who are the hausa in nigeria?
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Hausa, people found chiefly in northwestern Nigeria and adjacent southern Niger. They constitute the largest ethnic group in the area, which also contains another large group, the Fulani, perhaps one-half of whom are settled among the Hausa as a ruling class, having adopted the Hausa language and culture.
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is a Biafran separatist organization in Nigeria. Its main aim is to restore an independent state of Biafra in the former Eastern Region of Nigeria through an independence referendum.
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Yoruba (Èdè Yorùbá) Yoruba is a member of the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages. It is spoken by about 28 million people in southwest Nigeria, Benin, Togo, the UK, Brazil and the USA. It is one of the four official languages of Nigeria, along with English, Hausa and Igbo.
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But for me, learning any language is difficult. ... Hausa language is a bit of a combination of English in itself and Arabic in a way. So for an English speaking individual, it's almost not difficult for them.
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The ancient site of Igbo Ukwu is situated in the modern day homelands of Igbo peoples of southern Nigeria. Archaeological finds were first discovered at this site in 1939 when an Igbo farmer named Isaiah Anozie chanced upon several bronze objects as he was digging a cistern to hold water in the dry season.
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['Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.', 'Bode Rhodes-Vivour.', 'Mary Odili.', 'Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta.', 'Olukayode Ariwoola.', 'Musa Datijo Muhammad.', 'Kumai Bayang Akaahs.', 'Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo.']
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Nigeria's Borno State, where Boko Haram is based, adjoins Lake Chad as do Niger, Cameroon and the country of Chad. The conflict and refugees spilled over the national borders to involve all four countries.
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['Hakeem Olajuwon. 21 January 1963. ... ', 'Muhammadu Buhari. 17 December 1942. ... ', 'Fela Kuti. 15 October 1938. ... ', 'Davido. 21 November 1992. ... ', 'Wizkid. 16 July 1990. ... ', 'Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 15 September 1977. ... ', 'Chinua Achebe. 16 November 1930. ... ', 'Olusegun Obasanjo.']
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['Daura:', 'Kano:', 'Katsina.', 'Zaria (Zazzau)', 'Gobir.', 'Rano.', 'Biram:(Hadejia)']
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The unofficial metropolitan area of Abuja has a population of well over three million and comprises the fourth largest urban area in Nigeria, surpassed only by Lagos, Kano and Ibadan. The land now called Abuja was originally the south-western part of the ancient Habe (Hausa) kingdom of Zazzau (Zaria).
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The capital of the Ivory Coast is Lagos. Hausa was an official language of the northern states from 1951 to 1967. It is the most widely spoken language, although English is the official language of Nigeria. In addition to English, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, and English Creole are widely spoken.
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Religious Beliefs. About 90 percent of the Hausa are Muslims. "The traditional Hausa way of life and Islamic social values have been intermixed for such a long time that many of the basic tenets of Hausa society are Islamic" (Adamu 1978, 9). Islam has been carried throughout West Africa by Hausa traders.
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Camwood dye is commonly referred to as Osun in Yoruba, Majigi in Hausa, Ekui in Cross Rivers State and Uhie in Igbo.
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Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. Much smaller, scattered groups live in Benin and northern Togo. The Yoruba numbered more than 20 million at the turn of the 21st century.
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The population of Igboland stated here is the total of only the 5 main states (namely, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. Igboland (Standard Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò, also known as Southeastern Nigeria, is the homeland of the Igbo people.
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['Black shield and colourful wreath over the shield stand for fertile soil of Nigeria;', 'White horses mean dignity;', 'Red Eagle is for the strength of the nation;', 'White lines in the “Y” shape stand for two main rivers of Nigeria: Benue and Niger;']
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listen)), officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a sovereign country located in West Africa bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.