The Sokoto Jihad of 1804
The Sokoto Jihad: Hunwick (1966) stated that Hausa land before the arrival of Islam was largely a pagan-oriented society. There were about fourteen independent kingdoms of Hausa states before the…
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Joseph Ki-Zerbo: Biography, Concept of African Personality and the Traditional African Society
Cr: 300 Level Students (2020/21) of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. Notable students are Oluboyo Ayomide, Omolusi Precious, and others... Given the political thought…
Zikism: Azikiwe’s Political Philosophy
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1966), usually referred to as “Zik”, was a Nigerian statesman and political leader who served as the first President of Nigeria…
Types, Formation and Enforcement of Treaties
A treaty, one of the viable sources of international law, is the body of agreements that involve two or more parties; governmental bodies like states, countries, or non-governmental bodies like…
Ogun Okuta of 1931 in Akure
Ōgūn Òkúta (Stone War) of 1931: Summary and Facts by Tadese Faforiji
Ōgūn Òkúta was the first indigenous revolt to occur in Akure, which was during the era of colonisation. “All states or polities have witnessed one event of a conflict or…
Napoleon Bonaparte. Photo cr: History.com
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte after the French Revolution of 1789
Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio on the island of Corsica on 15 August 1769 that was one year after the island was transferred to France by the Republic of…
Efunsetan Aniwura
Efunsetan Aniwura of the 19th Century: a Powerful Ibadan Heroine and Notorious Slave Owner
Efunsetan Aniwura was born in Ikija-Egba in the 1820s, Aniwura's family was a migrant from Egbaland in the present-day Ogun State and moved to Ibadan after the fall of Ikija in…
Illustration from Chambers Book of Days depicting a sow and her piglets being tried for the murder of a child. The trial allegedly took place in 1457, the mother being found guilty and the piglets acquitted. Wikimedia photo
Animal Trial
Animal trial, as in legal history, was the criminal trial of a non-human animal (Wikipedia). The majority of such trials as recorded occurred in Europe from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. Just like humans,…
2021 Matriculation Day in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko
An Overview of the Beating Tradition during Celebration
Beating during celebrations has become a tradition for youths of the present generation. People engage in this, as a way to show merriment and to celebrate with the celebrant. Beating…