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Ariaria Market Ariaria Market in Nigeria is located at in the Eastern part of the country; precisely in Aba, Abia state. It is arguably the largest market East of Niger. It was founded in 1970 after the war and after the fire incidence that gutted Ekoha Market in Aba also. Though nobody gave it a chance of survival at the new location because it was sited at a swampy location on the outskirts of Aba, like magic, it soon grew in leaps and bounds to become a one-stop market where one could buy virtually all that one needs either in bulk or retail and at good prices. Most of the notorious products of Aba (Aba Made) were sold in the market. Various governments have attended to the swampy nature of the market and it presently wears a new look. Traders come from Ghana, Cameroon, Liberia, Togo and from even Congo, Equitorial Guinea and Ivory Coast to buy goods for resale in those countries. Some Europeans considered it a tourist attraction. Shoes produced in Aba and sold in t...

Kaduna City Kaduna State is a successor state of the old Northern Region of Nigeia which had its capital at Kaduna. The current Kaduna state was given its form in 1987 after Katsina state was carved out of her. It has population of about 6,006,562 according to 2006 census. About naming the city: the colonial masters learnt of the presence of ‘rafin kaduna’, which means the river of crocodiles. ‘kada’ is a Hausa word for "crocodile" while ‘rafi’ means a river; while the word ‘kaduna’ is the plural of ‘kada.’ The colonial administration then adopted the word ‘kaduna’ for its new headquarters. The distorted pronounciation by the whites however buried the true meaning of the name. Currently, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, is the governor of the state elected under the platform of the ruling party APC in the 2015 General Election. It has 23 Local Government Areas: Birni-Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Ikara, jaba, Jema'a, Kachia, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Kagarko,...

The Seat of the Caliph The Sokoto Calipahate was founded in 19th Century precisely in 1809 by Usman Dan Fodio, who became the first Sultan of Sokoto; though he preferred the name, Sarki Musulumi to Sultan. Sarki Musulumi means the commander of the Muslim faithfuls. The Caliphate is a loose confederation of emirates that were under the authority of the Sultan. When Dan Fodio died in 1817,  he was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Bello. There was however feud between Bello and abdullahi, his uncle. This brought about the division of the Caliphate into two regions with their capitals in Sokoto and Gwandu. The Abdullahi division ruled over the Western divison of the Caliphate up to the modern Burkina Faso, former Upper Volta. The authority of the Sokoto division held sway nonetheless. Dan Fodio since the fall of Songhai in 1591 created the largest empire in Africa via his lightening Jihad.  The boundary of the Sokoto Caliphate extended to Kwanni and Maradi in Ni...

Zuma Rock Zuma rock is a natural feature of Nigeria. It is a giant rock of about 125 meters tall and about 3.1 km in circumference. The monolithic feature is along Abuja - kaduna road in Niger state, Nigeria. The geographical feature is depicted at the back of the 100 Naira note currency of the Central Bank of Nigeria. There are agreements with foreign investors at making the rock a state-of-the-art tourist destination. Precisely in 2009, the governor of Niger state signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian tourism development company to build a tourist resort village around the beautiful rock. The Zuma rock features what some observers called a human face. The locals on their side believed that the rock has supernatural power. When an hotel that they built at the foot of the rock went out of business, the locals claimed that they knew that such would happen; that it could have been a pleasant surprise if the rock failed to doom the business. In 2010, rumours fil...

The University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan which is reputed as the first and the best in Nigeria was established by colonial masters in 1948 as a subsidiary of London University. It kick started as a University college in Eleyele, Ibadan before it was moved down to its present site. A 2,550 acres of land leased by Ibadan chiefs to the institution for a period of 999 years, i.e, about a millennium. Ibadan land, the host of the ivory tower is an ancient city in the old Oyo empire which served not only as the capital of the old western region of Nigeria but also the capital city of the present Oyo state of Nigeria. The pioneer students of the great citadel of higher learning were just 104 students which included the eminent Nigerians and literary giants such as Prof. Chinua Achebe, the author of "Things Fall Apart." The institution awarded its first postgraduate degree in 1952 when it was still under a “scheme of special relation” with the University of ...

Nike Lake Hotel Address: Nike Lake Road, Enugu Phone:0805 055 7000 Nike Lake resort and hotel is in Abakpa Nike town, Enugu East Local Government area. This hotel is to say the least, home away from home as it is located within a serene and peaceful environment and offers accommodation and bar services. It has 216 well airconditioned and furnished rooms & suites, suitable for all tastes and budgets. All the rooms & suites have either a garden or lake view and each room provides the ultimate in comfort and luxury that you can expect from an African Sun hotel. The resort is only 5 minutes drive from Enugu metropolis. Its comparison in fame is the Premier hotel in Ibadan. It is a famous hotel in the capital of former Eastern region. The medley of nature and beautiful architecture gives comfort and vitality to customers. The hotel is world class. A beacon of light on the map of Nigeria and a pacesetter to other hotels in Nigeria. Each room in the hote...

Blessed Micheal Iwene Tansi was born in 1903 in Aguleri; presently in Anambra East Local Government of Nigeria. He had his early schooling in the mission school in Christian Village (Ugwu Ndi uka) in Aguleri when he was sent to stay with his uncle, Robert Oraekie. It was about that time that he was baptized in 1912 at the age of 9 under the name Michael. He partly schooled in Holy Trinity School, Onitsha where he began a career in teaching in 1920 and in 1924, he returned to Christian Village, Aguleri where he continued teaching. He entered seminary in 1925 at Igbariam, also in the present Anambra East Local Government Area and he was ordained a Catholic priest by Bishop C. Heerey in 1937. This was a time were almost all the Catholic priests in Nigeria were foreigners. As a priest, he served in Nnewi, Dunukofia, Akpu/Ajali and Aguleri his hometown. His desire for a greater devotion to God and life of prayer, he opted for joining monastery in 1950 and he joined the Cistercian...