Nigerian nationalism most serious threat to the Nigerian unity since Nigeria became independent in 1960, as other ethnic groups threatened that they too would also seek secession should Biafra successfully secede. Nigeria responded to the separatist threat with a military campaign against the Biafran government, resulting in the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 to 1970. The war ended with the defeat of the Biafran separatists. Between one and three million Nigerians died in the war. The 19th century did not witness the emergence of any political organization that could help in airing the grievances and expressing the aspirations of Nigerians on a
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc. Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc. Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria, USA Inc., otherwise known as AKISAN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States of America, which promotes the interests of the citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both in the homeland and the diaspora. Its goals are: The association was founded in 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War under the name, Association of Students of South Eastern State of Nigeria in the Americas. The purpose was to organize its people and fight for the cause of preserving their identity as a people