ORGANISATION OF LIFE
All living things are highly organised. This organisation occurs in levels. The simplest structures are found at the lowest levels and they interact to build up more complex structures at the next level and so on. Levels of Organisation…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF OLD CALABAR
The people of Old Calabar are found in Cross-River State of Nigeria. They were originally called Akwa Akpa by the Efik people till the coming of Europeans, who first pronounced it as Calabar or calabash. The major towns and groups…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE TIV
The Tiv people are one of the major ethnic groups in central Nigeria. They are mostly found in Benue State. However, they can also be found in Nassarawa, Plateau and Taraba States. A very popular story about the origin of…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE IDOMA
The Idoma, are one of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. They are traditionally known to be hunters. The Idoma are found mostly in the western part of Benue State. However, there are other Idoma groups found in Cross-River, Enugu and…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE IJO
The Ijo or Ijaw speaking people are one of the major ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. They are found in Brass, Nembe, Kalabari, Bonny and Warri, which are spread today in states like Bayelsa, Ondo, Edo,…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE ORON
The Oron people are found mainly in present day Akwa-Ibom State. They represent the third largest group in the state and are closely linked to the Efik, Ibibio, Eket, Annang and Ibeno ethnic groups. The Oron are locally called Oro…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE IBIBIO
The Ibibio are found mainly in the coastal southern part of Nigeria. They share close connection with the Annang, Efik, Oron and Ibeno people who also speak varieties of closely related dialect. They are found mainly in Akwa-Ibom State. The…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE ANNANG
The Annang are one of the southern part of Nigeria, they are located mainly in Akwa-Ibom State. The Annang occupy eight of the thirty local government areas in Akwa-Ibom State. They were believed to have earlier stayed in Abak and…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE URHOBO
The Urhobo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. Geographically, they occupy the southern portion of Benin lowland and waterlogged areas of the oil rich Niger-Delta. Urhobo people are found mainly in Ughelli…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE IGBO
The Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria. The Igbo people are mainly found in the five eastern states of Nigeria: Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi and Abia states. The Igbo society is…
SOCIO-POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF THE EBIRA
The Ebira people are one of the ethnic groups in the Niger-Benue confluence area of Nigeria. They are currently found mostly in Kogi, Nasarawa and Edo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. There are different Ebira…
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