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c.1500-1700

Between 1500 and 1700, the area now known as Nigeria was host to a variety of kingdoms and empires.

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Nigeria: Across the Eras

Have you ever noticed how the Americans have a documentary for absolutely EVERYTHING? I recognised this about a year ago while completing my Masters and being introduced to the plethora of ways they have documented their history – from documentaries about fashion, tv, music – someone has or is currently creating a documentary about it. […]

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THE ABCS OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: CHAPTER & SCHEDULE 3

Chapter 3: Citizenship What exactly makes us citizens of this great nation? What does it mean to be a child of the soil, to be a bearer and representative of the bold green white green? Where are you from? Who is your father? Who is your mother? These are questions we are heavily inundated with […]

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CONCLUDING ‘A HISTORY OF FIGHTERS: THE WOMEN WHO PAVED THE WAY’

It has been quite the educational journey learning about these historical women that paved the way for the female leaders of the #EndSars protests…

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ALIMOTU PELEWURA

‘I am she who is called Pelewura…. . I will not starve in the country I was born in.’

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THE ABCS OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: CHAPTER & SCHEDULE 2

The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice…

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MARGARET EKPO

‘If a woman had been among those killed (by the colonial administrators) the British women in Aba would have all been killed!’

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The ABCs of the Nigerian Constitution: Chapter & Schedule 1

Like every great story, this one has a beginning, and here it is. The first chapter of the Nigerian constitution is about the structure and system of the country. It is what makes Nigeria a federation.

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GAMBO SAWABA

‘If I don’t know book, I know rights…’

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A Short History of the Nigerian Constitution

Nigeria’s constitutional history is most definitely worth examining and understanding.