The Benin Bronzes, created by the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin from around the 13th century ...
The Nok culture, one of the earliest known civilisations in West Africa, flourished between 1500 B.C. and 300 ...
Afonja was the sixth Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land after Oku of Jabata. His term as Aare ...
Kanem-Bornu, now in present-day Northern Nigeria, was the only real opposition to Usman dan Fodio's 1804 Sokoto Jihad. ...
It was impossible for Bashorun Gaa to become an Alaafin of the Oyo Empire as the Prime Minister ...
Usman dan Fodio wrote more than a hundred books on religion, administration, culture, and community. He promoted literacy ...