Archives Tag: Colonialism
The Naming of Nigeria: An Interrogation of Etymology
April 19, 2022
When Flora Shaw, the British journalist and eventual spouse of Lord Lugard, coined the name Nigeria, it might have been difficult to pinpoint her motivations, that is, from a social standpoint. Was it dexterous thinking or something more insidious? Read more about History At best, it might have been a romanticization of geography as … Continue reading The Naming of Nigeria: An Interrogation of Etymology
Did You Know That Ikeja Was Not Always The Capital Of Lagos State?
April 19, 2022
History Class Nowadays, anyone you ask may tell that the capital of Lagos state is Ikeja. That is true nowadays but it was not always the case. Lagos was not always a state and within the context of the whole country, the name only applied to the city of Lagos from 1861 to 1967. … Continue reading Did You Know That Ikeja Was Not Always The Capital Of Lagos State?
By david-okwara
#EndSARS: Notable Protests In Nigeria’s History
April 19, 2022
While Nigerians await the return of normalcy after the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2020, by Nigerian soldiers supposed to protect them, we take you through some of the notable protests in Nigeria which defied ethnic, religious, or class differences just like the #EndSARS protests. Read more … Continue reading #EndSARS: Notable Protests In Nigeria’s History
By ugo-chinedu
Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
April 19, 2022
Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA (born 1962) is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. Because he has a physical disability that paralyses one side of his … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
By jeremiah
ThrowBack Thursday: Amodu Tijani – The Lagos Customary Chief Who Defeated the British Government
April 19, 2022
The court case won by an Idejo white cap Chief in Lagos in 1921 proved not only to be a landmark verdict, but it re-emphasized the right which citizens of pre-colonial Nigeria should have over the land which they have inhabited long before the colonial masters arrived the shores of Nigeria. The land in dispute … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Amodu Tijani – The Lagos Customary Chief Who Defeated the British Government
By adedoyin
ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects
April 19, 2022
Though the British did not witness any other violent resistance from Lagos after the British forces bombardment in 1851. Oba Eshugbayi Eleko, however, constituted one of the fiercest resistance to the effective running of Lagos and the whole of Nigeria by the colonialists. Oba Eshugbayi, born in the 19th Century to Oba Dosumu who ceded … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects
By adedoyin
