Looking at the spectrum of Lokoja history from the precolonial, colonial and post-colonial eras, we can deduce that one of the major reasons for the rise and growth of Lokoja town as well as the reason for the presence of British administrators was as a result of its strategic location. The presence of the river Niger played important role in the economic growth and socio-cultural development of the early aborigines of Lokoja and those who later migrated and settled in the area. The location of Lokoja town at the confluence of rivers Niger and Benue as well as the natural hill called mount Patti was one of the reasons the British Administrators settled at Lokoja, as the first British settlement in Northern Nigeria. Club 1901 was one of the British Colonial legacies in Lokoja town during this period under study. Thus, the story of Club 1901 can never be complete without making references to the presence of British Colonial masters in the later part of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Nigeria and most especially in Lokoja. This work sets to elaborate the roles of Lord Frederick Lugard in the establishment of Club 1901. Equally, it will examine the roles of Club 1901 as a form of
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