What is undeniable is that Onitsha and the area of the Niger River where it is located, were important meeting points for various pre-colonial cultures that included the Benin, the Igbo and the Igala among others.
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Asaba, Sitting on a Bend of the Niger River
As the great Niger River courses through West Africa, Asaba (Ahaba to the locals) lies on one of its last … More
Nigeria War Museum Displays Tools of a Grim Harvest
One of the most significant relics of the war, the Ojukwu Bunker, an underground residence, where the rebel leader lived, is located in Umuahia. The city is also the hometown of the first indigenous head of the Nigerian army and the country’s first military ruler, Johnson Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi, whose assassination in July 1966 helped trigger the Civil War.
Nigeria Now Opens Direct Air Links With Namibia
Air Namibia started flights to Nigeria on June 29, with four-weekly flights from the southwest African country’s capital, Windhoek, to … More
Abeokuta, a refuge beneath the rock
Aptly named for its location beneath the defensive protection of a massive rock outcrop, Abeokuta was founded in 1830 by … More
Lejja, the World’s Oldest Iron-Smelting Site in Nigeria
In a village square in Lejja, located about 15 kilometers south of the university town of Nsukka in southeastern Nigeria, … More
Rivers, renowned for oil across centuries
Rivers state, which is located in southeastern Nigeria, was first created in 1967 and among the first 12 split from … More
Kaduna, between the crocodile and the river
There are two varying accounts as to the source of the name Kaduna. One attributes it to the corruption of … More
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