Only one state in Nigeria is named after the great Niger River, though it traverses 10 states. Niger State, created … More
Month: March 2017
Owerri, a city steeped in hospitality
The area where the present-day city of Owerri is located had always been occupied since the 15th century, when the … More
Lagos, a megacity by the lagoon
The earliest known inhabitants of the area where Lagos emerged in southwest Nigeria were the Awori clan of the Yoruba … More
Providing Useful Knowledge About Nigeria
The primary objective of our website Thingsnigeria.com is to provide useful knowledge and information about Nigeria and Nigerians, Nigerian places … More
Swange Musicians at Play
Swange is an urban dance style of the Tiv ethnic group in central Nigeria. Swange is rooted in Tiv traditional … More
Kogi, a repository of colonial history
Kogi is a state in central Nigeria created in 1991, with Lokoja, one of the country’s most historic cities, as … More
Lokoja, a meeting point of great rivers
The emergence of Lokoja as a modern Nigerian city has its origins in the African Colonial Expedition embarked on by … More
Anambra, a symbol of dynamism
Anambra is a state in the southeastern ethnic Igbo heartland of Nigeria. Almost entirely made up of Igbo, the state … More
Abakaliki, an eastern gateway
Abakaliki is the name of a northeastern Igbo city that is also the capital of Ebonyi state. Local lore has … More
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