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The Changing Context ofEthno-Nationalism in Nigeria

The Nigerian state had experienced a devastating civil war that accounted for the loss of over a million lives between 1967 and 70; yet the issues that led to that war still resonate and stare the nation in the face some decades after. Efforts by successive Nigerian leaders to create a national identity and foster unity among the diverse groups in the country have remained a mirage. The occasional frictions among the groups, which were largely repressed by military dictatorship, found expression following the return to democracy in 1999. The reason being that, it is unlikely that government wi…