How Nigeria Was Formed | 1860 - 1960

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Tonight we begin a stream which will run over a few nights discussing the Formation of Nigeria and how that directly caused the Civil War/ Biafran War 1967-1970.

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00:00 - 08:31 Countdown
08:31 - 14:01 - Introduction
14:01 - 23:50 - Samuel Ajayi Crowther
23:50 - 27:25 - Herbert Macaulay
27:25 - 31:24 - Niger River Area = NIGERIA
31:24 - 34:09 - British Politics in Nigeria (1900)
34:09 - 36:30 - Britain's Love for the North
36:30 - 43:12 - Problems with the Amalgamation (1914)
43:12 - 50:46 - Ahmadu Bello
50:46 - 53:59 - Obafemi Awolowo
53:59 - 1:00:59 - Nnamdi Azikiwe
1:00:59 - 1:07:05 - Their Views on the Country
1:07:05 - 1:20:06 - 1946 - 49 Azikiwe's First Mistake
1:20:06 - 1:34:32 - The 1950s & the Kano Riots
1:34:32 - 1:48:28 - Political Map
1:48:28 - 1:59:38 - First Elections (1959)
1:59:38 - 2:11:33 - Conclusions
2:11:33 - 2:15:36 - Comments

[markomunyokol]

Sorry about the loss of you father, I hope all is as good as can be expected otherwise.
EDIT: Thanks, as well, for the history.

[thespiritualartofwar]

The 1921 Census showed that Igbos had the largest population in Nigeria.

Igbos - 21.09%
Hausa - 17.91%
Yoruba - 13.47%
Fulani - 10.47%
Ibibio - 5.5%
Kanuri - 3.42%
Edo - 2.54%

[sonofnok]

Biafrans, especially Igbo Nationalists, don't care about Nnamdi Azikiwe.

[thespiritualartofwar]

The way the Northern region was drawn is comical. The North goes below the River Niger & River Benue.

[sonofnok]

Can't wait for your next installment, I am a Biafran for full disclosure.

[sonofnok]

I know you just pulled some maps off online. However, some of those maps are inaccurate and does not represent the true distribution of Igboland. Those are anti-Igbo politically motivated map.