BRITISH COLONISATION OF NIGERIAN TERRITORIES
By 1880, the British had been well established along the coast of West Africa and…
DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
THE EVOLUTION OF THE NIGERIAN STATE
The Berlin Treaty There were two major events that served as the prelude to the…
EARLY EUROPEANS IN NIGERIA
The Europeans who came to Nigeria were the explorers, Christian missionaries, traders and merchants. These…
BACKGROUND TO THE EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
During the Middle Ages, the Europeans could not travel far. This was probably the reason…
ORIGIN OF SLAVE TRADE
Slavery was common and normal in West Africa as it was in all the early…
THE IGBO AND ISOKO
Igbo and its Origin Two major assumptions explain the origin of the Igbos. The first…
THE BENIN KINGDOM UP TO 1800
According to Benin traditions of origin, the people of Benin migrated from the East. After…
HAUSA STATES
Introduction The word ‘Hausa’ does not refer to a race; rather, it refers to Hausa-speaking…
THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA
The Europeans had frequented the coasts of West Africa since the fifteenth century and established…
WOMEN AND AUTHORITY IN WEST AFRICAN HISTORY
Authority is the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. This…
WEST AFRICA AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Since the end of the Second World the nations of the world have worked together…
COLONIAL RULE IN WEST AFRICA
The European scramble for Africa culminated in the Berlin West African Conference of 1884-85. The…
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EUROPEAN CONTACT WITH WEST AFRICA
European sailors first reached sub-Saharan Africa in 1442, when Portuguese ships reached the Senegal river….
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES IN WEST AFRICA
The expansion of the missionary movement into Africa was part of the growing conception of…
THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN WEST AFRICA
Africa was the first continent, that Islam spread into out of Arabia in the early…
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SONGHAI, GHANA AND MALI EMPIRES
SIMILARITIES The three empires were located close to the Niger River; they developed from the…
THE BERLIN CONFERENCE AND TREATY
In 1884, Otto Edward Leopold, Prince of Bismark, Duke of Lavenburg, popularly referred to as…
BRITISH CONQUEST THROUGH TREATIES
The abolition of the slave trade and the rise of the legitimate trade, subsequently led…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST ANTHONY ENAHORO
Anthony Enahoro was born in Uromi (Edo- State) on the 22nd of July, 1923. He…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST HERBERT MACAULAY
Born in Lagos on the 4th of November 1864, the full name of Herbert Macaulay…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST AMINU KANO
Mallam Aminu Kano was born in Kano city in 1920. After his elementary school education…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST ERNEST IKOLI
Ernest Ikoli was an Ijo from Nembe (Bayelsa State). He was born on the 25th…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST TAFAWA BALEWA
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in the town of Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST NNAMDI AZIKIWE
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe was born in Zungeru town (now in Niger State) on the 16th…
THE ROLES OF NIGERIAN NATIONALIST OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo popularly called Awo, was born in Ikenne (now in Ogun State) on…
SONGHAI’S RELATIONS WITH HER NEIGHBOURS
Songhai Empire was a very important empire that commanded the respect of her neighbours. When…
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT LED TO THE FALL OF SONGHAI EMPIRE
Social Factors: The sack and subjugation of Timbuktu by external forces exposed the misrule of…
THE ROLE OF SIR FREDERICK LUGARD IN THE NIGERIAN HISTORY
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard was born on 22 January, 1858. Between 1901 and 1928…
MEANING OF NATIONALISM
Nationalism is the feeling of pride, which people have about their country and identity. It…
RELATIONS BETWEEN IGBO AND THE NIGER DELTA STATES
The non-centralised states of the Igbos of the South-eastern Nigeria interacted actively with close and…
AMALGAMATION OF NIGERIA
Amalgamation means bringing together two or more groups or territories under one administration. At the…
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE KANEM-BORNO AND THE HAUSA STATES
The people of Hausaland shared a lot of relationships and interactions with the Kanem-Borno in…