History Of Nigeria Before Colonization

History Of Nigeria Before Colonization

Ever before the commencement of colonialism, the people of what later became known as Nigeria were living under different administration or political arrangements. However, the pre-colonial Nigeria symbolises the methods or ways by which Nigerians govern themselves before the advent of colonialism. It means traditional systems preceded the era of colonialism.From the same position, the […]

History Of New Yam Festival In Nigeria

The story runs that in time long past circumstances there was nothing to eat, so Eze Nri (King of Nri) considered what ought to be done to cure the deformity. He took the radical course of executing his oldest child, cutting the body into little pieces and covering them. His little girl met a comparable […]

History Of English Language In Nigeria

The Christian Missionaries who came from Great Britain introduced formal Western education to Nigeria, just before the middle of the 19th Century. Prior to then, education was done informally, as children were taught tradition, culture, history, and the likes by their parents who were in turn taught by their own parents. After the introduction and acceptance […]

History Of Nigeria Politics

Nigeria was scheduled for Independence from Britain in 1960, and three main political parties ran in the preparatory elections in 1959. the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) which had control of the Eastern Region (Igbo) led by Nnamdi Azikiwe the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) which had control of the Northern Region (Hausa-Fulani), […]

History Of Nigeria Prison

History Of Nigeria Prison

The origin of modern prisons service in Nigeria started in 1861. That was the year when conceptually, western-type prison was established in Nigeria. The declaration of Lagos as a colony in 1861 marked the beginning of the institution of formal machinery of governance. At this stage the preoccupation of the colonial government was to protect […]