There are different interpretations of the meaning of IKEA. A historical account suggests that IKEJA mean “Joint Ikorodu and Epe Administration” – a term coined by the colonial masters for administrative convenience. Another oral historical account from the Awori community states: Ikeja, officially called “Akeja”, is named after the deity of the Awori people of Ota. It was originally settled…
In August 2004, about 50 officers of the Nigeria Police Force, including members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, attacked a compound containing several shrines in Umuhu Okija village, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra Statein the southeast of the country. In the forests where the main temples were located, police discovered human skulls and the remains of dozens of bodies, some dismembered, others in coffins and still others lying on the side of the road. Following this discovery, police arrested several people suspected of being responsible for the…
The Odi massacre was an attack by the Nigerian armed forces on November 20, 1999 on the predominantly Ijaw town of Odi in Bayelsa State. The attack came in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Niger Delta over the rights of indegenous peoples to oil resources and environmental protection. It is estimated that more than 900 civilians were killed in this attack. The massacre is believed to have been ordered by the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The army has often…
Mention Victor Okafor and no one will bat an eyelid. But mention EZEGO, the King of Money, and you will see many Nigerians’ eyes light up with excitement. He would be one of Africa’s billionaires. He was relatively young, but given his age, he was well known and respected in the Nigerian business community at the time. This is the story of a man of many faces, Chief Victor Nnamdi Okafor, Eze Ego (Money King) I of ihiala, also known as Udu Bunch, also known as Young Millionaire, an Igbo…