Articles in Nigeria ( 641 )

641 Articles of interest in Nigeria

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  • Otamiri River

    The Otamiri River is one of the main rivers in Imo State, Nigeria. The river takes its name from Ota Miri, a deity who owns all the waters that are called by his name, and who is often the dominating god of Mbari houses. The river runs south from Eg…

  • Orodo

    Orodo is an Igbo community in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, Nigeria - heartland of then Biafra. It is situated between Owerri city and Orlu town. Orodo has borders with Ogwa, Mbieri, Afara, Ifakala, Umuaka, Amurie Omanze and Amandugba.

  • Orie

    Orie is a village of approximately 3,000 people, and located in the Isoko South local government area of Delta state, Nigeria. It is also called Orie-Irri because its inhabitants are generally believed to have originally migrated from Irri town.

  • Olowogbowo

    Olowogbowo is an area in the west of Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria, also known as Apongbon. The area is in the central business district.

  • Obazu

    Obazu in Imo State is one of the autonomous communities in Mbieri ancient kingdom of Imo state. It is made up of seven villages, namely: Umueze, Umuchoke, Umuchimanwiri, Amaogwugwu, Obilubi, Umuneke and Umunkwo in order of seniority. It is located a…

  • New Bussa

    New Bussa is a town in Niger State, Nigeria. It is the new site of Bussa after the Kainji Lake dam set the previous location underwater.

  • Naforija

    Naforija is a small community in the Epe local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Just as in Epe local government, the main source of livelihood here is fishing. Men and women alike go fishing and trade their spoils.

  • Masaka, Nigeria

    Masaka is a town and a suburb of Abuja in central Nigeria.It is a district of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State and is among the towns that forms the Karu urban area, a conurbation of towns under Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State…

  • Kafin Zaki Dam

    The Kafin Zaki Dam is a controversial project to build a reservoir on the Jama'are River (also called the Bunga River in its upper reaches) in Bauchi State in the Northeast of Nigeria.

  • Ishiagu

    Ishiagu is a town in the Ivo Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, located on the plains of the south-eastern savannah belt. It is the location of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu. An open-pit lead/zinc mine was opened in 1965, …

  • Isedo, Nigeria

    Ìsèdó (Ìsẹ̀dó or Ìsẹ̀dó-Olúmọ̀) is an ancient Igbomina kingdom in northeastern Yorubaland of Nigeria. Ìsẹ̀dó was founded as a new city-state several centuries ago (between 1250 to 1400) by Ọba'lumọ, a Prince of the ancient Oba civilization (whose na…

  • Ise Ekiti

    Ise Ekiti (Yoruba: Ìṣẹ̀-Èkìtì, also Ise) is a city in Ekiti State, Nigeria, It is the traditional home of Akinluaduse, also known as Akinluse by the inhabitants of the city. Akinluse was a great warrior in the ancient Oyo empire. Ise - Ekiti is the …

  • Ikot Okoro

    Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Ok…