BRITISH COLONISATION OF NIGERIAN TERRITORIES
By 1880, the British had been well established along the coast of West Africa and began to advance into the interior. With the abolition of slave trade in Britain in Continue Reading
EARLY EUROPEANS IN NIGERIA
The Europeans who came to Nigeria were the explorers, Christian missionaries, traders and merchants. These people included the following: The explorers were Mungo Park, Hugh Clapperton, Richard and John Lander. Continue Reading
BACKGROUND TO THE EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
During the Middle Ages, the Europeans could not travel far. This was probably the reason why their knowledge of the outside world was very limited. The Europeans could not travel Continue Reading
ORIGIN OF SLAVE TRADE
Slavery was common and normal in West Africa as it was in all the early empires of history. Slavery was the end product of those that were captured in pre-colonial Continue Reading
THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE (REVISED EDITION)
For many centuries, the people of West Africa had engaged in trans-Saharan trade. This was a trade between North Africa and West Africa which had existed from the ancient times. Continue Reading
THE IDOMA AND TIV
The Origin of the Idoma The Idoma are located in the Niger-Benue confluence. The Idoma ethnic group. comprises the Igede, Agatu and other ethnic groups around the Niger-Benue confluence. This Continue Reading
THE IGBO AND ISOKO
Igbo and its Origin Two major assumptions explain the origin of the Igbos. The first one claims that the Igbo originated from the East, probably from Israel or Egypt. The Continue Reading
THE ORIGIN OF THE ITSEKIRI
The Itsekiri tradition traces them to the migration of Iginua from Benin during the reign of Oba Olua. Iginua was said to have met people who inhabited the area before Continue Reading
THE NIGER DELTA
The Niger Delta can be divided into sections; these are the Western Delta and the Eastern Delta. The Western Delta The groups within the Western Delta include the Ijo, Itsekiri Continue Reading
THE EFIK
The Efik are located in the Eastern Niger Delta within the Cross River area. According to tradition, they were believed to have migrated southwards from a location north of the Continue Reading