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major treatment
- In Nigeria: History of Nigeria
British West Africa
- In British West Africa
Cameroon
- In Cameroon: Moving toward independence
- In Cameroon: Consolidation and challenge
colonial and national periods
- In western Africa: British areas of interest
Entente Cordiale
- In Entente Cordiale
Equatorial Guinea
- In Equatorial Guinea: Demographic trends
football
- In football: Africa
Hausa states
- In Hausa states
headhunting
- In headhunting
independence
- In 20th-century international relations: Great Britain and decolonization
Oyo empire
- In Oyo empire
Songhai empire
- In Songhai empire

civil war

Biafran secession
- In Biafra
formation of Sokoto
- In Sokoto
significance of Kaduna
- In Kaduna

role of

Abacha
- In Sani Abacha
Abiola
- In Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
Ademola
- In Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola
Lugard
- In Frederick Lugard
Yar’Adua
- In Umaru Musa Yar’Adua

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J.F. Ade Ajayi
Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene
Toyin O. Falola
Dr. Toyin Falola is an African historian and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and A Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters.
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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: GlobalSecurity.org - Nigeria - History.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 20, 2024
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Nigeria - History.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 20, 2024
	Changed “Muhammed Yusuf” to “Mohammed Yusuf” to reflect the more common spelling of his name.	Amy McKenna	Sep 18, 2024
	Add new Web site: South African History Online - Nigeria.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Central Arkansas - Government, Public Service, and International Studies - Nigeria (1960-present).	Gloria Lotha	Apr 12, 2024
	Add new Web site: Embassy of Nigeria, Sweden - History of Nigeria.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 29, 2024
	Add new Web site: Humanities Libretexts - Nigerian Culture and History.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 18, 2024
	New article added.	Amy McKenna	Oct 27, 2023