List of confraternities in Nigeria
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Confraternities in Nigeria are secretive student groups within Nigerian higher education.
- ↑ Black Axe originally operated as a subsection of the Neo Black Movement of Africa. However, NBM has publicly disassociated from Black Axe.
- ↑ Formed by members who were expelled from the Pyrate Confraternity.
- ↑ Formed as Deebam, a street arm of KK.
- ↑ Street arm of SVC.
- ↑ Formed as an offshoot of Icelanders (German).
- ↑ Formed by members of the Pyrate Confraternity.
- ↑ This was originally formed at EIYE Group. The word "eiye" means "bird" in the Yorba language.
- ↑ Formed by former members of the Buccaneers. It was originally called the De Norsemen Club of Nigeria. It moved to the University of Port Harcourt in 1985.
Women's confraternities
| Confraternity | Nickname | Date founded | Institution | Location | Status | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Brazier (aka Neo Black Queens of Africa) | Bra Bra, Axe Queens, AYE | Early 1990s | Nigeria | Active | [2][7] | |
| Damsel | Early 1990s | Nigeria | [2] | |||
| Daughters of Jezebel | Early 1990s | Nigeria | [2] | |||
| Jezebel | Amazons | Nigeria | [11] | |||
| Knights of the Aristos | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Lady of Rose | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Marine Girls | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Pink Lady | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Royal Queens | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Sisterhood of Darkness | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Supreme Blue Angles | Eiye Confraternity | Nigeria | Active | [7] | ||
| Viqueens | Early 1990s | Nigeria | [2] | |||
| White Angel | Nigeria | [7] | ||||
| Woman Brassier | Brave | Nigeria | [7] |
Coed confraternities
| Confraternity | Nickname | Date founded | Institution | Location | Status | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kegite Club | Obafemi Awolowo University | Ile-Ife, Nigeria | Active | [7][a] | ||
| Reformed Ogboni Fraternity | ROF | 1914 | Lagos, Nigeria | Active |
- ↑ Was originally called Palm Wine Drinkers Association.
References
- ↑ "About Us". Aborigine Ogboni Fraternity. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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- 1 2 3 Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (8 April 2016) Nigeria: The Eiye confraternity, including origin, purpose, structure, membership, recruitment methods, activities and areas of operation; state response via UNHCR, Accessed 30 May 2023
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