Nigeria

Nigeria was first founded 1000A.D. There were four 'empires.' The first empire was NORTHERN EMPIRE, second was CALABAR KINGDOM, third was ODUDUWA EMPIRE and fourth was BENIN EMPIRE. The NORTHERN EMPIRE was composed of the Borno empire with groups called 'Zazzau,' 'Gobir,' 'Kano,' 'Katsina,' 'Birori' and 'Daura.' CALABAR KINGDOM is the oldest kingdom and has the oldest contact with all Europeans. CALABAR KINGDOM also has one of the oldest churches which was built in 1850, the belief was that this country was founded by twins. ODUDUWA EMPIRE consisted with two main groups. One of them was the indigenous people, whose central religious and cultural center was Ile-Ife, who made up the YORUBE people. Last is the BENIN EMPIRE, which was very powerful and reached some of the current-day Ghana, and is very well known for the sculpture culture.
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Between 1914 and 1925, Nigeria was presided over by a Governor General. In 1922 as part of the constitution of the time, the British introduced the 'principle of direct election into the Legislative council.' In 1951, a new constitution elevated the provinces to regional status. The National Council of Nigeria and the NCNC has control of the Eastern Region goverments.

The climate is much different from North America. In January the high is 31degrees celsius and the low is 23 degrees celsius. During the month of June, the climate can range from 23-28 degrees celsius. From December to February the climate can range from 6-44 degrees celsius.
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