Colonial Era of Nigerian History
This era of Nigerian history began in 1800 and ended in 1960. It witnessed British rule in Nigeria.
- Colonial History
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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Picture of Emmanuel Ifeajuna breaking the British high jump record in Vancouver
Above is the picture of Emmanuel Ifeajuna breaking the British high jump record at 6 ft & 8 inch at…
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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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Watch Three Roads To Tomorrow – A Nigerian Film Shot In 1958
Three Roads To Tomorrow is a 23 minutes coloured film shot in Nigeria in 1958 by BP (British Petroleum) Film.…
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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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Osogbo War of 1840 – How Yoruba Forces Truncated Fulani’s Conquest in Yoruba Land
After the Fulanis systematically captured Ilorin (in about 1836) and made it their territory, they proceeded to sack the old…
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The Mugbamugba War – Second Attempt by Yorubas to Regain Control of Ilorin
For better understanding of the Mugbamugba war, you should read the true story of how Afonja lost Ilorin and its…
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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 Life of Usman Dan Fodio and the Revolutionary Jihad of 1804
In the annals of Nigerian and West African history, few figures have left as enduring a mark as Usman Dan…
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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 National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS, 1956)
The National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS), founded in 1956, was a union that brought together Nigerian students at home…
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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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