Oil Rivers Protectorate
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Was a British protectorate in Nigeria.
Establishment
December 1884: Part of British Bights of Biafa and Benin Protectorate.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1885: The Niger Coast Protectorate was established by British colonial administrator Sir Ralph Moor in 1884. It was later renamed the Oil Rivers Protectorate before eventually becoming part of the larger British colony of Nigeria.
January 1885: Warri was annexed by the British.
January 1885: Okolo-Ama becomes a British protectorate.
June 1885: The German Reich withdrew its protection over Mahin in favor of Great Britain.
June 1885: Nembe becomes part of the Oil Rivers British protectorate.
June 1885: Part of Oil Rivers British protectorate (later Southern Nigeria).
January 1891: By 1890 the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was created. At this point most petty Kingdoms of southern Nigeria were already under British rule.
May 1893: It was renamed on 12 May 1893.
Disestablishment
May 1893: It was renamed on 12 May 1893.
Selected Sources
Asakitikpi, A. E. / Asakitikp, A. O. (2024): Modern Nigeria, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, p. 36
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