It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos, which is still the country's most populous city.
this year the heats are in Abuja, Nigeria starting 8/9/10 and they move over to Lagos for the final which will be held on the 16th / 17th / 18th / 19th of September 2010.
Nigeria comprises of several large states each with their own indigenous peoples, cultures and langaues. The thinking behind Abuja as a capital was to create a new state and new capital (in the centre of the country) so that none of the states felt marginalized or better than another. Additionally Abuja was basically built from nothing and the infrastructre planned - and still has by far the best infrastructure in the country
They become self made because the federal capital then was move from calabar to lagos due to this it was developed
The capital is located in Abuja (center of unity) moved on 12th Dec. 1991 by General IBB
The 2010 World's Strongest Man competition took place in Sun City, South Africa.
they go skinny dipping with the sharks. Thank you for the excellent question, hope this helps.
Ive heard it will be held in minehead again in 2008 - possibly August - but still waiting for definite confirmation
The country of Brazil moved its capital to the highlands as a defensive of move. When the capital was on the coastline it was thought to be involved voluble to a sea attack.
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