- Afro-fusion artist Burna Boy, recently discussed Nigeria and its existence.
- In a chat with Tidal, the African Giant explained how the country’s rich cultural diversity has hindered its development.
- The singer said that Nigeria was just a business opportunity for the British.
World-renowned Afro-fusion artist Damini Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, recently discussed Nigeria and its existence.
In a chat with Tidal, the African Giant explained how the country’s rich cultural diversity has hindered its development.
He said that Nigeria was just a business opportunity for the British. He mentioned that the region now called Nigeria was originally known as the Niger Area before the Royal Niger Company took control of it.
After taking over, the Royal Niger Company chose to combine the North and South instead of managing them separately, leading to the creation of Nigeria.
The Afro-fusion star pointed out that when the merger took place, the Niger Company and the British who sold Nigeria ignored the people living in the area.
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See some comments below:
@young1942: “Now we taking history lessons from drug dealers.”
@manolo_rose: “Yes! The country of Nigeria is a British creation. Which is y the Igbo are trying to separate.”
@theanglonigerian: “Fact, a man that knows his country’s history!!! Anyone doubting this don’t know Nigeria’s history.”
@akarim_mhmd: “Nah fam we were different kingdoms the before the Europeans came, go back to primary school or sit and learn from the elders.”
@mc_peachy_: “Normally Nigeria was meant to be company.”
@washington.hussein: “Sha rap.. Ingrate.”
@tretravelsmedia: “An occupation doesn’t dictate a person’s mental capacity to learn and understand things.”
@chuck_wiilly: “That’s how all former British colonies were formed. Even The USA started as a business, Australia started as a prison business. These are known histories and nothing new.”
@jesseonyenka2: “Benin empire, Biafra.”
@heralded_fellow: “Werey called 220m people collateral damage.”
