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If people were like me churches will be empty

During the age of empire, as British power spread across Africa, one Nigerian city stood apart.

Abeokuta was never conquered by British troops.
Not by warships.
Not by cannons.
Not by force.

This video tells the true story of how Abeokuta was founded in the early 19th century by the Egba people, how Olumo Rock became a natural fortress, and how the city survived through strategy rather than isolation.

Instead of military conquest, Britain entered Abeokuta through trade, diplomacy, and agreements. Merchants and missionaries gained access, but political control remained firmly in Egba hands. Abeokuta engaged the empire — without submitting to it.

This is a story about geography, diplomacy, and survival in pre-colonial Nigeria, and a reminder that conquest does not always come with guns.

So what matters more in history:
being conquered by force, or being influenced through access?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKKjegy_2g&t=19s

👇 Share your thoughts in the comments.

Nnyama WTF is this??

Who knows that in 1851, Lagos was invaded, burned, and it changed forever?

This video tells the true story of the rivalry between Kosoko and Akitoye, the British invasion, and the war that turned Eko into a battlefield.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27v5gEpE7lI&t=1s

In 1897, British forces entered Benin expecting submission.

What they found was something far more unsettling.

This is the story of the Benin Kingdom; not as a textbook event, but as a moment when power was challenged, resisted, and remembered.

The city burned.
Thousands of bronzes were taken.
An empire claimed victory.

But conquest does not always equal control.

This documentary explores:
– The political structure of the Benin Kingdom
– The British Punitive Expedition
– The looting of the Benin Bronzes
– What historians agree actually happened
– And why this moment still shapes debates about restitution and memory today

This story is based on documented historical records from British military accounts, museum archives, and modern academic research.

History is not just what happened. It’s what survives.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUuTJ4F8L98&t=29s

lol, when people make your job unnecessarily hard

Long before Europe dominated global commerce, Africa stood at the center of the world economy.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mali Empire controlled vast gold supplies that shaped global currencies and connected Africa to North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia through powerful trade networks. At the heart of this system was Mansa Musa, the emperor whose wealth and influence stunned the medieval world.

In 1324, Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca altered economies across North Africa and the Middle East. His generosity flooded markets with gold, destabilized currencies, and forced the world to pay attention to West Africa. Cities like Timbuktu became global centers of trade, scholarship, and diplomacy, while travelers like Ibn Battuta documented a sophisticated and secure society.

This video explores the real history of African global trade, the Mali Empire, and how Africa once shaped the world economy — long before colonialism rewrote the narrative.

👇 What does this history change about how you see Africa’s past? Share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is2q6_1ne2c

In 1914, a country was created without consent.

No vote.
No negotiations.
No African leaders at the table.

Britain merged the Northern and Southern Protectorates for administrative efficiency — not unity — and called it Nigeria.

This video explores:
• Why Britain ruled the North, East, and South differently
• How trade made the South wealthy while the North struggled
• How the name “Nigeria” was coined by a British journalist
• Why borders ignored culture, identity, and history
• And why the consequences still shape Nigeria today

More than a century later, over 200 million people still live inside a map drawn in 1914.

So the real question remains:

Can a nation created by force become one held together by choice?

📌 Watch till the end — and share your thoughts.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pza9lgqkIWw?si=99WXC4dlXTzPV0Xi

E don cast

Misplaced priorities, you should be asking which area has the best electricity supply? Since you’re working remote

LarryMurphy:
I’m curious though, for someone working remotely, which of these areas do you think balances affordability with good internet access and reasonable commute options?

Better to be playing Sporty than to go into Forex. Na free advice I don give you

From where I’m standing he’s live a very long & good life so let him go & rest. Nothing special dey this life. RIP Ron Kenoly

Just do what is right in your heart. Jesus broke the ten commandments to heal on the sabbath

Mayflowa:
We are saying the same thing. If u have love of God and Man, you won’t break any of the commandments. Even people without God knows that the commandment law is very moral to keep.

Personally, I don’t think Jesus will have a problem with people who have tattoos. God will not condemn you to hell just because chose to get a random tattoo. Anyone condemning him is a hypocrite & lacks exposure. Travel overseas and you’ll see Christian rockstars tatted up leading spirit moving praise and worship, preaching the gospel and winning souls for Christ.

Which kind rubbish makeup she put for face? For her mind she fine

donmixc:
Stop saying what you don’t know, north still de learn work for where south de when it comes to begging 😒

I swear, in Lagos begging is celebrated

Na ogogoro cause am cuz it was crossover night & some of these entitled soldiers that won’t go to church instead they’ll drink to stupor & begin to behave like fools forgetting that they have guns on them. They soldier should be hanged a then shot too.

ogascomax:
Let's even remove sexual advances from the whole story. Why should a soldier shoot a little boy even if he insulted him. When he can discipline him. In this country where most people are afraid of a soldier. For him to have the guts to confront him that means the soldier made an advances to the teenage girl.

You be correct person

ekukeku:
Reading diz with a bottle of beer

I saved myself from easemoni, lcredit, 9credit & co.

Here is my link Seun
https://github.com/hobyner/Nairaland-Ludo-Game-Vibe-Coding-Challenge

This is a good initiative. Thank you

Firstly Kanye is like the humblest person in soccer he couldn’t care less about Ronaldo.
Secondly Ronaldo is like proudest person in soccer he couldn’t care less about Kante.
So ladies & gentlemen, it’s a stalemate cuz nobody cares

Here is my link Seun.

https://github.com/hobyner/Nairaland-Ludo-Game-Vibe-Coding-Challenge

This is a good initiative & opportunity. Thank you

Seun:
Hello,

In the interest of shining a spotlight on the coding talents on Nairaland, we are conducting a series of challenges.

The first one is a 3D Ludo Game challenge. This requires you to use AI to help you create an enjoyable Ludo game in a single html file using three.js via CDN to display the game in 3D. The Ludo rules are up to you to decide but must be made clear to the users.

Steps:
Develop the game as specified (single html file) using git for source control.
Push the source code to a private github repo before the deadline.
After the deadline, make the github repo public and post it on this thread for assessment.
If you touch or make any change to the repo after the deadline, you'll be disqualified.

Tips:
Use a powerful AI Like Gemini 3 Pro (free on Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity) for planning.
You will be graded based on everything that makes your game superior to other entries.
Such as the unique features (very important), code quality, UI, and the sweetness of the game.

The prize for the best entry is N250,000. The runner-up gets: N125,000.
The deadline is 10:00am Nigerian time on Thursday, the 18th of December, 2025.

Good luck!
Seun (Founder, Nairaland)

Here is my link Seun.

https://github.com/hobyner/Nairaland-Ludo-Game-Vibe-Coding-Challenge

This is a good initiative & opportunity. Thank you

Where were all these sexed up teachers when I was kid?

People from Ilorin & India will soon start their own attempt to break her record

Selling my iPhone X, very clean and good working condition, Face ID working, good battery health (100%). I stay in Magodo GRA1. Serious buyers only

3 days far. 1 hour

Ibehchizzy:
10k wey dey last barely 3days
Nawa ooooooooooooo

Honestly

Proudlyngwa:
The problem is not the weed.
The problem is smoking

Same thing happened to me with GTB -17k, I left it in debit & didn’t use the Acc for almost 3 years cuz when I went to complain they couldn’t do anything about it. I just cleared the debit this week cuz my dollar card just expired and I need to get a new one.

And I think say camera man no Dey die. They’ve broke the fourth wall

bobonla:
3,000 naira bro?

3k here, magodo