River Ethiope, Royal Niger Company, Niger Coast Protectorate, Nana Olomu and Urhobo Country

Urhobo Historical Society

ROYAL NIGER COMPANY, NANA OLOMU, RIVER ETHIOPE
AND
THE BEGINNINGS OF BRITISH COLONIALISM IN
URHOBO LANDS, 1894-1899

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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

BRITISH IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION FORBIDDING “WAR CANOES” AND  REGULATING NAVIGATION ON RIVER ETHIOPE, 1894

IMPERIAL AGENTS EXPLAIN TO LONDON REASONS FOR PROCLAMATION, 1894

REPORT ON REASONS FOR BRITISH ACTION AGAINST  CHIEF NANA OLOMU, ALLEGING TERRORISM AGAINST URHOBO PEOPLE, 1894

ROYAL NIGER COMPANY OBJECTS TO THE TRANSFER OF “SOBO” COUNTRY FROM ITS ORBIT TO THE CONTROL OF NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE, 1899

BRITISH IMPERIAL AGENTS DEFEND TRANSFER OF “SOBO” COUNTRY FROM ROYAL NIGER COMPANY, 1899

TEXT OF A TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE AUTHORIZING COLONIAL TRANSFER OF URHOBO COUNTRY FROM THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY,  15th June, 1899

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RETURN TO BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN NIGER DELTA

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