The vast majority of Nigerians after the amalgamation in 1914 continued to live their lives as before without noticeable change traceable to the imposition of colonial rule. The most noticeable ...

Shaka discusses several historical factors that contributed to the creation of the modern Nigerian state and their impact on Nigerian culture. Nigeria is circumscribed by the old African traditions of ...

In the early 1950s, as Nigeria approached independence from Great Britain, a vibrant literary culture developed in the vast and lively market of Onitsha, a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River.