Kaduna

My late father used to have Yoruba tenants, and we had Yoruba, Igbo, Urhobo, Ibibio, Ijaw, Kanuri, Marghi, and many other tribes in my neighbourhood. We grew up ...

The Igbo, known for their excellent business acumen, have invested in critical sectors and contribute immensely to the economy of Lagos. There were reports of shooting and ballot snatching in the stronghold of the opposition. Albeit a Yoruba state, Lagos is able to maintain its status as Africa’s 7th largest economy and the continent’s startup capital, generating a GDP of $432.3 billion and a private wealth of $97 billion. Bayo Onanuga and Femi Fani-Kayode, who worked in the media arm of the presidential campaign council of the president-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, called the Igbo an existential threat. The politics of thuggery and hooliganism are not new in Nigeria. There were also visits and exchanges of festive messages between and among all the tribes and religions.