The Founding of Adada in Nigeria’s Niger Delta: History, customary authority, and legal jurisprudence, by Love Obiani Arugu Introduction In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, questions of land, kingship, and communal authority are inseparable from history and law. Far from being informal traditions, indigenous governance systems are controlled by well defined customary rules that Nigerian courts have repeatedly recognised and enforced. The story of Adada Community of Odual District, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State, provides a compelling example of how history, custom, and legal jurisprudence combine to shape legitimate authority...