So this is going to be one long read. Actually an excerpt from a book I'm working on. Here I'll try to use the cultural progressions evident in Nigeria to trace a possible common historicity from the Annang/Oro/Efik/Ibibio of the far southeastern through the Akpa/Aro-OkeIgbo/Igbo to Igala to the North, Urhobo-Ijaw-Esan-Bini to the west and then the Omo Ooduas.

Long story, if I take my time this story would stretch to as far as the Ewe people of Ghana but I'll concentrate on Nigeria for now.

Let's go, Africa, know your history before you f0ck your sister