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They found this sea turtle and sent it back to the ocean. So glad they didn’t eat it.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 9 days ago
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Igbo beauties: 1960's Igbo dancers from Amo-Omamma. (Imo state) Nigeria.

Look at these gorgeous women.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 21 days ago
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Kid said he’s Nigerian, so he is. 😂

I hope one we can give him a country he can be really proud of.

From X: @VickieRemoe

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago
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List of some Nigerian women who have made global impact.

This is a list of Nigerian women who have achieved the most on the global stage across politics, science, business, sports, arts, music and humanitarian work.

Would you add anyone?

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago
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Ever heard of the NOK Civilization, and have you seen their sculptures? [they influenced Benin and Ife]


The NOK culture was an advanced ancient African civilization that thrived in central and northern Nigeria from roughly 1500BCE to 500 BCE. Named after the village of Nok in Kaduna State where tin miners first discovered its unique artifacts in 1928, the society is globally renowned for pioneering early iron smelting and creating expressive, life-sized terracotta sculptures

They’re known for distinct terracotta sculptures of human heads, figures, and animals.

Features characteristic triangular eyes, pierced mouths, and elaborate hairstyles.

Sculptures functioned as ritual or ancestral representations, showcasing early artistic mastery.

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/nok-culture/

Now what happened to them?
The NOK culture in modern day Nigeria gradually declined and disappeared as a distinct society around the 1st to 5th century.

Many historians and anthropologists believe the Nok people did not completely die out, but instead migrated southward and became the cultural or genetic ancestors of later West African linguistic and ethnic groups, such as the Yoruba, Igala, Nupe, and Igbo.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago
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This is what Murtala Muhammed Airport (Lagos) will look like when it’s completed.

I hope it’s as green as the video suggests.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago

Explore vintage Yoruba threading hairstyles.

These Yoruba vintage threading hairstyles are truly unique! 😄 each style tells a story, reflecting the beauty of the culture.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago
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Archives: Hairstyles from 1935. St Monica School, Ogbunike. [Anambra State]

Sourced from the George Thomas Basden collection.

Archive reference: BECC 2006/070/1/4

Documented 10th December 1935

Courtesy of the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection [BECC]

Music: Oji Nwa Eme Onu Medley, by Nkwere Aborignes Women Club.

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago
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Why is the USA building its largest consulate in the world in Lagos Nigeria?

The U.S. is building its largest consulate in the world in Nigeria, at Eko Atlantic, Lagos, on 12.2 acres of land at a cost of $537 million.

At the same time the U.S is imposing stricter visa restrictions and enforcement measures on Nigerians.

So what exactly is the strategic logic in building the worlds largest consulate in Nigeria while simultaneously trying to reduce the volume of visa and consular services it provides to Nigerians to the barest minimum?

https://ng.usembassy.gov/u-s-nigeria-celebrate-historic-groundbreaking-of-new-u-s-consulate-general-in-lagos/

u/Key_Exam7032 — 2 months ago