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	DAILY TRIUMPH -Misrepresentation of Nigeria by Nigerians (I)
		The Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria was, in 1914, a variegated collection of distinct colonial entities, which except for Lagos, had just been conquered by the British and were, at that time, being brought under effective colonial military occupation.
		In 1906, the Colony of Lagos was amalgamated with this Protectorate of Southern Nigeria to form the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, which far from being some cohesive colonial entity, was largely a sphere of influence from which the British kept out other European colonial powers.
		Morel also dismissed the widespread fabrication that the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was merged with the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria because the budget of the former was in deficit, as it was poorer and, therefore, had lower revenue and had to be bailed out by the richer southern colony and protectorate.
	www.triumphnewspapers.com /mis2062005.htm (1117 words)

	Ethnic conflict escalates in Nigeria
		Nigeria was brought into being under British colonial rule, when in the early 1900s Lord Lugard forged together the Moslem Northern protectorate and the Southern Christian sphere.
		The western region was dominated by the Action Group AG (mainly Yoruba), the northern region by the Northern People's Congress NPC (mainly Hausa-Fulani) and the eastern region by the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons NCNC (mainly Igbo).
		The British colonial government scrapped the McPherson constitution in 1954 and a constitution worked out by the British colonial minister Lyttleton was brought in.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/aug1999/nig-a17.shtml (1117 words)

	BBC NEWS Talking Point Cameroon border decision: What do you think?
		Cameroon and Nigeria in particular should be congratulated for accepting the verdict of the ICJ.
		Since the ICJ has decided and Nigeria and Cameroon have agreed to abide by the decision, I suggest that the two countries come together and agree to join hands for the sake of the Bakassi people and work together to govern the people and together share whatever wealth they have in the area.
		Both Cameroon and Nigeria must be congratulated for settling this long running dispute in a peaceful way and in a manner which accords with international law.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/talking_point/2317815.stm (2903 words)

	Sub Sahara African Christianity: Roman Catholic Church under Colonialism
		During the Colonial era, the Roman Catholic missionaries found themselves, not the servants of the colonial power, as all too many Protestant missionaries were, but at odds with their colonial governments.
		The catechists were responsible for a huge increase in the numbers of Christians particularly in Igboland, southern Nigeria, where the Catholic community grew from 5,000 in 1900 to 74,000 in 1912.
		The official policy of the Catholic church was to form a native clergy and self-sufficient local churches directly tied to the Roman hierarchy.
	www.bethel.edu /~letnie/AfricanChristianity/SSAColonialRCC.html (2903 words)

	G. Echu: The Language Question in Cameroon
		In her opinion, CPE can effectively play the role of national language not just because it is structurally close to the vernaculars but also because it is the only language in Cameroon which is not associated with a particular tribe, region or religion, or with a specific colonial government (Todd, 1983: 169).
		This name which was to be associated to the country became "Kamerun" during the German colonial period and "Cameroon" or "Cameroun" during British and French colonial rule.
		Experience has shown that most parents in Cameroon seem to be generally hostile towards the introduction of early childhood education in the indigenous languages.[8] Several parents send their children to nursery schools as early as the age of three, where the language of communication is English or French.
	www.linguistik-online.com /18_04/echu.html (2903 words)

	2005
		August 2005 in Nigeria was a challenge to write about because of ongoing convergence and divergence of issues--those few previously noted in previous months, and old and new ones--interwoven to such an extent that a summary was near-impossible.
		The success of the May 27 2005 WWD worldwide is reminiscent of the region-wide stunning effectiveness of August 26 2004 shutdown of Nigeria and dependencies by Biafrans massively acting out instructions by MASSOB to stay at home on that day.
		This ex-IG supervised the abduction and manhandling of a sitting governor in Igboland; supervised the use of police force to kill, maim, injure and intimidate voters from the East (Igboland, Biafraland) in order to rig the 2003 elections in Nigeria in favor of Obasanjo and his party, PDP.
	www.biafraland.com /2005.htm (12531 words)

	Nigeriaworld Letters & Viewpoints (Colonial Mentality and the Sovereign National Conference)
		It appears now that even the colonial masters have come to the realization that artificially drawn boundaries in Africa and its concomitant adverse effects can be undone.
		It is now left to us to release ourselves from the colonial mentality.
		Everything is possible (including the building of a fair, just and Federal Nigeria on the terms of the Nigerians, not the Europeans) if you set your mind to it.
	nigeriaworld.com /feature/publication/ibanga/colonial.html (2046 words)

	Nigerians In America Village Square - Colonial Mentality aka “The White Man’s Ways Are Better!”
		My good man a good sign of colonial mentality is when a person think things from their ancestorial heritage is bad because the masser siad it is.
		Colonial master didn't teach us about sopona, Ogun -lakaye, Egunje and colonial master didn't pick the eaglet and under 20 players for us.
		The same things happens in America, hey even in the Bible, but do Nigeria know how to prosecute, do we enforce our law, will you ship your car to Africa with no container, the key for a solution is law and order.
	www.nigeriansinamerica.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1601 (1360 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries.
		The Conflict in Africa section compares the response to conflicts in Africa to the response on Kosovo, examines corporate interests in Nigeria and oil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritrea, AIDS in Africa.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	Encyclopedia of African History
		Colonial Imports vs. Indigenous Crafts; World War II: Sub-Saharan Africa: Economic Impact.
		Colonial Federations: French Equatorial Africa; Colonial Federations: French West Africa; Federations and Unions, Postcolonial; Transport Infrastructure.
		Colonialism, Inheritance of: Postcolonial Africa; Ethnicity, Tribalism: Colonial Experience; Kenya: Independence to the Present; Labor, Migrant; Political Identity.
	www.routledge-ny.com /ref/africanhist/contributors.html (9393 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries.
		Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries.
		Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	African History on the Internet - Colonial Period
		Has a map of Africa in the early 1900s showing colonial possessions, a map of the Maji Maji rebellion 1905-1906, boundaries of the former Biafra (Nigeria), Southern Africa 1968-1975, the Chad civil war mid to late 1980s, Sudan civil war 1983.
		On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries.
		He was a colonial administrator in Kenya in 1958 and has played a leading role in alerting the world to the loss of biodiversity.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/history/hiscolonial.html (7716 words)

	Economy - Nigeria - Africa
		Nigeria’s economy, traditionally based on agriculture and trade, changed profoundly under colonial rule, beginning in the late 19th century.
		The need to pay taxes to the colonial government forced Nigerian farmers to replace food-producing crops with cash-producing crops, which the government bought at low prices and resold at a profit.
		Although petroleum accounts for as much as 98 percent of export earnings and produces about four-fifths of government revenues, the production of the GDP is divided almost equally between the petroleum, agriculture, and service sectors.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/nigeria/economy.htm (242 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		Has a map of Africa in the early 1900s showing colonial possessions, a map of the Maji Maji rebellion 1905-1906, boundaries of the former Biafra (Nigeria), Southern Africa 1968-1975, the Chad civil war mid to late 1980s, Sudan civil war 1983.
		Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		On British colonial policy re northern Nigeria, Islam, the Fulani, Christian missionaries.
		The State was "Created on September 23, 1987 by the government of President Ibrahim Babangida from the former Cross River State." Capital City: Uyo.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	Standard 17 - Historical Geography of Nigeria
		In this way, the colonial geography of West Africa is important in understanding the development of transportation and communications infrastructure in Nigeria and its surrounding countries.
		The amalgamation of the southern and northern Nigeria colonies occurred in 1914.
		While Nigeria’s borders were largely decided by Europeans (see information of the Conference of Berlin), Nigeria retained many cultural, social, and economic characteristics that are distinctly African.
	www.uni.edu /gai/Nigeria/Background/Standard17.html (3270 words)

	Lonely Planet - Destination: Cameroon
		Cameroon is one of the most geographically diverse countries in Africa, comprising three major zones: the northern savannah, the southern and eastern rainforests, and the north-western hill region near Nigeria.
		After WWI Cameroon received new overlords courtesy of the League of Nations, which gave the French a mandate over 80% of the territory, and the British control of two separate areas, one in the south-western highlands (Southern Cameroons) and the other in the north (Northern Cameroons, now part of Nigeria).
		Cameroon made international headlines in 1986, when a toxic cloud erupted from a remote volcanic lake in the western mountains, asphyxiating nearly 2000 people in their sleep.
	www.shoestring.co.kr /dest/afr/cam.htm (4454 words)

	Dr Usman Muhamad Bugaje:TOWARDS A VIABLE POLITICAL SYSTEM :WHAT OPTIONS FOR NIGERIA
		But there are reasons to believe that just as the “independent” Nigeria is an extension of the colonial Nigeria so is "peace" and “stability” an extension of "Law and Order" under the pretext of which colonial forces invaded our societies and continue to brutally suppress all form of resistance to their aggression.
		These are the words of those who decided the boundaries of Nigeria and instituted such institutions as they deemed necessary for the achievement of their objectives ‑ the exploitation of the human and material resources of the people trapped within the boundaries.
		In Nigeria and such other colonies, it was an instrument in the hands of imperialism for the maintenance of the status‑quo.
	www.webstar.co.uk /~ubugaje/options.html (4454 words)

	President [Definition]
		NigeriaThe President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria.
		A separate head of state generally exists in their country that instead serves as the president or monarch of the country.
		Heads of state timelineThis is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in any given year.
	www.wikimirror.com /President (4454 words)

	BBC NEWS Africa Border dispute an African colonial legacy
		Already there are US, Swiss and French oil companies jostling to get their drills into the deposits and who keenly awaited the decision of the International Court of Justice along with Nigeria and Cameroon.
		The continent was bequeathed 103 border disputes by its former colonial rulers.
		Cameroon / Nigeria border ruling: Was it the right decision?
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/2316645.stm (4454 words)

	BBC NEWS Talking Point Cameroon border decision: What do you think?
		As an international law academic I think it is essential that Nigerians who feel it was wrong of the Court to base its decisions on colonial treaties should know African States have long accepted the principle that the boundaries of African States are those which were inherited from the former colonial powers.
		Cameroon and Nigeria in particular should be congratulated for accepting the verdict of the ICJ.
		Both Cameroon and Nigeria must be congratulated for settling this long running dispute in a peaceful way and in a manner which accords with international law.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/talking_point/2317815.stm (4454 words)

	History
		Nigeria, christened after River Niger, came into formal existence in 1914 when the British colonial government merged together the Lagos colony and the Northern and Southern Protectorates in what was known as the amalgamation, whose principle purpose was ease of governance.
		All through this period, the British colonial government had administered the Northern and Southern Cameroon as part of Nigeria.
		Under this dispensation, The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) took control of the eastern regional government.
	dickinsg.intrasun.tcnj.edu /nations/nigeria/history.html (4454 words)

	Now the national conference
		At the Constitutional Conference in London by Nigerian party leaders during the colonial times, the Northern Peoples Congress, like the Action Group, asked for a constitutional provision permitting any region which wanted to pull out of the federation to do so almost effortlessly.
		A situation where the President and at least two thirds of members of the National Assembly and state governors as well as state legislators do not enjoy the consent of the people is not different from a military or colonial government.
		In his written broadcast to Nigerians on assumption of office as Nigeria’s second military Head of State on July 29th, 1966, Yakubu Gowon stated that "there is no basis for Nigeria’s unity".
	www.nigerdeltacongress.com /narticles/now_the_national_conference.htm (4454 words)

	History
		COLONIAL ARMY AND SOCIETY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA (UBAH, C. N.), KADUNA, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, 380pp, PB, 1998, subject(s)/keyword(s): HISTORY, price US$55.5
		COLOURED QUESTION IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE COLONIAL AND WHITE SETTLER RACIAL IDEOLOGY, AND AFRICAN NATIONALISM IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA AND MALAWI
		NIGERIA'S HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT (IROANUSI, SAM), LAGOS, SAM IROANUSI PUBLICATIONS, 180pp, PB, 1999, subject(s)/keyword(s): HISTORY, POLITICS, price US$18.5
	www.meabooks.com /African_books/HISTORY/history.htm (4454 words)

	history
		In 1929, Government College Umuahia, was one of the three secondary schools founded by the British colonial government around the traditions of British Public Schools at Eton, Harrow and Winchester.
		In the unending list are soldiers like George Kurubo (first Southern Nigerian officer at- Sandhurst), Alex Madiebo, Tony Eze, Anwuna, Tim Onwuatuegwu, Emelifionwu, and infact the top cream of Nigeria's well trained officers before the civil war.
		To this, it designed to create the equivalents of its public schools in the colonies, and in this particular sense in Nigeria, funded them very well, took a select few of the brightest boys around to prepare them in the technical and administrative running of the state.
	www.umuahians.com /history.html (530 words)

	Nigeria on the Internet
		Includes the 1956 trip to Nigeria of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, the first local government election in Lagos 1950, Commonwealth conferences, the Emir of Katsina, visit to the U.K. of Nigerian emirs, the 1952 opening of Ibadan University, Nigerian Independence 1960, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton's tour of Nigeria 1952.
		Internet service providers in Nigeria, the state of telecommuncations, locate internet / web services by type and country, list of countries with independent regulators, list of countries by number of fixed lines, list of countries by access costs, list of countries by population.
		Has the text of Nigeria's national information technology policy, a directory of internet service providers in Nigeria, telecom providers in Nigeria, software developers, cybercafes and other IT information.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/nigeria.html (9393 words)

	Aba, Nigeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aba is a city in Nigeria, located on the Aba RiverOriginally settled by the Ngwa Tribe, it eventually became the administrative center of Britain's colonial government.
		In 1967 the capital of the short-lived secessionist state of Biafra was moved to Aba from Enugu as Nigerian troops advanced into Biafra.
		It was a major commercial center in Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aba,_Nigeria (113 words)

	Language in India
		Ede O. Iyamu, Ph.D. Aduwa Ogiegbaen, Ph.D. The religious missionary and colonial foundations of education in Nigeria largely explain most of the present inadequacies in the nation's schools.
		Though, the mother-tongue medium policy is viewed as a major revolution in the history of education in Nigeria, opinions remain divided on the wisdom of this policy in a highly 'multilingual society as Nigeria' in which a language of wider communication such as English is the official language.
		This was the first time in the history of education in Nigeria when concerted efforts were made to devote attention to education in the mother-tongue.
	www.languageinindia.com /jan2005/nigeriamothertongue2.html (3690 words)

	Ibile Indigo House: About Us
		The Ibile Indigo Studio in Ede, Nigeria and Ibile Indigo House on St. Helena Island were founded as a result of collaboration between Arianne and Nigerian dyers and artisans from around the world.
		When Arianne King Comer discovered that indigo was grown and processed in the Lowcountry during the Colonial era, she was inspired to relocate from Detroit, Michigan to St. Helena Island, South Carolina in the early 1990s.
		A United Nations Travel grant enabled her to study Yoruba design and indigo dyeing in Oshogbo, Nigeria.
	www.ibileindigo.com /about.html (575 words)

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