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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
