ASUU strike teaches you one thing: “You may be where you are right now after graduating from your school” (Tadese Faforiji) The ongoing strike by the university lecturers has lasted…
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…
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…
Written by Omolewa Taiwo, student of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Oba Ewuare the Great The kingdom reached its greatest power and size under…
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…
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…
Slave trade simply is a trade where people are traded as articles of trade. The term widely gained prominence by the obnoxious trans-Atlantic slave trade in which European merchants, regulated…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kanem-Borno lies in the Lake Chad region. It is now shared among four countries: Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon. This region is notable for its Lake Chad, and its history has…
Clarifications Colonization is aptly an act whereby a ‘superior’ race or ethnic dominates a less powerful one, and this act is mostly followed by all sorts of exploitation of the…