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Akwa Akpa

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Akwa Akpa, known to European colonists as Old Calabar or Duke Town, was an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. [1]

74 relations: Afi Ekong, Akwa, Akwa Ibom State, Alfred Burdon Ellis, Anaang people, Badagry, Bakassi, Bassey Ekpo Bassey, Bight of Biafra, Calabar, Calabar Kingdom, Calabar River, Christopher Ward (entomologist), Colonial Nigeria, Cross River State, Dark-brown serotine, Eyo Honesty II, Fernandino peoples, Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe, Giacomo Bove, Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, Harold Dappa-Biriye, Harry Cotterell, History of Nigeria (1500–1800), HMS Comus (1806), Hope Masterton Waddell, Ibom Kingdom, Itai, John Templeton (botanist), List of Nigerian traditional states, List of shipwrecks in 1760, List of shipwrecks in 1767, List of shipwrecks in 1768, List of shipwrecks in 1797, List of shipwrecks in 1820, List of shipwrecks in 1823, List of shipwrecks in February 1840, List of shipwrecks in January 1843, List of shipwrecks in July 1836, List of state leaders in 1787, List of state leaders in 1788, List of state leaders in 1789, List of state leaders in 1790, List of state leaders in 1791, List of state leaders in 1792, List of state leaders in 1793, List of state leaders in 1794, List of state leaders in 1795, List of state leaders in 1796, List of state leaders in 1797, ..., List of state leaders in 1798, List of state leaders in 1799, List of state leaders in 1800, List of state leaders in 1801, List of state leaders in 1802, List of state leaders in 1803, List of state leaders in 1804, List of state leaders in 1835, List of state leaders in 1836, List of state leaders in 1837, List of state leaders in the 18th century, List of state leaders in the 19th century, List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950), Manilla (money), Mary Slessor, Mbongo, Nana Olomu, Nembe Kingdom, Nicholas Clough, Niger Coast Protectorate, Oron (state), Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate, Thanasimodes, Union Island (1794 ship). Expand index (24 more) »

Afi Ekong

Constance Afiong "Afi" Ekong (26 June 1930 – 24 February 2009) was a Nigerian artist and arts promoter.

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Akwa

Akwa may refer to.

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Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria.

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Alfred Burdon Ellis

Alfred Burdon Ellis (1852–1894) was a British Army officer and ethnographer, known for his writings on West Africa.

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Anaang people

The Anaang (also spelled Annang) is a cultural and ethnic group native to "South South" geopolitical zone in Nigeria.

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Badagry

Badagry (traditionally Gbagle) is a coastal town and local government area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria.

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Bakassi

Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea.

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Bassey Ekpo Bassey

Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II (born November 1949) is a Nigerian journalist and politician who was crowned the Obong or traditional ruler of the Efik people of the Akwa Akpa kingdom (also called Calabar) on 6 April 2008.

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Bight of Biafra

The Bight of Biafra (also known as the Bight of Bonny) is a bight off the West African coast, in the easternmost part of the Gulf of Guinea.

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Calabar

Calabar (also referred to as "Canaan City") is a city in Cross River State, in south southern Nigeria.

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Calabar Kingdom

Calabar Kingdom may refer to.

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Calabar River

The Calabar River in Cross River State, Nigeria flows from the north past the city of Calabar, joining the larger Cross River about to the south.

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Christopher Ward (entomologist)

Christopher Ward (1836, Halifax – 1900, Barbon) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies.

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Colonial Nigeria

Colonial Nigeria was the area of West Africa that later evolved into modern-day Nigeria, during the time of British rule in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Cross River State

Cross River is a state in South South Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east.

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Dark-brown serotine

The dark-brown serotine is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.

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Eyo Honesty II

King Eyo Honesty II was the ruler of Creek Town from approximately 1835Henshaw 2007 to 1858 when he died.

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Fernandino peoples

Fernandinos are creoles, multi-ethnic or multi-racial populations who developed in Equatorial Guinea and the former Spanish Guinea.

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Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe

King Frederick William Koko, Mingi VIII of Nembe (1853–1898), known as King Koko and King William Koko, was an African ruler of the Nembe Kingdom (also known as Nembe-Brass) in the Niger Delta, now part of southern Nigeria.

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Giacomo Bove

Giacomo Bove (23 April 1852 – 9 August 1887) was an Italian explorer.

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Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

The Government Gazette of the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria was the government gazette for the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria.

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Harold Dappa-Biriye

Harold Jenewari Dappa-Biriye was a Nigerian politician who was a former chairman of the Niger Delta Congress and was known for his advocacy of minority rights in Nigeria.

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Harry Cotterell

Harry Cotterell (1841 – September 1923) was a British trader who was chairman of African Association Ltd, an amalgamation of 8 British merchant firms operating in the Oil Rivers Protectorate.

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History of Nigeria (1500–1800)

The history of the territories which since ca.

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HMS Comus (1806)

HMS Comus was a 22-gun ''Laurel''-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy.

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Hope Masterton Waddell

Reverend Hope Masterton Waddell (14 November 1804 – 18 April 1895) was an Irish medical missionary in Jamaica and Calabar, Nigeria.

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Ibom Kingdom

Ibom is an old word used by the Efik / Ibibio / Annang / Oron / Eket people of Nigeria meaning the universe, the earth, or a community.

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Itai

Itai (ee-tai) is a Hebrew biblical name, and also a Shona name.

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John Templeton (botanist)

John Templeton (1766–1825) was an early Irish naturalist and botanist.

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List of Nigerian traditional states

There are many traditional states in Nigeria.

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List of shipwrecks in 1760

The List of shipwrecks in 1760 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1760.

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List of shipwrecks in 1767

The List of shipwrecks in 1767 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1767.

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List of shipwrecks in 1768

The List of shipwrecks in 1768 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1768.

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List of shipwrecks in 1797

The list of shipwrecks in 1797 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1797.

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List of shipwrecks in 1820

The list of shipwrecks in 1820 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1820.

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List of shipwrecks in 1823

The list of shipwrecks in 1823 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1823.

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List of shipwrecks in February 1840

The list of shipwrecks in February 1840 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1840.

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List of shipwrecks in January 1843

The list of shipwrecks in January 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1843.

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List of shipwrecks in July 1836

The list of shipwrecks in July 1836 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during July 1836.

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List of state leaders in 1787

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List of state leaders in 1788

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List of state leaders in 1789

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List of state leaders in 1790

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List of state leaders in 1791

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List of state leaders in 1792

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List of state leaders in 1793

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List of state leaders in 1794

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List of state leaders in 1795

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List of state leaders in 1796

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List of state leaders in 1797

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List of state leaders in 1798

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List of state leaders in 1799

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List of state leaders in 1800

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List of state leaders in 1801

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List of state leaders in 1802

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List of state leaders in 1803

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List of state leaders in 1804

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List of state leaders in 1835

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List of state leaders in 1836

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List of state leaders in 1837

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List of state leaders in the 18th century

;State leaders in the 17th century – State leaders in the 19th century – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 18th century (1701–1800) AD, such as the heads of state and heads of government.

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List of state leaders in the 19th century

;State leaders in the 18th century – State leaders: 1901–1950 – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 19th century (1801–1900) AD, such as the heads of state and heads of government.

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List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950)

;State leaders in the 19th century – State leaders: 1951–2000 – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950) AD, such as the heads of state, heads of government, and the general secretaries of single-party states.

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Manilla (money)

Manillas are a form of money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa.

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Mary Slessor

Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.

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Mbongo

Mbongo (also called Mbengo, Nambongo, and Nembongo) is the common ancestor of the Sawa peoples of Cameroon according to their oral traditions.

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Nana Olomu

Nana Olomu (also spelled Olumu) (1852–1916) was an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.

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Nembe Kingdom

The Nembe Kingdom is a traditional state in Niger Delta.

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Nicholas Clough

Nicholas Clough (fl. 1682-1683) was a merchant captain, slave trader, and pirate active in the Caribbean and off the coast of Africa.

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Niger Coast Protectorate

The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year, renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.

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Oron (state)

Oron was one of the major states in the Akwa Akpa Kingdom of present-day Nigeria.

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Postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Niger Coast Protectorate.

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Thanasimodes

Thanasimodes is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.

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Union Island (1794 ship)

Union Island was a merchant vessel launched at Bristol in 1794.

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Calabar States: Calabar Kingdom, Duke Town, Efik Kingdom, Old Calabar, States in Ancient Calabar Kingdom.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwa_Akpa

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