The History of Nigeria(Summary)

The first inhabitants of what is now
Federal Republic of Nigeria are the Nok
people who reigned between 500BC
and 200AD.The hausa,kanuri and
fulani migrated there later.
The yoruba kingdoms of Ife and Oyo in southwestern Nigeria were prominent in
the 12th and 14th
centuries,respectively.
In the 16th century,Spanish and
Portuguese explorers were the first
Europeans to begin significant direct trade with peoples of modern-day
Nigeria,at the port named Lagos and in
calabar.Coastal trade with European
also marked the beginnings of the
Atlantic Slave Trade.
The fulani empire ruled the region from the beginning of the 19th century until
the British annexed Lagos in 1851 and
seized control of the region by 1886.It
formally became colony and
protectorate of Nigera in 1914.
On oct. 1,1960,Nigeria gained independence,becoming a member of
the Commonwealth of Nations and
joining the united nations.Today
Nigeria is the most populous country in
africa with more than 190million
people. The country which our founding fathers founded is at the brink of
collapse.The rights of those at the
grassroots level are been abused
everday.Domestic production rate of
goods and services is declining daily.It is
now in grass from grace. After all this story,what we want us to
realise is that we all own Nigeria and
deserve to enjoy her.We should let our
knowledge unite us and not separate
us.We should all remember the saying
"There is no place like home". We must not let the few differences between us
overcome the numerous commonalities
among us.
You should know that;We spend the
same currency,We speak languages with
same grammar,We share the same history,We share the same
race,We live in the same geograpically
region,We share same foods and
culture,We believe in the same God but
we worship him in the way we choose
and so many other commonalities. We pray that Nigeria unifies
linguistically.