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Timeline of Nigerian history.

This is a timeline of Nigerian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Nigeria and its predecessor states from Pre-colonial times to the 4th Republic.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

Early history

8000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone shelters. Igboland mostly occupied by foragers, including Bantu ancestors.

3000–500 B.C. – Development of agriculture (probably including yam cultivation) and animal husbandry.

500 B.C. – A.D. 200 – Nok culture flourishes in Northern Nigeria.

400–100 B.C. – Ironworking develops around Opi, Nsukka
Rise of Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, and Muslim civilisations

770 A.D. – Early Ijaw settlement.

800 – Mega-state at Igbo-Ukwu has complex social structure, produces copious artifacts including bronzes. Yoruba civilization already well established, based on thirteen farming villages centered at Ilé-Ifẹ̀.

900 – The reign of the Kingdom of Nri began.

1100 – The Islamic state of Borno was established.

1200 – Ilé-Ifẹ̀ becomes Yoruba metropolis.

1255 – Oba Ewedo comes to power in Benin Empire.

1450 – Beginning of European contact on the Atlantic coast.[1] The European slave trade era was ushered in.

1500 – The nominally Muslim Hausa Kingdoms were established in Northern Nigeria.

17th century

Political map of West Africa in 1625. Modern Nigeria includes parts of Oyo, Borgu, Nupe, and Benin areas, as well as Igbo states.

18th century

1728
Oyo Empire invades Kingdom of Dahomey.

1767 June
British slave traders facilitate massacre on the Calabar River.

1800

The Fulani and Sokoto: 1804-1903
Living among the Hausa in the northern regions of Nigeria are a tribe, the Fulani, whose leaders in the early 19th century become passionate advocates of strict Islam.

From 1804 sheikh Usman dan Fodio and his two sons lead the Fulani in an immensely successful holy war against the lax Muslim rulers of the Hausa kingdoms.

The result is the establishment in 1809 of a Fulani capital at Sokoto, from which the centre and north of Nigeria is effectively ruled for the rest of the 19th century. But during this same period there has been steady encroachment on the region by British interests.

Sokoto Caliphate established through jihad; goes to war against the Yoruba state

The worst case scenario the elites want to avoid is to have the common people unite as one, economically, so they must do everything they can to fragment them by creating as many divisions as possible.http://ndpra.home.blog

When the people are discontent and angry from being powerless and dispossessed, the pressure will mount and it won’t go anywhere. The people want to vent out their frustrations. The elites know that responding directly with repression only inspires greater desire to rise up, so instead of fighting it, they prefer to re-channel that pent up energy elsewhere.http://ndpra.home.blog

The worst case scenario the elites want to avoid is to have the common people unite as one, economically, so they must do everything they can to fragment them by creating as many divisions as possible.http://ndpra.home.blog

The goal of the elites is simple: divide the masses and let them fight each other so that they will never come together to topple those in power and replace them with worthy individuals. Meanwhile, they themselves focus on expanding their own wealth and continue to implement institutional control to further their plans.http://ndpra.home.blog Too sad!!!

When you need the army and police the most you won't see them.

Now we are reading how a village in bayelsa has been razed down by the Army for the fact that 2 criminals killed an army personnel.....

In as much as I don't support killing our security officials, I also frown at armed forces killing and maiming innocent civilians.


One would have thought by now there would be state of emergencies in majority of the northern states, FCT inclusive, but no, they would prefer to Python dance with unarmed innocent civilians.


This is bad
This is barbaric
It is saddening


And the Government is insensitive to the gravity of what is happening.

May God help us in this country.[/quote]

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Back in 19th century, Karl Marx claimed that religion and nationalism was being used to distract the masses from the fact that they were being oppressed under capitalism. Mere distractions to keep the masses from undermining the power of the elites.http://ndpra.home.blog

How The Elites Are Using “Divide And Rule” To Control Us

Meanwhile, Bello in the north, Nnamdi in the east, Akintola in the West are all struggling to put food on the table, and Mary and Halima are desperate for medication for their new born babies. While Hon. Adamu, Tunde & Obi enjoy fancy dinner parties together, world class education for their children and constant global vacation tours with their families. Yet nothing changes, albeit the disparity seems to get worse.http://ndpra.home.blog

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Thus, we have our current situation where the masses are divided with different group rivalries, Islam against Christianity, North against South, Hausa, Yoruba Igbos inter-tensions, and so on, but no more economic reforms.http://ndpra.home.blog

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Are you complaining about the state of affairs in Nigeria? Are you tired of failed promises? Are you tired of being helpless? So are we! What are you doing about it? If you answered, “nothing” This is your opportunity to contribute. From group representative volunteers to simply spreading the message and everything in between, there’s a role for everyone!http://ndpra.home.blog

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When the people are discontent and angry from being powerless and dispossessed, the pressure will mount and it won’t go anywhere. The people want to vent out their frustrations. The elites know that responding directly with repression only inspires greater desire to rise up, so instead of fighting it, they prefer to re-channel that pent up energy elsewhere.http://ndpra.home.blog

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All the drama of outrage and counter-outrage is silly when the elites are snickering as their world is shining bright.http://ndpra.home.blog

All the drama of outrage and counter-outrage is silly when the elites are snickering as their world is shining bright.http://ndpra.home.blog

So, does this mean we should ally with those who scorn us? Or should we continue playing the elite’s games and bicker? http://ndpra.home.blog

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The goal of the elites is simple: divide the masses and let them fight each other so that they will never come together to topple those in power and replace them with worthy individuals.http://ndpra.home.blog

As long as some of us continue berating others as bigots who are degenerates, socialist slackers who just want freebies from a nanny government, nothing will change .http://ndpra.home.blog

The worst case scenario the elites want to avoid is to have the common people unite as one, economically, so they must do everything they can to fragment them by creating as many divisions as possible.http://ndpra.home.blog

National Dialogue & policy Reform Awareness http://ndpra.home.blog

The people want to vent out their frustrations. The elites know that responding directly with repression only inspires greater desire to rise up, so instead of fighting it, they prefer to re-channel that pent up energy elsewhere.http://ndpra.home.blog

How The Elites Are Using “Divide And Rule” To Control Ushttp://ndpra.home.blog

SouthEastFacts:
The looting has started

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AntiWailer:
Good move.

But what about the others ?

National Dialogue & Policy Reform Awareness seeks to create awareness by engaging the different diverse groups and interests of this nation by means of peaceful dialogue and cooperation in order to device mutually beneficial reform policies that is all inclusive.http://ndpra.home.blog

DameB:
Yeah. Take the governors for example, from State house they move to National Assembly and back and then they settle down in NASS as they have no tenure restrictions. Are we saying in a State with millions of individuals only one person is capable of handling this position that he even has to shuttle. N

Nwike will be making moves to go to NASS soon. Na their way

The goal of the elites is simple: divide the masses and let them fight each other so that they will never come together to topple those in power and replace them with worthy individuals.http://ndpra.home.blog