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Nigeria is officially a secular state with no official state religion. Article 10 of the Constitution states that “The Government of the Federation or a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.” [ 15 ] However, twelve Muslim-majority northern states have incorporated Sharia courts into their legal systems with the power and ...
Merchants from North Africa and the Senegalese basin introduced Islam to what is now Nigeria during the 11th century, and it was the first monotheistic Abrahamic religion to arrive in Nigeria. The northern half of Nigeria was historically under the rule of various Islamic states and empires such as the Kanem–Bornu Empire , the Mali Empire ...
Known for its rich cultural and historical heritage, religion has played a central role in shaping the social, political, and economic landscape of the state. Islam is the predominant religion, but other faiths, including Christianity and traditional African religions, also exist in the state, contributing to its religious tapestry. [1] [2] [3]
Itsekiri is now taught in local schools up to university degree level in Nigeria. [citation needed] There are a number of semi-autonomous Itsekiri communities such as Ugborodo, koko, Omadino and Obodo whose history predates the 15th-century establishment of the Warri Kingdom. The Ugborodo community claims direct descent from the Ijebu a major ...
The eastern part of Nigeria is the home of the Igbos, who are mostly Christians. [39] Their traditional religion is known as Omenani/Omenala. Both concepts, each an aspect of a single whole, aspire to protect and preserve the purity, sanctity and sacredness of the land and the people therein.
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...
[1] [2] Towns including Oto Awori, Araromi-Ale, Esepe Iworo, Badagry, Ota, Ado-Odo, Isheri, Igbesa, Agbara, Ilobi, and Tigbo are all Awori settlements within today's Ogun State (created 1976) in Nigeria. [3] The Awori people have a long history of settlement in the Lagos area, dating back to the pre-colonial era.
Ninzo people (also Gbhu and Ninzam), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Ninzo language, a western Plateau language of Nigeria. [1] The speakers of the Sambe language , a now presumed extinct language spoken in a village with same name have now incorporated with the Ninzo.