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I hereby reverse the curse placed over at this line.

In its place, I release forgiveness and healing to the federal government of Nigeria,

whose might was used to propagate that on me.

I'm Black British, raised in the UK.

However, over the last few years, I've been spending more time in my homeland, Nigeria.

As I've done so, I became more in touch with the culture and Nigeria's history,

and discovered that there is a whole new generation of young royals emerging there.

I'm keen to find out who they are and how their Christian beliefs reconcile with the royal positions they held.

I'm Hannah Jala, and you're listening to the documentary Heart and Soul on the BBC World Service.

Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people.

Within this vast land exists over 250 different ethnic groups and over 300 different tribes.

Each tribe and group represents and expresses a different culture and system for ruining.

Monarchical rule is at the centre of many cultural systems with kingdoms dating back hundreds of years.

Deeply rooted in custom and tradition, the thrones and with it the responsibilities are assigned at birth,

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