaDotCom (NigeriaDotCom) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:58 -0000
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