Malcolm X Visits Africa.

Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm His charisma and oratorical skills helped him gain national prominence within the Nation of Islam, a belief system that combined Islam and black nationalism. He later changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Malcolm X in Nigeria Malcolm X visited Nigeria twice, once in 1959 and again in 1964.His first…

Story of Ayinla Omowura’s Betrayal.

The late Apala musician Ayinla Waheed Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura, is considered one of the most original Yoruba musicians of post-colonial Nigeria. Omowura was born in 1933. His music was popular in southwestern Nigeria in the 1970s and gave him cult status. Unfortunately, at the peak of his career, he was killed by…

Nigeria’s Amalgamation: A Blessing or a Curse?

Title: The Amalgamation of Nigeria’s Northern and Southern Protectorates: Blessing or Curse? Author: Mathias Chukwudi Isiani & Ngozika Obi-Ani, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Summary This study is a creative examination of the interesting results of the merger of Nigeria’s two protectorates in 1914. This remains as controversial as the partition of Africa, reflected in particular in…

Download the History of the Yorubas

If you want to download Samuel Johnson’s Yoruba History in PDF format, you have come to the right place. This is a very detailed book about the origins, history and traditions of the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria. The book entitled “History of the Yoruba: From the Earliest Times to the Origins of the British…