BRITISH COLONISATION OF NIGERIAN TERRITORIES
By 1880, the British had been well established along the coast of West Africa and…
By 1880, the British had been well established along the coast of West Africa and…
The Europeans who came to Nigeria were the explorers, Christian missionaries, traders and merchants. These…
During the Middle Ages, the Europeans could not travel far. This was probably the reason…
Slavery was common and normal in West Africa as it was in all the early…
For many centuries, the people of West Africa had engaged in trans-Saharan trade. This was…
The Origin of the Idoma The Idoma are located in the Niger-Benue confluence. The Idoma…
Igbo and its Origin Two major assumptions explain the origin of the Igbos. The first…
The Itsekiri tradition traces them to the migration of Iginua from Benin during the reign…
The Niger Delta can be divided into sections; these are the Western Delta and the…
The Efik are located in the Eastern Niger Delta within the Cross River area. According…
According to Benin traditions of origin, the people of Benin migrated from the East. After…
The origin of the Yoruba tradition The Yoruba are located in the southwest of modern…
The Igala have linked their origin with a divine rulership of the Jukun. However, there…
The Nupe are located at the extreme west of Niger-Benue confluence area of Nigeria. The…
Introduction The Kanuri Empire at its peak spread over an area which is today located…
Introduction The word ‘Hausa’ does not refer to a race; rather, it refers to Hausa-speaking…
The Atlantic slave trade began in 1442 when African captives from the Senegal river were…
The Europeans had frequented the coasts of West Africa since the fifteenth century and established…
The connections of West Africa with the Mediterranean world is a very old one, which…
The land of West Africa consists of contrasting kinds of physical environment. The forest environment…
Africa was the first continent, that Islam spread into out of Arabia in the early…
SIMILARITIES The three empires were located close to the Niger River; they developed from the…
Social factors: Despite its acclaimed greatness, Mali Empire declined. Internal disputes resulted to wars within…
Social factors: Mali Empire rose to prominence due to several factors, these include: Commissioning of…
LOCATION Mali Empire developed from the fall of old Ghana Empire in Western Sudan. The…
SOCIAL FACTORS In historical movement, empires and kingdoms usually rose to their peaks and then…
SOCIAL FACTORS Some factors usually work together to lead to the rise or expansion of…
The legitimate trade in communities attracted a number of British merchants to the Niger River,…
British contact with the Nigerian people was made through three categories of people namely; the…
The term, “legitimate trade” refers to the trade in commodities between Africans and the European…
Social Factors: The sack and subjugation of Timbuktu by external forces exposed the misrule of…
Social Factors: The merchants of Songhai Empire worked in partnership. The state also protected the…