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Geography

Igala

Nigeria's 3.5 million Igala people live primarily in Kogi State by the junction of the Niger and Benue Rivers. There are significant populations in Anambra and Enugu States. 

Being so close to the Igbo, the history of Igbo-Igala is plentiful and filled with cultural exchange …

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History

Apr. 6, 1961

Mathematician and Activist Chike Obi is charged with sedition by Nigeria's Federal Court

Chike Obi (April 17, 1921 to March 13, 2008), an Onitsha native, was the first Nigerian to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He studied in Cambrige, MIT, and published hundreds of papers on differential equations. His pamphlet accusing the Nigerian government of exploiting the poor …

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Proverb

a hụ n’anya e kwe

what is seen with the eyes is accepted

seeing brings acceptance

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