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Ifá
Yoruba religion and system of divination
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Gelede
Yoruba religious ceremony
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Argungu Fishing Festival
annual festival in Northern Nigeria
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midwifery
pregnancy and childbirth-related profession
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Ijele Masquerade
The King of all Igbo masquerades and as such has 45 different other masquerades perform on top of it in the olden days. Presently, the 45 masquerades are represented by the 45 figurines seen on top of Ijele.
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Durbar festival
annual festival celebrated in several cities of Nigeria
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Kodomma
International Festival for unity and development
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Sango Festival of Oyo
Nigerian festival marking the beginning of the Yoruba Traditional New Year in August
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Kwagh-Hir
Nigerian Tiv people cultural art
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Izaga masquerade
Izaga is the tallest of all Igbo masquerades, with the ability to grow very tall and also make itself short. It is an entertainment masquerade that comes during traditional ceremonies or festivals just to entertain the spectators.
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Agaba masquerade
Agaba is known as mgbedike: time of the brave or strong. These names are in the Igbo language, and the mask originates from Igbo-speaking communities in the South-East of Nigeria.
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Odo masquerade
Odo masquerade is peculiar to the northern Igbo people of Enugu State. It is believed to be spirit of the ancestors that died many years ago and they sometimes visit the living in the form of masquerade.
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African Rosewood plant
Ora (Oha) soup is native to the South Eastern Nigeria. It is a very traditional soup similar to the bitterleaf soup but cooked with Ora leaves.
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Yoruba
Niger-Congo language spoken in West Africa
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Yam porridge
Nigerian yam dish cooked in a well-seasoned oil and pepper mix until soft and fluffy with some yam chunks. Sometimes fish and vegetable is added
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Wheat and ewedu soup
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danwake
dish in Northern Nigeria
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waina
savory fried rice or maize cake from Nigeria
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Unripe Plantain Porridge
Unripe plantains are recommended by nutritionists as they contain less sugar and are healthier compared with ripe Plantains
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Breadfruit Porridge
Breadfruit Porridge(Ukwa) is the meal used to identify VIP at functions
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Ukwa
Nigerian food
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Tuwon dawa
ground guinea-corn made thick and solid, eaten with soups like kuka and okra
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Tuwon shinkafa
Nigerian rice pudding
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Tuwo masara (corn meal)
meal commonly eaten in northern Nigeria, also known as hausa fufu. Tuwo masara is made from grounded corn
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Egusi soup
Nigerian soup made of grounded egusi and other ingredients.
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roselle juice
drink made out of the flowers of the roselle plant
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Sika Wɔ Ntaban
common materials used for clothing in West Africa
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Sesame soup
nutritional soup prepared mostly in the northern part of Nigeria
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Edo black soup
popular and tasteful (Edo) Esan soup
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Bole
popular plantain delicacy peculiar to south south Nigerians
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rice and stew with cowskin
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Efo riro
rich Nigeria vegetable stew that is native to the yorubas of the Western Nigeria
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draw soup
Nigerian okra soup
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concoction rice
Nigerian dish
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Echicha
Ẹchịcha (also, Achịcha) is a meal usually prepared and eaten by the Igbos in Nigeria. Its main constituents are dried Cocoyam, mgbụmgbụ (Pigeon pea), and palm oil.
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Ukpo Ogede
Nigerian recipe prepared with over ripe plantains
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Peppered snail
meal consisting of boiled snails sautéed in onions, peppers and spices
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peanut milk
plant milk made from peanuts
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palm nut soup
soup made from palm fruit
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pounded yam
yam-based staple food from West Africa
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Owo soup
Nigerian palm oil soup
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Urhobo Owho Soup
yellowish delicacy mostly eaten by the Urhobos, Isoko, and Itsekiri people of Delta State in Nigeria
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okra soup
soup made from the green seed pods of the okra plant
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Okro soup
African soup made with Okra vegetables cooked in a mixture of palm oil, shrimps, goat meat, fish and African spices
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Bambara groundnut
Okpa is a delicious delicacy popular in the Eastern part of Nigeria, especially in Enugu state. Okpa has equally won the hearts of people in different parts of Nigeria and is now classified as a traditional Nigerian delicacy.
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Okpa
delicacy prepared in Nigeria
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Okoho
Nigerian soup
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Okazi soup
Nigerian dish prepared by Igbo people
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Ofe Oha
popular delicacy native to the Igbo people of eastern Nigeria and made from the African Rosewood plant
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ogbono soup
soup made with dry, ground Irvingia gabonensis (ogbono) seeds
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Ofada rice
Name for heritage varieties of rice grown in south-west Nigeria and used in a variety of dishes
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Adamma Dance
Adamma is an igbo traditional dance that glorifies the beauty of a young maiden
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Spicy cow foot
native finger food made with cow foot, palm oil and spices
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Achi Soup
soup peculiar to Eastern Nigerians
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Abacha Ugba
cassava-based dish mostly eaten by the Igbo tribe of Eastern Nigeria
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moin moin
traditional Nigerian food
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Apapa ( Beans Loaf )
Ebira local delicacy specially prepared with grounded beans,red oil, maggi and other nutritional ingredients
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Mkpokịtị Dance
Igbo traditional dance from Nigeria
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miyar kuka
type of soup made from powdered baobab leaves; popular in Nigeria and Ghana
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Kunun gyada
Kunun gyada is a popular Northern Nigeria drink. It’s a gruel like drink consisting of rice boiled in groundnut milk.
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Meat peppersoup
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kunu
drink consumed throughout Nigeria
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Kuli-kuli
Nigerian snack that is made from dry roasted peanuts/groundnuts
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kilishi
Hausa dish of spiced dried beef, mutton or goat meat
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jollof rice
rice dish from West Africa
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Isi ewu
Nigerian soup made from goat's head
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Igbo
Niger–Congo language of the Igbo people, mainly spoken in Nigeria
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Gurasa
hausa food
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Miyan Geda
soup popular in Northern Nigeria
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fura
food in west Africa
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Fura da nono (millet and milk)
popular food in the Northern states especially in Sokoto state
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Potato fufu
potato-based staple food from Nigeria
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fufu
dough-like food in African cuisine
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Groundnut soup
Nigerian soup eaten with rice, eba, cassava or pounded yam
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Finger millet pap
Tamba is a traditional Hausa name for Finger millet, also known as Eleusine corocana.It is a whole grain that is gluten-free and a good source.
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Ewedu soup
popular Nigerian soup popularly eaten with Nigerian stew such as buka stew or gbegiri
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Ewa Agoyin
delicacy of the Agoyin people from the Republic of Benin and popular in Lagos, Nigeria
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Ekuru
meal native to the Yoruba people in Nigeria, usually prepared with peeled beans
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Ekpang Nkwukwo
traditional delicacies of the Efiks and Ibibios culture of Nigeria
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Egbo
meal ground from dried corn
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Edikang Ikong
soup native to the Efik people in Nigeria
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Abak atama soup
special palm nut soup native to the Efiks/Ibibio people of Southern Nigeria
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akassa
type of dough made from cooked, ground and soaked corn, eaten in Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire
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Dambe
Hausa traditional sport
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dambun shinkafa
Dambun shinkafa is a delicacy widely enjoyed in the north
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dambu
food from Niger
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Chapman
non-alcoholic beverage from Nigeria
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Achicha Ede
Achicha Ede is a traditional dish of cocoyam potage which originates from the Igbo region of Nigeria particularly Enugu.
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catfish pepper soup
spicy fish dish in Nigeria
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Margi special
Nigerian cuisine made with fish, indigenous to the Margi people of the North eastern region of Nigeria
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coconut candy
Nigerian Coconut Candy is the Nigerian style Chancacas(colombian coconut candy). It is made with grated/shredded coconuts and granulated sugar.
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Boli
roasted plantain dish in Nigeria
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Bitter leaf soup
soup peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Eastern Nigeria
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Garri
creamy-white, granular flour with a slightly fermented flavour and sour taste made from fermented cassava tubers
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beans and corn porridge
popular Nigeria dish which is a combination of beans and corn
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akara
peeled beans formed into a ball and deep-fried in palm oil
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Banga rice
Nigerian rice dish prepared with palm fruit concentrate
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Banga Rice
traditional delicacy of the Southern zones of Nigeria prepared with palm fruit concentrate and rice
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Ayaraya Oka
A food prepared and eaten by Igbo people in Nigeria, particularly people of Nsukka in Enugu state.
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Igbo Traditional Wrestling (Mgba)
form of traditional wrestling from the Igbo region of the Sovereign state of Nigeria
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Gbegiri
traditional Nigerian soup
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Amala
traditional Yoruba Nigerian food made of root flour
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Abula
soup of Yoruba people in Nigeria
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Alake of Egba
Sovereign royal tile in Egba land
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ogi
fermented cereal pudding from Nigeria, typically made from maize, sorghum, or millet
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Pancake
Rice pancake is made with rice, yeast, salt, and sugar mix them together allow it to rise then roast it in frying pan. It is a food that mostly found in Northern Nigeria.
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agidi
Nigerian Agidi or Eko is a Nigeria food made with corn flour.
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Akwete cloth
hand woven textile produced in Igboland for which the town of Akwete is famous
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Eba
West African staple food
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Nsala soup
Nigerian soup popular among the Igbo people and usually prepared for special guests
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Afia Efere
Nigerian soup popular amongst the Efik/Ibibio tribe
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Afang
vegetable-based delicacy originating from South-South Nigeria, usually eaten with starch
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adire
indigo-dyed cloth/textile made in southwestern Nigeria
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African salad
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Bobozee
this is one Nigerian Snack that has so many names. Call it Bobozee, Abacha Mmiri, akpu mmiri, yucca/cassava chips, ...
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African Salad
West African dish made from boiled, shredded and dried cassava. It can be taken as a snack or as a main meal
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apala
Yoruba percussion-based music genre originating in late 1930s colonial Nigeria, derived from Wéré music; featuring sekere rattle, agidigbo thumb piano, agogô bell, and talking drums; has influenced Cuban music
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Nigerian hip hop
music genre or scene
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aṣíkò
music genre
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Waka
Adamawa language of Nigeria
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Funkaso
Hausa dish
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Ibadan School
intellectual tradition in the study of the history of Nigeria
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Ida
Sword of the Yoruba people of West Africa
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Kokoro
Nigerian snack food
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Nigerian English
dialect of English spoken in Nigeria
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Sakara music
Yoruba praise song genre originating in 1930s Lagos, featuring nasalized melismatic vocals influenced by Arabic and East African traditions, accompanied by the goje spike fiddle and the small round sakara drum
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Were music
music genre
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waka music
Islamic-oriented Yoruba music genre from southwestern Nigeria blending Hausa-Islamic devotional singing with Yoruba language and percussion; traditionally led by female vocalists; performed at weddings, naming ceremonies, and Islamic occasions
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Inouwa
belief in reincarnation in Igbo mythology
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Igbo rap
Nigerian music genre
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Pate acha
Northern Nigeria meal
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indigenous Nigerian music
music genre
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Orijin
Nigerian alcoholic beverage. Orijin is similar to beer in appearance and strength.
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Atama soup
Nigerian soup
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Editan
vegetable soup that originates from the Efik People
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Nigerian country
overview of country music in Nigeria
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Ife Heads
group of visual artworks from Yoruba culture
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Kayaali
African American comic genre
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Nkpokiti
type of dance
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Ewi
Nigeria Traditional Title
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bambara nut pudding
traditional Nigerian food made with bambara nut
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Peeled Beans Porridge
Nigerian delicacy made from bean seeds. It also serves as an alternative to Ukwa (Breadfruit), a delicacy from Eastern Nigeria.
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Kunu aya
Kunu Aya’ is a local Nigerian beverage made with tiger nuts
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gizdodo
special Nigeria deliciacy which consists of peppered gizzard and plantain combination
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Oil Bean Soup
Nigerian food from the Eastern region, specifically Owerri
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Ofe Owerri
Eastern Nigerian soup made with assorted meat and fish
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African breadfruit
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miyan zogale
soup made with moringa
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Yaji spice
Yaji is a spice blend that has its origin from the Northern part of Nigeria. It is mainly made from dried red chilli pepper mixed with various traditional spices grounded into a fine powder to create the mind blowing taste.
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swehi
hopscotch-like game of Nigeria
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Idé wéré wéré
traditional Yoruba folk song
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Pawpaw soup
popular delicacy of one of the Tiv ethnic group of Nigeria
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plantain mosa
Nigerian snack
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Ebiripo
Ijebu food cooked with cocoyam
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Groundnut milk/Peanut milk
Peanut milk provides some nutritional benefits you won't get from cow's milk.
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Tiger nut drink
Tiger nut milk, popularly called Kunu Aya is a mixture of tiger nuts, dates and coconut, blended together to make a milk-like drink.
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Ọkanga Masquerade Dance
traditional dance of Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria
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Ogbongelege Dance
Ogbongelenge is an igbo cultural dance known to the Umuohuo clan
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cruise
music genre
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ákwà ọcha
traditional white cloth woven by the Igbo people in Nigeria
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Nigerian Pidgin
English-based creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria; originating in the 17th–18th centuries through contact between Britons and Africans during the Atlantic slave trade; the most widely spoken language in Nigeria after English
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Hausa
Chadic language native to the Hausa people
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Shuwa
variety of Sudanic Arabic spoken in Chad, western Sudan, eastern Nigeria, and northern Cameroon
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