Zungeru the abandoned first Northern Nigeria capital city where Nnamdi Azikiwe, Odemegwu Ojukwu, Orji Uzor Kalu and David Mark were born

Beneath the frenzy of the coming Centenary Celebration of the Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 lies the derelict plight of Zungeru, which, for many reasons, would have qualified for a 21st century mega-city. Zungeru prides itself as the first capital of the Northern Protectorate, the seat of colonial lords…