Heavy Crowd of Demonstrators Demanding the Postponement of Federal Election in 1964
Nigeria held parliamentary elections on December 30, 1964, although because of a boycott in December, several constituencies in the Eastern…
September 2024
Historic Origination of the City of Calabar, The People’s Pride.
The Calabar, the city we now name Calabar, formerly known as Ata Akpa, was a group of Efik towns that…
Significance of the Leather Crown in the Ede Tribe
The only king in all of West Africa, including the Yoruba kingdoms, to wear a leather crown is TIMI of…
Family Picture of Prince Ugbona Oritsemone With His Offspring
Born in the 19th century, Prince Ugbona Oritsemone was a prominent Itsekiri figure. His father, Prince Oritsemone Akengbuwa, was the…
Establishment of the Second Nigerian Bank Known as Barclays Bank
The Bank of British West Africa, Nigeria’s first bank, was founded in 1894 with the intention of serving British colonial…
More Information on the Nigerian Civil War
In less than a year, Nigerian government forces encircled Biafra and took control of Port Harcourt and coastal oil facilities.…
An Aeriel view of Tinubu Square, formerly known as Independence Square, in Lagos
Named for the trader and aristocracy Madam Efunroye Tinubu, Tinubu Square (previously Independence Square) is a notable open space on…
Professor Ambrose Alli, Ezomo of Ekpoma, First Executive Governor of Bendel State
Professor Ambrose Alli, Ezomo of Ekpoma,was elected as Bendel State’s governor and went on to establish “Bendel State University,” which…
Biography of Sir Michael Otedola and His Short-lived Tenure as the Governor of Lagos State
On July 16, 1926, Sir Michael Otedola was born in Odoragunsin, Epe Local Government Area, Lagos State, into a Muslim…
The Legacy of Chief Raji Ayoola Adeleke, Grandfather of Afrobeat Singer, Davido
At the center of a family that has made Nigerian history is the extraordinary 101-year-old Chief Raji Ayoola Adeleke. The…
Recollecting the Humanitarian Contributions of Omotola Ekeinde
On 2005, Omotola Ekeinde was appointed an Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Programme, serving on missions in Liberia…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Speaks on the Death of His Wife, Stella Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo claimed in his contentious 2010 autobiography, My Watch, that he was unaware that his late wife,…
Inauguration of the Association of African Petroleum Producers in Lagos, 1987
A video shows Nigeria’s military head of state, Major General Ibrahim Babangida, launching the Association of African Petroleum Producers in…
Professor Andrew Jonathan Nok, First Scientist in the World to Discover Trypanosoma
The world’s first scientist to identify the gene encoding the enzyme that causes sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma) was Professor Andrew Jonathan…
Atiku Abubakar’s Unsuccessful Attempts to Become President of Nigeria
Six unsuccessful attempts to become president of Nigeria were made by Atiku Abubakar in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and…
Assesing the Political Rift Between Professor Wole Soyinka and Head of State Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo
In a conversation in 1977, Professor Wole Soyinka and Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo, the military head of state at the time,…
Actor Adeyemi Afolayan and Babatunde Kelani on the Set of *Taxi Driver 2* in 1987.
An iconic shot shows Babatunde Kelani, the famous director of photography, actor Chief Eleyinmi, and legendary actor Adeyemi Afolayan, known…
Brief Story of Late Chief Ogunde’s Transition From the Nigerian Police Force to a Performing Artist
On May 31, 1916, the late Chief Ogunde was born in Ososa, Ogun State. While serving in the Nigeria Police…
Execution of Lit. Col Ayuba Tense and Thirty-Eight Officers Responsible for the Assassination of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed
Lit. Col. Ayuba Tense, a qualified engineer hired under the DSSC graduate induction scheme, leaving Kirikiri Prison and heading to…
Nigerian Muslims Beautifully Dressed in Native Attire at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, United Kingdom
This image from August 10, 1954, depicts Nigerian Muslims arriving in elegance at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, UK,…