Minna, the city that made good

Minna city centre

Masquerade Dance From Anambra State

For more than a decade, Chief Okwudili Otti, an Onitsha-based businessman, has hosted the annual Igba Ama Otti (The … More

Niger state, named after the great river

Only one state in Nigeria is named after the great Niger River, though it traverses 10 states. Niger State, created … More

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