Trifter

Have you ever heard of a place called NIGERIA? It’s a country on the west side of Africa, we usually call it the trigger of the continent because when you take a closer look at the map of Africa it’s like a gun and we are right where the trigger should be. Nigeria is the trigger while South Africa is the mouth piece.

It is a country located right on the equator for which reason it sometimes get very hot. It’s a very sunny country but it also has the rain forests where it rains a lot. It is dissected by two major rivers; the rivers Niger and Benue, these rivers are let out into the ocean at the south end of the country in tributaries.

There are some amazing facts about Nigeria that I find rather interesting and I would love to just share them with everyone.

Did you know that Nigeria:

• Is the largest black nation in the world with a population of over 140 million people – in other words, no country on the face of the earth has more black people concentrated in one place as Nigeria. You know when you go to some places and it takes you ages to see a black skin amongst the whites, well that’s how it is here, you’d have to look hard before you see a white skin.
• Is also the most populous country in Africa and the eight most populous country in the world.
• Is the tenth largest crude oil producer in the world. Some of the best crude is found right here.
• Is the world’s largest producer of Cassava.
• Was the first to introduce Television Broadcasting to Africa in 1959. It also today has the largest Television Station (NTA) in Africa.
• Has the largest Movie Industry (Nollywood) in Africa and arguably the third largest in the world after Hollywood of America and Bollywood of India.
• Has produced many prolific writers which include Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Prize Laureate; Chinua Achebe, writer of Things Fall Apart; Chimamanda Adichie, writer of Purple Hibiscus and many others.  
•  Has some of the world’s most colorful carnivals and festivals some of which are – The Calabar Carnival of Cross River, The Eyo Festival of Lagos, The Argungu Fishing Festival Of Kebbi, The Osun Osogbo River Festival Osun, The new Yam Festival and so many more.
• Has an amazing history which has produced super warriors from all corners. Warriors like Sango the god of Thunder, Queen Amina of Zazzau, Usman Dan Fodio of Sokoto, King Jaja of Opobo, Queen Emotan of Benin, Afonja of Ilorin and others.
• Has some of the world’s most exquisite and mouth watering cuisines cutting across all section of the country.
• Has some of the most beautiful women in the world including the winner of the Miss World 2001 Beauty Pageant  (Miss Agbani Darego) who has gone on to become a world class super model.
• Produces most of the animal skins used for exotic Italian bags, shoes and fashion accessories around the world.
• Produced the famous Hakeem Olajuwon the basketballer, Tunde Baiyewu the Lighthouse family member, Sade Adu the soul singer, Lemar the RnB singer.
• Is the home of Afro beats, Juju and Fuji music with great names like Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obe Commander, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, Onyeka Onwenu, Christy Essien, Mike okri, Sunny Okosun, Majek Fashek making a statement in these genres.
• Derived its name from the words Niger and Area and got its independence from Great Britain on the 1st of October 1960 and later adopted the presidential system of government as opposed to the British system.
• Has the flag colored Green, White, and Green – the green representing agriculture while the white stands for peace.
• Has more than 260 ethnics groups speaking over a thousand languages – there are three major languages though i.e Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo (ibo).
• Practices two major religions – Christianity and Islam.
• Has three seasons – The Hot, Dry (Harmattan), and Wet (Rainy) seasons.
• Has 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) to make it 37.
• Has two major International Airports – The Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos and The Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja. Many others are still under construction.
• Is endowed with many precious gems ranging from gold to diamond, to silicon, to iron ore, to coal, to bitumen and many many more. 

Nigeria is a next world super power in the making. It has made an incredible impact in the world in different sects. All it needs is focus and it will be a country to reckon with.

Many have come here and have been awed out of their minds at what they’ve seen. All have agreed that what they heard and read is the total opposite of what they saw; well like I always say ‘it’s better seen that told’. Don’t you think?