OUR COUNTRY - NIGERIA

OUR MAP Nigeria has 36 states with the capital as Abuja. Nigeria is located in Western Africa bordering the Gulf of Guinea, Benin and Cameroon. Lagos State is the formal capital of Nigeria Nigeria gained Independence on October 1st 1960 f.rom Britian

MINERAL RESOURCES IN NIGERIA Crude oil cocoa coal limestone

ETHNIC GROUPS IN NIGERIA There are over 350 tribes in Nigeria but the major ethnic groups are: Yoruba Igbo Hausa

YORUBA PEOPLE PRONUNCIATION: YAWR-uh-buh LOCATION: West Africa (primarily Nigeria; also Benin and Togo) POPULATION: 5.3 million LANGUAGE: Yoruba RELIGION: Ancestral religion; Islam; Christianity Crafts include weaving, embroidering, pottery making, woodcarving, leather and bead working, and metalworking. Both men and women weave, using different types of looms. Cloth is woven from wild silk and from locally grown cotton. Men also do embroidery, particularly on men's gowns and caps, and work as tailors and dressmakers. The Yoruba oral tradition includes praise poems, tongue twisters, hundreds of prose narratives and riddles, and thousands of proverbs. Yoruba music includes songs of ridicule and praise, as well as lullabies, religious songs, war songs, and work songs.

IGBO PEOPLE PRONUNCIATION: EE-bo ALTERNATE NAMES: Ibo LOCATION: Southern Nigeria (Igboland) POPULATION: 5.5 million LANGUAGE: Igbo (Kwa subfamily of the Niger-Congo language family) RELIGION: Christianity, Islamic,Tribal religion The Igbo practice a number of crafts, some performed by men only and some by women. Carving is a skilled occupation practiced only by men. They produce doors and panels for houses, as well as stools, dancing masks, and boxes. Another valued craft is that of the blacksmith. Women's crafts include pottery making, spinning, weaving, basketry, and grass plaiting.

HAUSA PEOPLE PRONUNCIATION: HOW-suh LOCATION: Hausaland in West Africa (northwestern Nigeria and in adjoining southern Niger) POPULATION: More than 40 million LANGUAGE: Hausa; Arabic; English RELIGION: Islam; native cults Hausa men are recognizable by their elaborate dress. Many wear large, flowing gowns (gare, babban gida) with elaborate embroidery around the neck. Hausa are well known for their craftsmanship. There are leather tanners and leather-workers, weavers, carvers and sculptors, ironworkers and blacksmiths, silver workers, potters, dyers, tailors, and embroiderers. Their wares are sold in markets throughout west Africa.

The three major religions in Nigeria are; Christianity Islamic Traditional

OUR SCHOOL – BAPTIST BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

BAPTIST BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL (BBHS) The school is located at the heart of Ogun state; a state in the South-Western part of the country. BBHS is a boys’ school, the school the former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, incubent Governor of Ogun State Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Late M.K.O Abiola among other notable Nigerians attended.

BBHS Established in 1923 motto is nulli secondus has two halls operates both day and boarding

OGUN STATE Located in the South-Western part of the country. A major Tourist attraction in Ogun state is the Olumo Rock which was believed to be the place that saved the indegenes during wars in the olden days.

OLUMO ROCK

ADEJOJU JEREMIAH LAWAL OLANREWAJU WOMILOJU OLAMIDE OYEDELE AZEEZ SOLIU NOSIRU ADEOYE ALFRED OGUNBAYO FESTUS ADEBESIN TIMILEHIN FADIPE OLUWAFEMI BABALOLA OPEYEMI

NOSIRU SOLIU A Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 student 11 years old Best food is Rice Best subject English Language Indegene of Ogun State Best friend is Dare Ramon

OYEDELE AZEEZ A Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 student Best sport is football an indegene of Ogun State best food is Rice a muslim by religion best colour is yellow 14 years old likes to be a medical doctor in future

ADEBESIN TIMILEHIN A Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 student a native of Abeokuta hobbies are to play football and preach the word of God. hates disobedience and like disobedience

BABLOLA OPEYEMI A Junior Secondary School (JSS) 2 student 11 years old light in complexion best foor is rice and beans best friend is hassan Afeez A native of Ayetoro