The History of Nigeria: Kingdoms, Colonies, and Africa's Giant — Fexingo History

Fexingo 240 - The Battle of Oshogbo: Yoruba Civil War and the Rise of Ibadan

From the ancient Nok culture to the rise of the Oyo Empire, the transatlantic slave trade, and the creation of modern Nigeria under British colonial rule, this show charts the turbulent history of West Africa's most populous nation. Join Lucas and Luna as they explore the kingdoms of Benin, Hausa city-states, the Sokoto Caliphate, and the Igbo societies that shaped the region. They'll dissect the Berlin Conference of 1884, the amalgamation of 1914, the Biafran War, and the long shadows of independence leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Ahmadu Bello. Through episodes on the Niger Delta's oil politics, the Afrobeat rebellion of Fela Kuti, and the resurgence of Nollywood, this series asks how Nigeria's past explains its present as Africa's sleeping giant—and whether it will ever fully awaken. #NigeriaHistory #BeninKingdom #OyoEmpire #NokCulture #SokotoCaliphate #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #BerlinConference #Amalgamation1914 #BiafranWar #NnamdiAzikiwe #ObafemiAwolowo #AhmaduBello #NigerDelta #Afrobeat #FelaKuti #Nollywood #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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The History of Nigeria: Kingdoms, Colonies, and Africa's Giant — Fexingo History

Episodes

The Battle of Oshogbo: Yoruba Civil War and the Rise of Ibadan

The Benin Expedition: War, Bronze, and Empire

The Benin Bronzes: Art, Plunder, and Power

The Benin Expedition and the Plunder of Art

Oyo Empire: The Cavalry That Conquered West Africa

Nok Terracottas and the Jos Plateau's Ancient Artisans

The Aba Women's War: Africa's Forgotten Revolution

Nok Terracottas: Africa's Earliest Sculptors

The Fulani Jihad and the Rise of Sokoto

The Transatlantic Slave Trade's Hidden Cost

The Mandinka Traders of the Niger Bend

Nri and the Igbo No-King Tradition

The Sokoto Caliphate: Jihad, Statecraft, and Hausa Power

The Igbo Republics: No Kings, Just People

The Hausa Kingdoms and the Sokoto Jihad

The Yoruba Kingdoms: Oyo, Ibadan, and the Battle for Power

The Aro Confederacy: Oracle, War, and the Slave Trade

Aro Confederacy: The Oracle and the Slave Trade

The Sokoto Jihad: How a Religious Revolution Reshaped Nigeria

The Brass City of Igun: Lost-Wax and the Oba's Patronage

The Palm Oil Boom That Reshaped the Niger Delta

Palm Oil and the Rise of the Niger Delta City-States

The Rise of the Itsekiri Oil Trade

The Itsekiri and the Rise of the Palm Oil Trade

The Brass City of Igun: Lost-Wax and the Oba's Patronage

Ovonramwen's Last Stand: The 1897 Fall of Benin

Sapele and the Palm Oil Trade: How an Industry Shaped Nigeria

The Igun Bronze Casters and the Politics of Patronage

The Looting of Benin City: 1897 and the Stolen Bronzes

The Brass City of Igun: Benin's Enduring Art of Fire

The Brass City of Igun: Benin's Guild and the Art of Fire

The Iyoba of Benin: Queen Mothers and Political Power

The Nri Kingdom: Sacred Priests and the Making of Igbo Civilization

The Benin Bronzes: Loot, Legacy, and the Fight for Return

The Fall of Benin: The 1897 Punitive Expedition

The Benin Queen Mothers: Iyoba Idia's Legacy and Power

The Palace Women of Benin: Power Behind the Throne

The Great Benin Wall: Africa's Forgotten Earthworks

The Aro Confederacy: The Oracle That Shaped Igbo History

The Sokoto Caliphate: The Largest Empire in 19th Century Africa

The Aba Women's Tax Revolt: The 1929 Ogu Umunwanyi

The Great Benin Wall: Africa's Forgotten Earthworks

The Ekumeku Movement: Igbo Resistance to British Rule

The Brass City of Igun: Benin's Guild and the Art of Fire

The Rise of the Benin Queen Mother Iyoba Idia

The Igala Kingdom and the Sacred Qabo of Idah

Queen Amina of Zazzau: Warrior Queen of Hausaland

Queen Kambasa of Bonny: Slave Trade to Sovereignty

The Bight of Benin Slave Trade: Ouidah, Whydah, and the Atlantic

The Nupe Kingdom: Cavalry on the Kaduna and the Bida Emirate