POLITICAL ADMINISTRATION

PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM

PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN YORUBA LAND Oyo was a very large empire divided into different provinces. The system of government in the Old Oyo Empire was like most other kingdoms and empires that existed in Africa. It was monarchical in nature and was headed by a king called Alafin. Features of Yoruba Pre-colonial Political System […]

PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION/POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN HAUSA/FULANI LAND Historical background of the Hausa The Fulani assumed the political leadership of the Habe (Hausa) states in the 19th century after the jihad war led by Othman Dan Fodio. He established the Sokoto caliphate, which was highly politically centralized. He introduced a new system of selecting rulers known as

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