Oyo Empire was a great Yoruba empire that possessed almost a territory known today as a south western part of modern day Nigeria, and south eastern part of modern day Benin Republic. The Oyo Empire came into being since around the 14th century, and remained in existence until its declined in the 19th century. In …
Nigerian Nationalism was a movement or struggle by patriotic Nigerians who fight for the Nigerian independence against the British colonial rule. The Nigerian Nationalism began since the early 1920s, and ended until the declaration of Nigeria as an independent from the British colonial rule in 1960. Background to the Nigerian Nationalism SOUTHERN NIGERIA The Nigerian …
The British Conquest of Sokoto Caliphate was a time when the British Colonial forces gradually defeated and subjugated the Emirates under the Caliphate in 1903. The Sokoto Caliphate was replaced with the Northern Nigerian Protectorate under the British Colonial administration. Background to British Conquest of Sokoto Caliphate The Sokoto Caliphate was an Islamic Caliphate in …
Nigerian 1999 Presidential Election was an election held in Nigeria in the year 1999 since the annulment of the Nigerian 1993 Presidential Election. The election was one of the elections in the history of Nigeria in which the Nigerians vote with hope that after it, the democracy would be stable. Also, the election was the …
The Nigerian 1993 Presidential Election was an election held in Nigeria after almost ten years of military rule. The election was one of the fairest election held in the history of Nigeria. However, the election was not allowed to be completed as it was annulled by the Military Government of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on …
Nigerian 1983 Presidential Election was the second of its kind in which eligible Nigerian voters choose an executive president. Prior to the 1983, in 1979 when Nigeria returned to democracy, an election was conducted for the first time. Therefore, after four years another election was conducted. The Nigerian 1983 Presidential Election was conducted on 6 …
Nigerian 1979 Presidential Election was an election in which Nigerian citizens aged 18 vote for the president. The 1979 election was the first of its kind in the Nigerian history in which an executive president was voted. Prior to 1979, Nigeria have never practiced a presidential system. The Nigerian 1979 Presidential Election was held throughout …
Nigerian States Military Governors was a list of military governors that were assigned to governed different states of Nigeria by the different military regimes from 1966 to 1979. Background to the Nigerian States Military Governors The Nigerian Army seized the power from the politicians or civilians after they staged a military coup that terminated the …
Nigerian Second Republic Governors has been a list of politicians who were elected and ruled Nigerian 19 Nigerian states government during the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic that lasted from 1979 to 1983. The Nigerian Second Republic Governors were elected on the platform of their different political parties. The registered political parties were five that included …
Military Coups in Nigeria has been an attempts by the Nigerian Army in which they tried to bring change to the status quo by toppling the existing government. In the the history of Nigeria, between 1966 to 1990 there were seven coup attempts. Five out of the seven were successful. While, the other two were …