Editor’s note: First published on Yaba Left, this post is republished here with permission. Lagos has always been Nigeria’s cultural capital. Given its maritime location as well as being the seat of ...

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they have colonised spaces ...

British colonial rule in Nigeria lasted for decades, shaping the country’s political, economic, and social structures. Today, several places across Nigeria still bear the marks of this era, from ...

Shaka discusses several historical factors that contributed to the creation of the modern Nigerian state and their impact on Nigerian culture. Nigeria is circumscribed by the old African traditions of ...

The pre-colonial era, 1472-1830 -- Extraction and trade, 1832-1886 -- Invasion and war, 1851-1920 -- Resistance -- Cultural, political and religious changes Summary "Most accounts of Nigeria's ...

The vast majority of Nigerian after the amalgamation in 1914 continued to live their lives as before without noticeable change traceable to the imposition of colonial rule. The most noticeable outcome ...

In the early 1950s, as Nigeria approached independence from Great Britain, a vibrant literary culture developed in the vast and lively market of Onitsha, a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River.