OPOBO HISTORY

Palm Oil Boom and its Local Impact: Transformation of Delta Communities

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Introduction & Early Boom If you walk through many towns in the Niger Delta today, you’ll find traces of wealth and struggle written in the land itself: the ruins of ancient houses, aging family shrines built with imported stone, or oral songs sung by elders about chiefs who once “ate with kings across the sea.” … Read more

The Role of the Niger Delta in Nigeria’s Pre-Colonial Trade Networks

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The Niger Delta, one of Nigeria’s most vital and historically significant regions, has long been an essential part of West Africa’s trade and economic systems. Spanning several states in southern Nigeria, including Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, and Akwa Ibom, the Niger Delta has been a central point of interaction between African kingdoms and international traders for … Read more