Rebellion In Nigeria

NAME: AMINU AZEEZ

DEPT.: SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

COURSE: NIGERIA PEOPLE AND ITS CULUTRE

TOPIC: THE NIGERIAN STORY: THE PAST’S MISTAKES AND THE FUTURE.

INTRODUCTION

Identification.

Though there is archaeological evidence that societies have been living in Nigeria for more than twenty-five hundred years, the borders of modern Nigeria were not created until the British consolidated their colonial power over the area in 1914. The name Nigeria was suggested by British journalist Flora Shaw in the 1890s. She referred to the area as Nigeria, after the Niger River, which dominates much of the country's landscape. The word Niger is Latin for black.

More than 250 ethnic tribes call present-day Nigeria home. The three largest and most dominant

The mistakes that were made in the religious aspect of the developing Nigerian country was that they were not willing to accept change of religion and the colonial masters did were forcing it on the people of Nigeria and that was where the rebellion started but the rebellion did not last for long. After most people have accepted the religion that was forced on them.

It is estimated that 50 percent of Nigerians are Muslim, 40 percent are Christian, and that the remaining 10 percent practice various indigenous religions.

While Muslims can be found in all parts of Nigeria, their strongest footholds are among the Hausa and the Yoruba. Islam in Nigeria is similar to Islam throughout the world. It is based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, which are outlined in the Qur'an.

Christianity is most prevalent in the south of Nigeria. The vast majority of Igbo are Christians, as are many Yoruba’s. The most popular forms of Christianity in Nigeria include Anglican, Presbyterian, American Southern Baptist, and Methodist. Also, there are large pockets of Seventh-Day Adventists and Jehovah's

Although conflict has been a part and parcel of the narrative of most religions, events in the last few years have created so much anxiety that it seems safe to say that ordinary believers and non-believers are visibly terrified by what is being done in the name of religion. The key actors, who have turned religion from a weapon of love to an arsenal of fear and savagery, claim that they are acting in the name of religion. They believe that they are acting to expand the edges of power and authority of their religion. They believe they are defending religion and working for God. As it is, they have become the worst advertisement for their religions and how non-believers see both. In most situations around the world, crises have thrown a spanner in the already troubled relationships between Islam and Christianity. In almost all situations today, the wars fought in the name of religion are largely based on the unresolved issues in the larger questions of geopolitics and power play by the super powers. The wars, from Africa to the Middle East, are first of all, fought on the lands of the poor people of the world. They are also fought for the control of their resources. The Cold War ended, but its intrinsic goals of power and domination have not changed. So, all of us, from Africa to Asia and the Middle East face double jeopardy: first, our people are dying while those alive are losing access and control over