Colonial History

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Indirect Rule in Nigeria – Overview, Reasons and Results
Lord Frederick Lugard Let us begin with the definition of the indirect rule system. What is The Definition of Indirect…
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Battle of Imagbon: The British-Ijebu war of 1892
Background of the Battle of Imagbon In 1891, the Ijebu people, dwelling between 50 and 60 miles north-east of Lagos…
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta- The Yoruba Slave Who Became Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter
Sarah Forbes Bonetta was originally born ‘Aina’ in 1843 to Egbado parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. Her father was…
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List of People Killed at the Aba Women’s Riot of 1929
Below are the names and other details of people killed during the Aba women’s riot of 1929. You can read…
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Meet little Folashade Lawson who also presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth II: She is now Mrs Folashade Randle
Folashade Lawson, daughter of the Chairman of Lagos Town Council, was among the girls who presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth…
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Queen Elizabeth’s First Visit to Nigeria in 1956 (with Video)
Footage of the Queen’s visit to Nigeria in 1956. The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, visited Nigeria for the…
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Merits and Demerits of the Richards Constitution of 1946
Read the full details and features of the Richards constitution here. Arthur Frederick Richards Below are the merits and demerits…
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Palava: The First Film Shot in Nigeria, 1926
A scene from the film, Palava In the year 1926, cinematic history was made with the production of “Palava”, the…
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The Benin Punitive Expedition of 1897
The Benin punitive expedition of 1897 was a disastrous event that left the great kingdom of Benin devastated and deprived…
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Berlin Conference And The Partition of West Africa
In the due course to get a share of the African continent, all European nations participating in the struggle to…
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Lagos Times and Gold Coast Colony Advertiser
Lagos Times and Gold Coast Colony Advertiser was the third newspaper established in Nigeria. It succeeded Anglo African Newspaper of…
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Mungo Park In West Africa
The ball was now on the feet of a young Scotsman, to see whether he could succeed where…
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The West African Students’ Union (WASU) 1925
The West African Sudents’ Union (WASU) was founded on August 7 1925, in London, by a group of twenty one…
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The Treaty Between Britain and Lagos on January 1, 1852
Before Britain’s Bombardment of Lagos in 1851, Lagos had been the main port for slave trading activities under the rule…
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Adubi War (Ogun Adubi) of 1918
The Adubi war, also known as Ogun Adubi or the Egba Uprising, was a war that broke out between June…
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