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Photo: Carlo Zappa, Società Missions Africane.
Historical Studies

The 1898 British Punitive Expedition and the Catholic Mission in Western Igboland (Anioma)

In 1893, Fr. Carlo Zappa, an Italian priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), established a Catholic mission in Issele-Ukwu, a significant town in western Igboland. His efforts, however, were met with resistance from the local population, who resented the missionaries, their converts, and the Royal Niger Company (RNC), a British colonial enterprise enforcing economic and political control.…
June 25, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory Historical Studies Photos

Asaba at the Turn of the 20th Century: Colonial Administration and Native Governance

Natives of Asaba: Outside a pagan village, Lower Niger. Photo by G. F. Parker, 1890s.   Asaba, located on the western bank of the Niger River, played a pivotal role in the early colonial administration of British Nigeria. As the British expanded their control over the territories previously governed by the Royal Niger Company, they reorganized administrative…
February 23, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography Photos

Asaba-Onitsha: Portrait, taken by a Royal Niger Company employee between 1886 and 1895.

An unidentified group portrait, taken by a Royal Niger Company employee between 1886 and 1895. Based on similar photos, the individuals may be from the Asaba or Onitsha area. Source: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. This group portrait was taken between 1886 and 1895 by an employee of the Royal Niger Company. Although the individuals…
January 15, 20250Comments

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Omu Nwagboka: The Last Female Leader of Onicha and Her Legacy in Women’s Authority

Unidentified women photographed by Henry Crosse with the Royal Niger Company, c. 1886–1895. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. It is plausible to identify the woman on the left as Omu Nwagboka, the last Omu of Onicha (Onitsha). Omu Nwagboka Omu Nwagboka was a prominent and wealthy trader, appointed as Omu in 1884 by Obi Anazonwu, the…
January 13, 20250Comments

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