Ikale oil palm production
Ikaleland, the Urhobo, and Oil Palm Production
Ikale land is a cluster of few territories in now Ondo state, bordering with Ilaje. The production of oil was indigenous to the people of Ikaleland. What actually brought them…
Arabisation
The Berbers, the Arabs and the Arabisation of North Africa
Who were the Berbers? The Berbers were the first inhabitants of North Africa. The origin of the Berbers is debatable but it is evident that they were people who held…
Ottoman Empire: Impact in North Africa and Subsequent Decline
The continuous attacks of the Christian crusades of (Byzantine origin) on Muslim territories led to the rise of an Islamic Empire, (Ottoman Empire) which repelled the attack and subsequently subjugated…
The League of Nations: Formation, Achievements, and Failure
The League of Nations (1919-1939) was an international organization that was formed after the First World War (1939-1945). It was an international organization that tried to manage the affairs…
The Partition of West Africa: Causes and Results
The partition of West Africa was a short event that officially took place at the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, where European powers amicably recognized their interests in West Africa, and…
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire lay in the southwestern part of Nigeria, now housing the seven popular Yoruba states: Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Lagos states. The empire had two…
Economic Thoughts and Systems
Economic Thoughts and Systems Source: Wikipedia Economic thoughts are theories, laws, and principles guiding economic situations at a particular period of time. That is, this thought will be responsible…
The Repatriation of African Artefacts: A Fleeting Illusion?
Repatriation is the restitution of a person or objects to their original location. The repatriation of African artefacts is the call for the returning of stolen African artefacts by Europe…
The Crimean War: The Causes, the Interests of the Powers and the Legacies of War
The Crimean War of 1853-1856 was a short but decisive war fought between the alliance of Britain, the Ottoman Empire, France, and the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont (Italy) against the…