The Aba Women’s Riots of 1929
Clarifications The Aba Women riots, led by women in the Calabar and Owerri provinces of southeastern Nigeria in November and December of 1929 against the oppressive colonial power is known…
Oyo Empire in the 19th Century: Afonja Revolts, and its Consequences
The Oyo Empire lied 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…