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Southern Nigeria Protectorate, the Glossary

Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria formed in 1900 from the union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River.^[1]

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1900 establishments in the British Empire
1900s in Nigeria
1910s in Nigeria
1914 disestablishments in Nigeria
1914 disestablishments in the British Empire
British West Africa
Colonial Nigeria
Former Nigerian administrative divisions
States and territories disestablished in 1914
States and territories established in 1900

Adiele Afigbo

Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo (22 November 1937 – 9 March 2009) was a Nigerian historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria.

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Africans in Guangzhou

Africans in Guangzhou are African immigrants and African Chinese residents of Guangzhou, China.

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Baro (Nigeria)

Baro is a small port town on the Niger in present Niger State (central Nigeria).

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Bauchi

Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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British West African pound

The pound was the currency of British West Africa, a group of British colonies, protectorates and mandate territories. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and British West African pound are British West Africa.

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Calabar

Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Colony

A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule.

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Cross River (Nigeria)

Cross River (native name: Oyono) is the main river in southeastern Nigeria and gives its name to Cross River State. It originates in Cameroon, where it takes the name of the Manyu River. Although not long by African standards its catchment has high rainfall and it becomes very wide. Over its last to the sea it flows through swampy rainforest with numerous creeks and forms an inland delta near its confluence with the Calabar River, about wide and long between the cities of Oron on the west bank and Calabar, on the east bank, more than from the open sea.

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Economy

An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services.

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Edo language

Edo (with diacritics, Ẹ̀dó), colloquially and often referred to as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo ethnic group in Edo State, Nigeria.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard

Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (22 January 1858 – 11 April 1945), known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and a colonial administrator. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard are history of Lagos.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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Governor

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria.

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Ibibio language

Ibibio is the native language of the Ibibio people of Nigeria, belonging to the Ibibio-Efik dialect cluster of the Cross River languages.

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Igbo language

Igbo (Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

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Ijaw languages

The Izon languages, otherwise known as the Ịjọ languages, are the languages spoken by the Izon people in southern Nigeria.

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Ilorin

Ilorin is the capital city of Kwara State located in the North-central region of Nigeria, although dominated by Yorubas, it is classifiedas North-central state due to its emirate system of traditional rule.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Kano (city)

Kano (Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State.

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Lagos

Lagos (also US), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Lagos are Former British colonies and protectorates in Africa.

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Lagos Colony

Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Lagos Colony are colonial Nigeria, Former British colonies and protectorates in Africa, Former British protectorates and history of Lagos.

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Legislation

Legislation is the process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body.

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Lokoja

Lokoja is a north-central city in Nigeria.

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Merger (politics)

A merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in a political or administrative sense, is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities (in other words cities, towns, etc.), counties, districts, etc., into a single entity.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.

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New Imperialism

In historical contexts, New Imperialism characterizes a period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Niger Coast Protectorate

The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Niger Coast Protectorate are colonial Nigeria, Former British colonies and protectorates in Africa, Former British protectorates, Former Nigerian administrative divisions and history of Nigeria.

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Niger River

The Niger River is the main river of West Africa, extending about. Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Nigeria are Former British colonies and protectorates in Africa.

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Northern Nigeria Protectorate

Northern Nigeria (Hausa: Arewacin Najeriya) was a British protectorate which lasted from 1900 until 1914, and covered the northern part of what is now Nigeria. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and northern Nigeria Protectorate are 1900 establishments in the British Empire, 1900s in Nigeria, 1910s in Nigeria, 1914 disestablishments in Nigeria, 1914 disestablishments in the British Empire, British West Africa, British colonisation in Africa, colonial Nigeria, Former British colonies and protectorates in Africa, Former British protectorates, Former Nigerian administrative divisions, history of Lagos, history of Nigeria, states and territories disestablished in 1914 and states and territories established in 1900.

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Oba (ruler)

Oba means "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages.

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Obaro Ikime

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Odinala

Odinani, also known as Odinala, Omenala, Odinana, and Omenana, is the traditional cultural belief and practice of the Igbo people of south east Nigeria.

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Osogbo

Osogbo (also known as Oṣogbo, and seldomly as Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Protectorate

A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Ralph Moor

Sir Ralph Denham Rayment Moor, (31 July 1860 – 14 September 1909) was the first high commissioner of the British Southern Nigeria Protectorate.

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Royal Niger Company

The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company chartered by the British government in the nineteenth century. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Royal Niger Company are British West Africa, colonial Nigeria and history of Nigeria.

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Southern Nigeria Government Gazette

The Southern Nigeria Government Gazette was the government gazette for the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Southern Nigeria Government Gazette are colonial Nigeria and history of Nigeria.

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Southern Nigeria Regiment

The Southern Nigeria Regiment was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment which operated in Nigeria in the early part of the 20th century. Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Southern Nigeria Regiment are colonial Nigeria and history of Nigeria.

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Tekena Tamuno

Tekena Nitonye Tamuno (28 January 1932 – 11 April 2015) was a Nigerian historian and Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan.

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Traditional African religions

The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, including various ethnic religions.

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Walter Egerton

Sir Walter Egerton, (1858 – 22 March 1947) had a long career in the administration of the British Empire, holding senior positions which included the Governorships of Lagos Colony (1904–1906), Southern Nigeria (1906–1912), and British Guiana (1912–1917).

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