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List of ethnic groups in Nigeria. Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country ...
The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria 's multiple ethnic groups. [1][2] The country has 527 languages, [3][4] seven of which are extinct. [5][6][7] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups. The three largest ethnic groups are the Hausas that are predominantly in the north, the Yorubas who predominate in the southwest, and ...
The Nupe people have several local traditional rulers. The Etsu Nupe is not pure Nupe, his great-grandfather from his father side is Fulani, while the family of his mother was complete Nupe. His great-grandfather from his father side came to Rabba then later Bida in 1806 during the Sokoto jihad. [9] Nupe part in Nigeria
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Nigeria" The following 126 pages are in this category, out of 126 total. ... Ukelle people (Nigeria) Umuoji people; Urhobo people ...
Afemai, Esan, Isoko, Urhobo. The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, [3] are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. [4] They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State, Nigeria. They are speakers of the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, Ogiso Igodo. [5]
History of Nigeria. The Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. [1][2] The Nok people and the Gajiganna people may have migrated from the Central Sahara, along with pearl millet and pottery ...
Ibibio people. The Ibibio people (/ ɪbɪˈbi.oʊ / ih-bih-BEE-oh) are a coastal people in Southern Nigeria. [5] They are mostly found in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and the Eastern part of Abia State. [6] During the colonial period in Nigeria, the Ibibio Union asked for recognition by the British as a sovereign nation.
Sam Amuka-Pemu founder of the Vanguard newspaper, co-founder of The Punch. Nicole Asinugo screenwriter and presenter. Nenny B media personality. Lekan Fatodu publisher of Checkout Magazine. Dul Johnson (born 1953) filmmaker and author. Babatunde Jose (1925–2008) journalist and newspaper editor; considered the "grandfather of Nigerian journalism".