I have read so much about the history of Nigeria and I am yet to see where and when was the city of calabar the capital of Nigeria.
What my research revealed to me is that calabar was the capital of Oil Rivers protectorate (1884-1893) which later became Niger Coast Protectorate (1893-1900).
In 1900, the Niger coast protectorate merged with the Royal Niger company below Lokoja on the Niger River to form Southern Nigeria protectorate (1900-1906) with its capital still in Calabar.
In 1906, the Southern Nigeria Protectorate merged with Lagos Colony to form COLONY AND PROTECTORATE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA(1906-1914) with its capital in Lagos.
In 1914, this protectorate was amalgamated with Northern Nigeria protectorate (1900-1914) to form the present day NIGERIA.
So, when was Calabar the capital of Nigeria?
Over to you the historians in the house.