Culture is a complex aspect of humans. Whether in the study or practice of it, culture often cut across many areas or subjects.
From the Arts of Sociology to Anthropology, the Sciences of Palaeontology to Chemistry; the mention and definition of culture remains recurrent.

In the everyday use or disuse of language, culture impulsively gives off its meaning summarily as the means of identifying someone's or some people's social background by visible or audible traits such as their native language, clothing and dressing, cuisine, interpersonal relations such as in greeting... And to a lesser extent the material things they use such as utensils, architecture and so on.

And whereas other aspects of the human society are deliberately altered and changed progressively, culture is usually advocated to remain conservative!

So, in Nigeria today, despite the wave of modernism, some parts of the country have done a great deal of conscious effort to preserve their culture with little or no alterations as it were.

In my opinion, when it comes to clothing, dressing and the lingual elements of culture, I think we can give it to the northern part of Nigeria, especially NW and NE.

When it comes to folklore and traditional music, I vote for SW, while SE has no rivals in the preservation of cultural rites such as in marriage, funerals and community association.

But to be more specific about the deep-rooted connection of a people to their ancestral ways of life, especially living in defiance to the imported revealed religions and sophistication, such that activities like invocation of spiritual powers and adulation of divinity (Black Magic if you like), I think I'll give it to the Binis and her neighbours.

The Benin culture is arguably the best preserved culture in Nigeria. For instance, no matter how highly placed or influential you are; as a son or daughter of the soil you pay obeisance to the Oba right on your knees!

I have also observed with keen interest how in spite of the deep involvement of a Benin native in the spiritual activities of the revealed religions, they always showed reverence and subordination to the spirituality of their culture... This is not a common disposition to culture among other Nigerian peoples to their original cultures.

So, which state, tribe or geopolitical zone would you say qualifies as the cultural capital of Nigeria?