Taslim Elias’ Opinion In 1970 On The Nigeria-Cameroon Bakassi Issue

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  ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S CHAMBERS LAGOS 12517 Bo.16/S.3/60 ATTORNEY 3rd September, 1970 20075. Dr. O. Arikpo Commissioner for External Affairs Ministry of External Affairs Lagos. Dear Dr. Arikpo, Nigeria-Cameroon Border Delimitation They recall recent developments in Nigeria-Cameroon relations regarding the disputed Bakasi Peninsula, particularly the work of the Nigeria-Cameroon Joint Boundary Commission since August 12-14 Meeting in…

The Unique System of Governance Of The Igbos Before The Pre-Colonial Era.

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The Igbo polity and pre-colonial administration have been described by scholars as headless, that is, leaderless, leaderless or headless. This term is considered appropriate to describe the pre-colonial Igbo political system as it was decentralized and based on direct and village democracy in which everyone had the power to participate in decision-making. Council of Elders…

The British-Ijebu war of 1892

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Background of the Battle of Imagbon.  In 1891, the Ijebu people, living 80 to 100 kilometers northeast of Lagos on the Magbon River, established a blockade and imposed tariffs on the trade route to Lagos, then a crown colony. The Awujale (traditional Ijebu ruler) closed the Ejirin market and cut off Lagos from its inland…