As the great Niger River courses through West Africa, Asaba (Ahaba to the locals) lies on one of its last … More
Tag: Nigerian archaelogy
Igbo Ukwu Bronzes: Stunning Art and Unmatched Metallurgy
In 1938, Isaiah Anozie, an indigene of Igbo Ukwu, a town in present-day Anambra state of southeastern Nigeria, was digging … 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
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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