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Ladi Kwali was born in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was an indigenous occupation among women. [3] She learned pottery as a child through her aunt, using the traditional method of coiling. She made large pots for use as water jars, cooking pots, bowls, and flasks from coils of clay, beaten from the ...
In the maritime history of Africa, there is the earlier Dufuna canoe, which was constructed approximately 8000 years ago in the northern region of Nigeria; as the second earliest form of water vessel known in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nok terracotta depiction of a dugout canoe was created in the central region of Nigeria during the first ...
Murtala Muhammed also took control of the two largest newspapers in the country - Daily Times and New Nigerian; all media in Nigeria were now under state control. He also took control of the remaining state universities. [204] In a short time, Murtala Muhammed's policies gained wide popular support and his determination made him a popular hero ...
Nigeria’s election commission this afternoon held a news conference as voting continues in some areas of the country (26 February). Delays, attacks on polling stations, and concerns of ...
Erin Black - BBC News, South West February 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM Roman pottery and human remains have been unearthed during the installation of an underground substation in Exeter city centre.
Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.
79 mins: A free-kick from the right for South Africa is whipped in by Tau but Nwabali bravely comes through the crowd to punch the ball clear before the ref blows for a foul on the Nigerian keeper ...
The history of the territories which since ca. 1900 have been known under the name of Nigeria during the pre-colonial period (16th to 18th centuries) was dominated by several powerful West African kingdoms or empires, such as the Benin Kingdom, Oyo Empire and the Islamic Kanem-Bornu Empire in the northeast.