# The History of Nigeria: Kingdoms, Colonies, and Africa's Giant — Fexingo History A podcast by Fexingo. From the ancient Nok culture to the rise of the Oyo Empire, the transatlantic slave trade, and the creation of modern Nigeria under British colonial rule, this show charts the turbulent history of West Africa's most populous nation. Join Lucas and Luna as they explore the kingdoms of Benin, Hausa city-states, the Sokoto Caliphate, and the Igbo societies that shaped the region. They'll dissect the Berlin Conference of 1884, the amalgamation of 1914, the Biafran War, and the long shadows of independence leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Ahmadu Bello. Through episodes on the Niger Delta's oil politics, the Afrobeat rebellion of Fela Kuti, and the resurgence of Nollywood, this series asks how Nigeria's past explains its present as Africa's sleeping giant—and whether it will ever fully awaken. #NigeriaHistory #BeninKingdom #OyoEmpire #NokCulture #SokotoCaliphate #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #BerlinConference #Amalgamation1914 #BiafranWar #NnamdiAzikiwe #ObafemiAwolowo #AhmaduBello #NigerDelta #Afrobeat #FelaKuti #Nollywood #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo Feed: https://feeds.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria.xml ## Latest episodes - [The Aro Confederacy: How One Clan Controlled West Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/286713e22f19) (2026-10-27, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0274.mp3 - [The Benin Expedition and the Looting of 1897](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/19fb1a5985a6) (2026-10-26, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0273.mp3 - [The Oyo Empire’s Collapse and the Rise of Ibadan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/1662649890ef) (2026-10-25, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0272.mp3 - [The Benin Bronzes: Art, Empire, and the Looting of 1897](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/0131e71145e7) (2026-10-24, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0271.mp3 - [The Trans-Saharan Gold Routes: Mali and the Wealth of Timbuktu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/3fefc2f4b551) (2026-10-23, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0270.mp3 - [The Ashanti Wars and the Golden Stool](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/edb16f981119) (2026-10-22, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0269.mp3 - [The Kingdom of Nri: Peace, Iron, and Sacred Authority](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/cfa2a8a78dc2) (2026-10-21, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0268.mp3 - [The Igbo Republic of Nri and the Power of Peace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/eed701aa432f) (2026-10-20, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0267.mp3 - [The Sokoto Jihad and the Rise of Hausa Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/86d152ad4fa8) (2026-10-19, 6 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0266.mp3 - [The Kanem-Bornu Empire: Africa’s Enduring Sahelian Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/4dc4a1919724) (2026-10-18, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0265.mp3 - [The Muriel Case: Britain’s Diplomatic Blunder in Lagos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/c276d7ee0fe7) (2026-10-17, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0264.mp3 - [The Ovonramwen Rebellion: Benin's Last Stand Against Britain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/23835a843b0d) (2026-10-16, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0263.mp3 - [The Hausa States and the Sokoto Jihad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/89128e6726d0) (2026-10-11, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0262.mp3 - [The Dahomey Amazons: Warrior Women of West Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/b671992c5d17) (2026-10-10, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0261.mp3 - [Nok Terracotta: West Africa's Lost Clay Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/93dd2dc8c667) (2026-10-09, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0260.mp3 - [The Oyo Empire's Cavalry and the Rise of Ibadan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/51b20f0af2d6) (2026-10-08, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0259.mp3 - [Nok Terracotta: West Africa's Lost Clay Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/a476fe1b7fbe) (2026-10-07, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0258.mp3 - [Nok Terracotta: West Africa's Lost Clay Masters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/41a18d879c63) (2026-10-06, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0257.mp3 - [The Oyo Cavalry and the Battle of Osogbo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/dcac64816389) (2026-10-05, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0256.mp3 - [The Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Age: Rewriting African History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/72598324275b) (2026-10-04, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0255.mp3 - [The Sokoto Caliphate: Jihad and Statecraft in West Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/1ecd3a24a0a1) (2026-10-03, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0254.mp3 - [The Aro and the Slave Trade: Oracle, Iron, and Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/a42ca3dc277f) (2026-10-02, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0253.mp3 - [The Aro Confederacy: Oracle, Iron, and Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/3f7a5c4aab5e) (2026-10-01, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0252.mp3 - [The Oyo Empire's Cavalry and the Rise of Ibadan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/31c4d52568dd) (2026-09-30, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0251.mp3 - [The Benin Bronzes: Art, Plunder, and Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/1cfeebb7a6c8) (2026-09-29, 13 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0250.mp3 - [The Oyo Cavalry and the Battle of Osogbo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/8f0ed9a609ec) (2026-09-28, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0249.mp3 - [The Aro Confederacy: Iron, Oracles, and the Slave Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/884a559b07ca) (2026-09-27, 6 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0248.mp3 - [The Asante Gold War: Britain's Most Expensive Defeat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/21cc478cf00d) (2026-09-26, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0247.mp3 - [The Igbo-Ukwu Bronze Age That Rewrote African History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/9416d5081d13) (2026-09-25, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0246.mp3 - [The Oyo Cavalry: How Horse Lords Ruled West Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/b7f7282911e5) (2026-09-24, 14 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0245.mp3 - [The Ibibio Kingdoms: War, Wealth, and the Efik Connection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/5725eaecadb8) (2026-09-23, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0244.mp3 - [Igbo Udo: The Peace That Ended the Aba Women's War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/978cf487392e) (2026-09-22, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0243.mp3 - [Niger Delta Kingdoms: War, Oil, and Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/422ac82afb70) (2026-09-21, 5 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0242.mp3 - [Ovonramwen's Last Stand: The 1897 Benin Punitive Expedition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/8593811e75fa) (2026-09-20, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0241.mp3 - [The Battle of Oshogbo: Yoruba Civil War and the Rise of Ibadan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/4c5be09b9e6d) (2026-09-19, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0240.mp3 - [The Benin Expedition: War, Bronze, and Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/db8b1e0f84b5) (2026-09-18, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0239.mp3 - [The Benin Bronzes: Art, Plunder, and Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/99a25f0e60cd) (2026-09-17, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0238.mp3 - [The Benin Expedition and the Plunder of Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/3d69a2a556c4) (2026-09-16, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0237.mp3 - [Oyo Empire: The Cavalry That Conquered West Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/d61abf95c5e8) (2026-09-15, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0236.mp3 - [Nok Terracottas and the Jos Plateau's Ancient Artisans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/9a240256e6cb) (2026-09-14, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0235.mp3 - [The Aba Women's War: Africa's Forgotten Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/7f20820954b8) (2026-09-13, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0234.mp3 - [Nok Terracottas: Africa's Earliest Sculptors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/04cd2a32d024) (2026-09-12, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0233.mp3 - [The Fulani Jihad and the Rise of Sokoto](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/b64db1989e56) (2026-09-11, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0232.mp3 - [The Transatlantic Slave Trade's Hidden Cost](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/334fa9410e2f) (2026-09-10, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0231.mp3 - [The Mandinka Traders of the Niger Bend](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/5243adfb0ec0) (2026-09-09, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0230.mp3 - [Nri and the Igbo No-King Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/315fd3bf260a) (2026-09-08, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0229.mp3 - [The Sokoto Caliphate: Jihad, Statecraft, and Hausa Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/317d0ef5ffb1) (2026-09-07, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0228.mp3 - [The Igbo Republics: No Kings, Just People](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/60f590364fd2) (2026-09-06, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0227.mp3 - [The Hausa Kingdoms and the Sokoto Jihad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/6c84a732ff49) (2026-09-05, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0226.mp3 - [The Yoruba Kingdoms: Oyo, Ibadan, and the Battle for Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895453661/70f2b937789e) (2026-09-04, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-history-of-nigeria/episode-0225.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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