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Nigeria as a political entity came into being by the 1914 Amalgamation in the Northern Protectorate and Southeast Protectorate of Nigeria by means of Lord Lugard.

The name Nigeria was taken from the Body of water Niger running through Nigeria. This name was coined by Flora Shaw the forthcoming wife of Baron Lugard a British colonial administrator back in the 19th century. 1

Nigeria has 3 Major Cultural grouping: Igbo Hausa and also Yoruba and numerous tribal communities. Historically Nigeria ethnic societies have run a parallel famous political and social improvement; wherever the cultures get merged or met it turned out normally through commerce or even war.

The major tribes Hausa Igbo and Yoruba having numerous tribal groups are common eternally conscious and supremely guarded of their culture practice and history. Many of the tribes are openly suspicions with the other.

This was the background to the amalgamation of the Northern as well as Southern Protectorate of Nigeria by Lord Lugard and the British Imperial Office.

Lacking an adequate melding of the divergent views convergence of developmental goals and synchronization involving aspiration for nationhood the several peoples of Nigeria was lumped into one country; Nigeria.

6years into this matrimony Nigeria went up in fires. The war termed The Nigeria-Biafra War had as its remote and immediate brings about the mistrust and mistrust of the major tribes. All of them had a different view perspective; the way manner and path Nigeria as a nation ought to head.

After the war the nation was griped by a army oligarchy that spanned close to 23 of Nigeria 3rd party years.

In 1999 democracy returned to Nigeria having Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo of PDP Peoples Democratic Party proclaimed the President connected with Nigeria.

In 2003 Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo was delivered as the President of Nigeria.

2007 President Yar'dua had been declared winner and sworn in as Nigeria Director in an election President Yar'dua said was filled with malocclusion.