Nigeria (Tiaraoluwa Ademola)

Nigeria (ナイジェリア, Nigeria) is an OC for the series Hetalia: Axis Powers and a character in the upcoming fan fiction series Afrotalia. Her human name is Temitope Ezinma.

Appearance
Nigeria is a tall, dark caramel skinned young woman. She has silvery-blue eyes, black hair, wears glasses, and is relatively well-endowed, due to being a large agricultural nation.

Personality and Interests
Nigeria is a big-sister-like figure to the rest of the African nations. She is best described as "the person who would get a book off the top shelf for you". But despite her generosity, she is corruptible, and has trouble facing her own problems..

She is a devout Christian who loves literature and cinema. She spends most her time either reading book or writing her own. She is very well-educated and has an affinity for folklore and culture. She is obsessed with yams (the cuisine of Nigeria mostly consists of food made from yams), much like how Italy is obsessed with pasta.

Nigeria grew up as a humble merchant, selling palm oil and slaves to various clients. She started to become weak after Northern Nigeria started bullying her. She was eventually beaten up and conquered by England.

Cameroon
Cameroon and Nigeria have a longstanding rivalry, and consistently bicker about land claims and oil. But the two aren't enemies, and could even be considered friends.

England
During the Scramble for Africa, England ransacked Nigeria's home and forced her to be his colony. England taught her western values. Nigeria was eventually granted independence.

Ghana
Nigeria and Ghana have squabbled multiple times in the past, mostly about immigration.

Name
Nigeria's human name is Temitope Ezinma. The name Temitope is of Yoruba origin, it means "worthy of thanks". Ezinma is taken from a character in the novel Things Fall Apart by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.

Trivia

 * Her birthday,  October 1st  corresponds with the date of  Independence Day  in Nigeria, which celebrates the date Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
 * Nigeria also represents the various pre-colonial empires that existed in Southern Nigeria
 * Northern Nigeria has its own personification. He is more brash and serious than his southern counterpart. He died at some point (most likely after being conquered by Englland), and is now a spirit that lives within Nigeria's mind
 * Nigeria's design is based on an unnamed character that appeared in the designs from Gakuen Hetalia