Today 1st of October, 2023 marks Nigeria's 63rd Year of Independence. 63 years after been freed from colonial rule by Britain, Nigeria is indeed standing strong with a population of over 200 million people and an uninterrupted democracy that's already lasted for 24 years not a lot, but for Nigerians it's a milestone considering the 33 years spent in military rule. Now for most people the fore mentioned information is common but there is a much more popular question ask on every Independence Day celebration- how developed is the country since from 1960- it is also no secret that the answer to this question is much more negative than positive. But today we are not going to talk about the development status of the country but rather the most important and glaring issue the country has faced since 1960, "unity". In 1914 the British colonial administration led by Lord Lugard fused together three regions from Western Africa, the conservative Nothern Nigeria Prote
Islam was introduced to Northern Nigeria during they reign of king yaji around (1349-1385). King yaji introduced an imam into his administration under the title of qadi, that mark the beginning of Islamic infiltration into the ruling administration of Northern Nigeria. Islam was growing incredibly fast in the region, Muhammed Rumfa (1463-1499) built the first set of mosque. Even though Islam was growing considerably fast in Northern Nigeria the migration of scholars from Egypt, Tunis and Morocco sped up the growth of Islam, they were trusted due to the provision of trading route and safety to the locals. Kano soon became a center of Islamic scholarship, at the end of the sixteenth century Muhammed Al-Karau pronounced himself king of Kastina. Despite the growth in trade and economy, the kingship of Northern Nigeria was gradually weakening due to constant war. By the 18th century the kingship of Northern Nigeria was already politically and economically weak. The fulani jihad led