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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 British used Lagos as the starting point for their expansion into Yorubaland. The primary driver of British authority growth outside of Lagos was finance. […]
A new chapter in Benin history began when the Portuguese arrived in the country in 1485. International trade and Christianity were the two principal goods […]
When the Yoruba people originally inhabited their current country is unknown. Prof. S. O. Biobaku and Dr. P.A. Talbolt have propagated the theory that Yoruba […]
WHO ARE THE HAUSA? During the latter part of the 13th century, Islamic influence spread from the kingdom of Mali, greatly influencing Hausa belief and […]
Graham Connah and other sources have aided our understanding of Benin’s evolutionary history through the archaeological data they have uncovered. A polished Late Stone Age […]
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