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Feb 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory

The Cradle of Western Education: Early 17th-Century Portuguese Palace Schools in Ode-Itsekiri

Historical regalia of the Warri Kingdom, showing the fusion of Itsekiri and Portuguese aesthetic and symbolic influences. Photo Credit: National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria / Ethnographic Collection. The history…

Feb 2026

Historical Studies

The Cross and the Classroom: The CMS Mission and the Literacy Revolution in Early 20th-Century Sapele

Archbishop-Samuel-Ajayi-Crowther-Image-courtesy-of-the-Church-Mission-Society. A group of CMS missionaries and local educators who led the push for formal schooling in the Sapele and Warri regions. Photo Credit: Royal Commonwealth Society Library / Cambridge…

Dec 2025

Biography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Rev. J. C. Taylor: Pioneer Missionary and the Apostle of Igboland

Rev. John Christopher Taylor occupies a unique place in Nigerian Christian and cultural history. Often called the “Apostle of Igboland,” Taylor played a major role in bringing Christianity and Western-style…

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