In 1883, Governor Rowe of Lagos wrote about his observations of the civil war in Yorubaland.

The Growth of British influence in Nigeria

Delta Middlemen

P.J. Darling's research on earthworks in southern Nigeria.

The bronze collection from Benin is magnificent. It serves as a reminder that the Edo people of the Benin kingdom once had a flourishing civilization.

John Beecroft addressed the dynastic dispute in Lagos in a letter to the Oba of Benin in 1851.

Europeans had no contact with the Yorubas prior to the 19th century.

In 1865, Egba launched an invasion on Ikorodu. The Egbas and the British lost their friendship as a result of the colonial government's interference.

Initially opposing the British government's free trade to the interior, the Awulaje of Ijebu eventually agreed to sign the treaty.

“The significant red is, of course, the color of war”