AGENTS OF THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA.
Islam arrived in various Nigerian regions at various times and by various routes. Islam initially emerged as the religion of the elite and ruling class. […]
northern Nigeria
CALIPH: RESULT OF THE JIHAD.
The caliph system or Caliphate is the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the […]
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 […]
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 […]
