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The Ekumeku movement was a major resistance movement by the Igbo people west of the Niger River, particularly in the present-day northern Delta State. It lasted for about 30 years, from the 1880s to the early 1910s, as a response to European imperial expansion in the region. The movement is often associated with secrecy, leading…
A photograph of a young girl from Mgbakwu, located in what is now Anambra State, was taken by British government anthropologist Northcote Thomas between 1910 and 1911. This image was part of colonial studies aimed at understanding African societies to facilitate indirect rule, a key strategy in British imperial governance. The photograph, originally black and…
“The first Europeans to visit Arochukwu, in 1901, noted with some surprise — since it contradicted what they had been led to expect by their superiors — that the Aro trade in factory goods was no less than their trade in slaves, and that in fact Palm oil seems to be the main export. [W.J.…
The British Navy expedition to the Niger River, specifically to the Igbo town of Aboh, was part of a broader effort by the British to explore West Africa and establish trade relations. Aboh, led by its king at the time, Obi Ossai, was a significant Igbo trading center along the Niger River. One of the…
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