Fat dimples, or cellulite, occur when fatty tissue bulges through skin. While cellulite is not harmful, it does affect how some people feel about their physical appearance. MedlinePlus reports that while there is no treatment to get rid of cellulite, you can take steps to reduce its appearance.
When independence was gained in 1960, tribalism was a dominant force and ethnic divisions widespread. 03 Oct 2010 14:48 GMT | Politics, Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Niger. Home to 150 million people, one-quarter of the entire African continent's citizens, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. The British, who colonised the nation for the first 60 years of the 20th century, ruled over some 250 tribes often by playing one off against the other. So when independence was gained in October 1960, tribalism was a powerful force. Nigerians who took over at independence were faced with the challenge of trying to form a sense of Nigerian belonging and identity. Most people could only relate to their ethnic groupings.
The 1966 Nigerian coup d'Ã©tat began on January 15, 1966, when mutinous Nigerian soldiers led by Kaduna Nzeogwu and Emmanuel Ifeajuna killed 22 people including the Prime Minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, many senior Army officers, and sentinels on protective duty. The coup plotters attacked the cities of Kaduna, Ibadan, and Lagos while also blockading the Niger and Benue River within a two-day span of time before the coup plotters were subdued. The General Officer Commanding, of the Nigerian Army, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi then used the coup as a pretext to annex power, ending Nigeria's nascent democracy. It was one of the events that led to the Nigerian Civil War