THE JIHAD: CONTEXT OF THE WAR.
The jihad December 1754 was Sheik Uthman dan Fodio’s birth month. At age twenty, he began preaching. After traveling over Hausaland preaching, he eventually built […]
Month: September 2024
NORTHERN NIGERIA: THE CONQUEST.
Liard’s 1830s funded expedition to the Niger marked the start of the British invasion of Northern Nigeria. British interest had solidified enough by 1867 for […]
JIHAD: THE HOLY WAR.
The five pillars, or commandments, are the foundation of Islam and are binding on every Muslim. The first of those pillars is the conviction that […]
THE BRITISH EXPEDITION OF SOKOTO CALIPHATE.
As previously stated, both the French and Germans intended for the Sokoto Caliphate. However, at the Berlin Conference, it was determined to fall into the […]
ARO (IGBO-LAND) AND ITS CONQUEST.
Aro abbrevation of Arochukwu is a principal historic town in Igboland. It was also one of the last towns in the Southern protectorate conquered by the British colonial […]
LAGOS OCCUPATION AND IT’S COLONISATION.
The British shelled Lagos in 1851, allegedly due to Kosoko’s abduction of the crown from Akitoye and his involvement in the slave trade. Lagos’ thriving […]
JAJA OF OPOBO AND THE BRITISH COLONIALIST.
THE SLAVE BOY WHO BECAME KING. Jaja was born in 1821 in Amiagbo, close to Orlu. Later, he became a slave and arrived at Bonny. […]
NANA OF ITSEKIRI AND THE BRITISH COLONIALIST.
The olu of Warri Akengbuwa 1 passed away in 1848, and his two sons shortly followed in death. Following the deaths of Olu and his […]
BRITISH INCURSION OF THE NIGER DELTA AREA
Slave trade was outlawed by British nationals under the Abolition Act of 1807. British warships were sent to West African coastlines to intercept any ship […]
THE FALL OF YORUBALAND.
The British used Lagos as the starting point for their expansion into Yorubaland. The primary driver of British authority growth outside of Lagos was finance. […]
