Akure
Akure
Akure town (city) is the capital of Ondo state, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. The Akure people are Yorubas, Akure lies “in the southern part of the forested Yoruba…
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Post-Independence Challenges of African States
Written by Oluboyo Ayomide, a student of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Africa after European Departure The situation in which the…
The Benin Kingdom
The Benin kingdom reached its greatest power and size under Oba Ewuare the Great. He expanded the kingdom and improved the capital, present-day Benin City, which was characterised by massive…
The Thirty Years’ War of 1618-1648: Causes and Results
Primary in central Europe during the 17th century, religious wars that lasted for thirty years, 1618-1648 plunged this region. The major cause of this conflict was the constant disagreement between…
A Geographical Introduction to the History of Nigeria
What is Geography? Over the years, the physiographical features had determined the dispersions and migrations of human populations at a particular period of time, including the pattern of settlement, occupation,…
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The Wangara traders and the Economic Transformation of the Central Sudan, 1500-1800
Who are the Wangara? The Wangara (Wangarawa in Hausa; jakhanké) traders were Muslims, traders, clerics, and wanderers from the Songhai Empire. These traders spread across Central Sudan through trans-Saharan trade…
The Bantu as First among Equals
Who Are the Bantu People The Bantu were similar groups of inhabitants who had settled in South Africa thousands of years ago. The Bantus included the Sotho, Ovambo, and the…
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Yoruba Civil Wars (1793-1893): Causes, Effects and Why it Lasted for Long
Between 1100 and 1700, the Yoruba Kingdom of Ife experienced a golden age, part of which was a sort of art and ideology renaissance. It was then surpassed by the…
Lipombo: The Elongated-head Tradition of the Mangbetu
Who are the Mangbetu Tribe? Lipombo is a practice (among the Magbetu people) of deforming the skull to take to desire patterns. Mangbetu people are a tribe in central Africa,…