Nigeria
The book x0 is work of fiction. However, where news items, statistics and cultural information were included, it was intended that they be accurate. Please enjoy the following printed and internet sources which were used for general information and background material on Nigeria.
Printed Materials Available Online:
The Economist Pocket World in Figures, 2011 Edition. Published by Profile Books Ltd.
The Igbo of Southeast Nigeria by Victor C. Uchendu from Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology published by Harcourt Brace Jonanovich College Publishers, 1965
The Nigerian Legal System by Charles Mwalimu published by Peter Lang Pub Inc (August 30, 2010) published by Peter Lang Pub Inc (August 30, 2010)
Introduction to Igbo Medicine and Culture in Nigeria by Dr. Patrick E. Iroegbu published by Lulu.com publishing, 2010
Half of a Yellow Sun A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published by Anchor Books, 2006 (author’s note: this work of fiction by an Igbo author provided general background on Igbo history and culture, but is also highly recommended for those just wishing to read a fine book, and particularly for those wishing to read truly authentic fiction about Nigeria)
Internet Materials:
NIGERIA: Geography, History and General Information
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/Nigeria
http://www.gamji.com/fulani3.htm and http://www.jamtan.com/jamtan/fulani.cfm?chap=3&linksPage=356 for information on the Fulani
http://www.focusnigeria.com/ebonyi-state.htm and http://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Ebonyi_State.html for information on Ebonyi, the state where Somadina lives
http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Nigeria.html
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/nvs/colonel-sada-abubakar-is-new-sultan-of-sokoto-14.html for information on the current Sultan of Sokoto
http://www.afbis.com/analysis/slave.htm for Slave trade: A Root of Contemporary African Crisis By Tunde Obadina (Director of Africa Business Information Services)
http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5653257/lagos-traffic-taxi-2011-6-23 for information on traffic in Lagos
Nigerian Weddings, Foods and Customs
http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Nigeria.html and http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/food.html for more about Nigerian food
http://nollywoodonline.info/?p=5 and http://travel.mapsofworld.com/wedding/wedding-traditions-around-the-world/nigerian-wedding-traditions.html for wedding customs
http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/igbo-marriage.htm for MARRIAGE AMONG THE IGBO OF NIGERIA by Celestine A: Obi (Taken from unpublished doctoral thesis submitted to Pontifical Urban University, Rome (1970) by Celestine Obi)
Nigerian Local Religion
http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/african-mythology.php?deity=AHA-NJOKU
http://anthro.siuc.edu/mccall/ohafia/igboscans/dibia/index.html
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofEnglish/imperial/nigeria/religion.htm
Nigerian Health 
http://www.avert.org/aids-nigeria.htm
http://www.unfpa.org/public/global/pid/1050
Nigerian Heroes
https://php.radford.edu/~wkovarik/drupal/?q=node/57 for Bill Kovarik’s blog on Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa
http://africanmusic.org/artists/felakuti.html, http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/fela.html, and http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Kuti,_Fela/Biography/ for information on the life and music of Fela
http://www.whenweruled.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=28 for information on the life and achievements of Dan Fodio of Sokoto (Founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria) and on other African rulers as well
http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/muslimwomen/bio/nana_asmau/ for information on scholar and poet Nana Asma’u
The Nigerian National Youth Service Corps
http://www.nysc.gov.ng/serviceyear.php
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/NYSCadv.asp?blurb=405 for a discussion of problems associated with the NYSC
News on the Oil Industry in Nigeria
http://www.economist.com/node/12267373?story_id=12267373 for “Risky toughness: The army’s tough approach to Delta militants could end up uniting them” from the Sep 18th 2008 | Lagos | print edition of The Economist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11467394 for “Who are Nigeria’s Mend oil militants?” By Caroline Duffield BBC News, Lagos BBC News Africa Mobil Edition October 4 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8291336.stm for Will amnesty bring peace to Niger Delta? By Caroline Duffield BBC News, Niger Delta Monday, 5 October 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8126353.stm for “Shell should end Nigeria ‘abuse” Tuesday, 30 June 2009
http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Oil/8588409 for “Nigeria militant group MEND does not exist any more: former leaders” from Platts.com Lagos Feb 25, 2011
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13121 for “NIGERIA: Shell may pull out of Niger Delta after 17 die in boat raid” by Daniel Howden, The Independent (UK) January 17th, 2006
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Nigerian-National-Petroleum-Corporation-Company-History.html for information on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
http://oilandgasbrief.com/knowledge-base/history-oil-exploration-production-nigeria/351/ for “History of Oil Exploration and Production in Nigeria” posted on Nigerian oil and gas industry information website
http://www.geoexpro.com/country_profile/nigeria/ for Oil in Nigeria – Curse or Blessing? by Jane Whaley, Associate Editor GeoExPro Dec. 15, 2008
Nigerian Names
http://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/
http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/names.html#Contents
http://www.nigeriasite.com/igbo.html
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/afr.php
CHILDBIRTH IN NIGERIA
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/abdullahi-dahiru-md/making-child-birth-safer-in-nigeria.htm for Making Child Birth Safer in Nigeria By Dr. Abdullahi Dahiru
http://www.gamji.com/article8000/NEWS8634.htm for Some Harmful Traditional Birth Practices In Northern Nigeria By Dr. Abdullahi Dahiru
http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/index.php?topic=24533.0 for a discussion of WHY 53,000 NIGERIAN WOMEN DIE ANNUALLY DURING CHILDBIRTH begun March 15, 2009
