At the end of the Nigerian Civil War on January 15, 1970 , the Nigerian government of the day declared there was ‘no victor and no vanquished’. It was aimed at putting the ugly episode of the war behind and speeding up the process of national reconciliation and healing
THE BENIN MOAT
SUKUR KINGDOM
OSUN GROVE
KANO CITY WALL
Kano
has probably a longer and more fully traceable history than any other
of the cities in Nigeria and its name along with that of Timbuktu
throughout the World, even those who have had no special reason for
studying West Africa in detail.For nearly ten centuries, a city of Kano,
significant in size and importance has centered round the twin
iron-bearing hills of Dalla and Goron Dutsen. It was in the 15th century
A.D, about a century before Shakespeare was celebrating his own country
as this royal throne of Kings. This fortress built by nature for herself against infection and the hand of war that Kano under its twentieth Emir, Muhammed Rumfa, achieved its greatest pre-eminence in Hausaland.In later times, amidst perpetual wash of balance of tides of forces Kano was raided, besielged and occasionally conquered; sometimes by its Chief rivals among the other Hausa states, especially Zaria and Katsina; sometime by other immigrant peoples who were on the move in the western Sudan, the Kwarafa, the Kanuri, the Zamfarawa, the Gobir, the Fulani, the Ningi, the Maradi to say nothing of the British.
IDANRE HILLS
One of such tourist attractions is Idanre Hill in Idanre town. The town is divided into into the new settlement which is at foot of the hills, and Oke Idanre the old settlement on top of the hills.
It is a marvelous Tourist attraction with location of about 24 Kilometers Southwest of Akure the State capital. The Hill consist of about 640 steps, there are also 5 resting posts along the steps to the top. At the top there is an intriguing footprint which is widely believed to enlarge or contract to accommodate every foot. It is well believed that anybody whose foot does not exactly fit into the footprint is considered to be a witch or wizard.
Obudu is a place where one can easily find pure natural milk and honey. The cattle of Obudu ranch produce the milk. Despite its cold nature, the place produces pure honey. There is even a honey factory in the ranch and a very nurtured cow named Donald Duke.According to Edwin, one of the tour guides working in the resort, the weather at the resort can often get so cold that the visibility within the resort will go very low.For nature lovers, Obudu offers one of the most naturally preserved nature reserves called the Becheve Nature Reserve Obudu Plateau that is supervised by the Nigerian Conservative Foundation (NCF). In the plateau, there is the 60 metres canopy walk way, Leventis tree platform for birds and watching pen tree groove where monkeys could be seen jumping from one tree to another.One cannot leave Obudu Mountain Resort without taking a ride on the cable car. The Cable is the longest in the world from one point to another. It moves in the air like an airplane, but glides downwards, making it look like it is descending.
