The Lagos Times and Gold Coast Colony Advertiser
The Lagos Times and the Gold Coast Colony Advertiser were the third newspapers established in...
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Usman Dan Fodio, Leader of the Largest Jihad in West Africa.
Usman Dan Fodio, born into the Torokawa family in 1754, was the leader of the...
Malcolm X Visits Africa.
Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm His charisma and oratorical skills helped him gain national prominence...
Story of Ayinla Omowura’s Betrayal.
The late Apala musician Ayinla Waheed Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura, is considered one...
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...
Download the History of the Yorubas
If you want to download Samuel Johnson’s Yoruba History in PDF format, you have come...
The Ancestral Origin of Kanuri.
Kanuri is a dialect continuum spoken by about four million people in 1 , mostly...
Sorrowful End of Revolutionary Legend, Carlota Lucumi.
The 19th century saw several slave rebellions, particularly in the Caribbean, where slavery increased enormously...
Grass to Grace Story of James Churchwill Vaughaun
Like any other average African American, James Churchwill Vaughan lived a decent life and tried...
Justin Fashanu: First Known African Gay Footballer.
Justin Fashanu was the first black footballer to be offered a £1 million transfer fee...
Eulogy of Offa Town, Kwara State.,
Offa is a city in Kwara State and has a population of about 100,000. Offa...
Major Gideon Orkar and other Conspirators in the April 1990 Coup Attempt Awaiting Sentencing
Seated left to right: Captain Harley Empere, Major Gideon Orkar, Captain Perebo Dakolo, Lieutenant Cyril...
Check Out Lipton Tea Advert in 1980
This is a photo of an old advertisement for Lipton tea that appeared in Toli...
Photos from the Marital Union of General Yakubu Gowon.
General Yakubu Gowon officially ties the knot with his love interest Miss Victoria Zakari at...
Hausa and Youba Slaves Join Forces to end Slavery in Brazil
The Men’s Revolt was one of several slave rebellions that occurred in Brazil between 1807...
Eminent Nigerian Lawyer, Bode Thomas who Barked till his Death.
Who was Bode Thomas? Olabode Akanbi Thomas, popularly known as Bode Thomas, was born in...
A peek into the Life of Nigeria’s First Mathematician
Adegoke Olubummo was the first professor of mathematics in Nigeria in 1964. He was born...
The Devastating Consequences of the Owu-Ife War.
The Owu-Ife War, as the name suggests, was a bloody conflict that broke out between...
Contributions of the Richard Constitution to Nigerian Federalism.
The Richards Constitution of 1946 is another link in the chain of colonial or pre-independence...
The Unquenchable Spark of Fatherly Love.
Stanley Enekwe shortly before his execution The robber Stanley Enekwe was executed in April 1972...