Browsing by Author "Yusuf, Saliu Danlad"

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    African States on the Eve of Colonial Rule: A Case of Ilorin Emirate at the End of Nineteenth Century
    (Department of History and International Studies, Ibrahim Badamasi University, Lapai, Niger State of Nigeria, 2020-12) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
    The British had already laid claim to Lagos, when towards the end of 19th century they were trying to 'pacify' the other areas that were to be later known as Nigeria. As a matter of fact, the European powers had been trading in some of the kingdoms in the Nigerian area before they felt it was time to impose their hegemony on them. Diplomacy was first adopted and force was vonly an adoption of last resort in in most of the kingdoms or mini-states conquered. Ilorin, an emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate had its own established political and administrative system before the British came calling. The emirate's administrative system, her war and diplomacy with her neighbours as well as her diplomatic relations with the British and the events that eventually led to the conquest of this African state by this European power later in 1897 are what this paper sets out to explore. Both written sources: primary and secondary as wel as oral sources are to be utilized in this research.
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    Contributions of Hausa Traders to the Ilorin Economy Since the Beginning of the 20th Century
    (Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2019-12) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
    The Hausa people who inhabit the north-western and north-central parts of Nigeria were not strangers to Ilorin as the earliest settlers among them had become natives in the town over centuries. Thus, there are people of Hausa origin among the indegenes of Ilorin. The primary focus of this study is not this class of Hausa, but the group of Hausa who started migrating to ilorin from the beginning of 20th century and those who started coming to Ilorin from 1940's and 1950's. Whereas the former group settled down permanently in the town, the latter shuttled between Ilorin and Hausa land, plying their trade. This study examines the of this class of Hausa to the economic development of the town. Thus, it is revealed in this study that the Hausa merchants virtually dominated the cattle trade from the early decades of 20th century as well as trade in sheep, goat, dried fish and dried meat, beans and other grain commodities. Trade in pepper, tomato and onion are also examined in this work. This study also discusses the importance of Land lord and middle man system in the Hausa's involvement in the commercial activities of the town. The aim of this research is to document Hausa traders involvement in the trade in food commodities in Ilorin, making use of comparative research methodology, sourcing information from well-informed informants on the topic as well as drawing from varieties of written sources available.
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    A History of Nupe Settlers in Ilorin and their Settlement Pattern: 19th Century to 20th Century
    (Ilorin Journal of History and International Studies, 2016) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
    Ilorin is an heterogeneous community with people of such ethnic backgrounds as Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri and Nupe constituting the community. Even though, the Yoruba language is without doubt the lingua franca of Ilorin people, tribal marks, family names and compound names are enough testimonies to the ethnic backgrounds of almost all indigenes of the town. The aim of this paper is not only to identify the families that are of Nupe background in Ilorin, but also to describe the process of their integration into the community. In this context, the indigenes with Nupe antecedents would be distinguished from the later settlers, who are the first or second generations of their families in Ilorin. Thus, this paper adopts an analytical and structural approach to trace the history of the people of Nupe background in Ilorin. The research work traces the history of the first Nupe settlers to the town, during its formative years, and those who came after them. Again, brief histories of important personages in the history of Ilorin among these people are discussed. It is important to stress here that the latter Nupe settlers, who are not the principal focus of this work are briefly discussed for the purpose of historical clarity and on the theme of Nupe migrants as settlers in Ilorin.
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    The Influence of the Spread of Islam on the Trend of Historiography in Nigeria
    (Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, 2020-12) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
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    Migrant Settlers in Iliorin: A History of the Hausa Community in Zango
    (Department of History Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, 2020-09) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
    Hausa people are one of earliest inhabitants of Ilorin and they had been residing in their quarters, in the area known as Gambari before the establishment of emirate system of administration in Ilorin in 1823. They had settled there since around the beginning of 19th century. Apart from the Hausas, other ethnic groups from the northern part of the country like Kanuri, Nupe and Baruba were an integral part of the community. With time, Yoruba language became their mother tongue and their descendants still live in Gambari area today as indigenes of the town. Another wave of Hausa migrants came to Ilorin and settled in such places as Ojagboro, Pake and Okesuna, all in Gambari area around the turn of 20th century. Among them were traders, artisans and Mallamai (Muslim Clerics). In the late 1950s, they had to move their settlements to Kulende when Zango (cattle market) was moved there. The circumstances surrounding their movement to the new location, their economic activities in the town as well as the nature of their interaction among themselves and with the host community are the focus of this study. Both primary and secondary sources are employed in this research work.
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    Migration and Regional Integration in West Africa: A Case of Yoruba Migrants
    (Revue des Sciences et de la Communication, 2019-12) Yusuf, Saliu Danlad
    For hundreds of years, peoples of various and diverse ethnic groups in West Africa had been migrating from their places of origin to far flung areas in the sub-region with freedom. The trend continued to the eve of colonial period. With the advent of colonialism in the sub-region from the turn of twentieth century, artificial boundaries were created and this made trips made to places outside the new borderlines become less easy to undertake. As such, people that once saw themselves as one prior to the appearance of the European now discovered themselves to be foreigners in places inhabited by people that belonged to the same ethnic or even tribal groups as themselves due to the reason of their different colonial masters. This was the exact situation in the cases of the Yoruba of Benin Republic and Western Nigeria, Hausa of Niger and North Western Nigeria, the Fulani of Cameroun and North Eastern Nigeria. interestingly, these 'artificial' boundaries survived the colonial masters that erected them as those who took over the reins of power from them were in most cases were their minions and acolytes. After the political independence of various component states the boundaries were still intact. Policies were formulated individually and collectively across the sub region to enhance political and economic cooperation as well as 'linguistic unity'. With all the resources expended on these strategic fronts, this researcher's findings show that migration plays a greater role in bringing the people of the sub region closer especially in economic, linguistic and cultural fronts during the colonial era and post colonial period. This is especially true of the Yoruba emigrants from the South western Nigeria. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which migration assisted in the economic and linguistic cooperation of the West African sub region. Varieties of primary and secondary sources are used in this study.