Browsing by Author "Ochoga, Edwin Ochoga"

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    Pre-Colonial Diplomatic Practices in the Niger Delta
    (The Department of History and International Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, 2019) Odeigah, Theresa Nfam; Ochoga, Edwin Ochoga; Orji, Boniface Ifeanyi
    The neglect and the undermining of the Eastern Niger Delta area of Nigeria's diplomatic history by the Europeans is not surprising because Nigeria and the African continent suffered the same fate. Although the history of the diplomatic institution is generally as old as history itself, the early Europeans ignored the diplomatic history of African societies in general because they saw the area as backward, primitive, and barbaric in its practices and culture.
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    Understanding the Origin, Migrations and Settlement of the Agila in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State
    (Centre for Promotion of Educational and Scientific Research, 2018) Ochoga, Edwin Ochoga; Odeigah, Theresa Nfam
    The paper interrogated the origin, migration and settlement of the Agila people in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. The paper traced the genealogy of the Agila people to two separate Progenitors. The study adopted the Ago-the progenitor of ten clans in Agila and Osilagama the progenitor of two clans in Agila narratives. The paper has established that the Wakari and Idah traditions and customs were assimilated (inherited) from the onset. The Jukun and the Igala 'Model of royalty' custom is quite a true resemblance of the Agila chieftaincy institution. And as such, if Agila history must be told by mirroring image of realities, with these and other cultural correspondence with the Igala 'Chieftaincy Model', and Arekwu mystery; tracing the genealogy of Agila as a whole to Idah is by no means out of place.