Under Goldie's direction, the Royal Niger Company…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
Under Goldie's direction, the Royal Niger Company is instrumental in depriving France and Germany of access to the region.
Consequently, he may well deserve the epithet "father of Nigeria," which imperialists accord him.
He definitely lays the basis for British claims.
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Groups
Igbo people
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Hausa Kingdoms, the
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Hausa people
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Yoruba people
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Ijaw people
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Kano (Hausa city state)
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Katsina (Hausa city state)
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Gobir (Hausa city state)
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Benin Empire
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Ibibio people
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Bonny, Ijo city-state of
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Oyo Empire
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Calabar, Efik state of
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Khasso, Fulani Jihad State
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Aro Confederacy
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
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Nupe, Emirate of the
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Fulani Empire
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Sokoto, Kingdom of
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Gwandu Emirate
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Zaria, Emirate of
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Oyo, Yoruba Kingdom of
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France (French republic); the Third Republic
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German Empire (“Second Reich”)
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