The Sokoto Caliphate was established in 1805. It was the largest state in West Africa during the 19th Century that stayed for about one hundred years and bequeathed a number…
Hunwick (1966) said that the Hausa land before the arrival of Islam was largely a pagan oriented society. There were about fourteen independent kingdoms of Hausa states before the arrival…
The Hausa land lies in the northern part of Nigeria, which now includes states like Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, among others. This part enjoys low rainfall in contrast with that…
The Yoruba people are a dominant ethnic group in modern-day Nigeria. The history of the Yoruba people basically starts in the ancient and legendary city of Ile-Ife. Mythical Origins of…
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…
Who was Al-Kanemi? Muhammed Al-Kanemi was a Muslim scholar, a warrior, and religious and secular leader who transformed the political arrangement of the Kanem –Borno Empire in the 19th century.…
History as a Discipline History is simply the study of the past to know the present and determine the future. It is an unending dialogue in human society. The essence…
What is Arochukwu? The word 'Arochukwu' brings confusion, not in its real meaning, but in the context in which it was being used. Arochukwu has geographical, ethnic, and religious meanings.…
Corona Virus Pandemic (Covid-19), after the Spanish flu of 1918, Hongkong flu, and Asian flu of 1957, is the fourth pandemic influenza to have ravaged the world. Covid-19 It originated…
It is uncommon to see African scholars stressing the importance of any slave trade, especially the trans-Saharan and the trans-Atlantic slave trades. Prior to the fifteenth century, when the European…
A summary from the lense of the 14th-15th century story The Early History The early history of Nigerian societies was replete with relations. In fact, the social relations in a…
‘Pre-history’ is a topic in ''The Groundwork of Nigerian History'' examined by the renowned archaeologist, Thurstan Shaw who had worked on many sites in Nigeria for the archaeological relation, periodization…
Ogbunike (a town in Oyi Local Government) cave is located in Ogbunike in Anambra State, Nigeria. The features of this cave have immensely caught the attention of different people in…
The 'Indirect Rule' system was the system used by the British official to colonize Nigeria particularly. It is a system whereby Nigerian political institutions were used to govern subjects under…
