Patrons and staff at the supplies department of the Kingsway supermarket in Lagos; areas with the labels “Sauces,” “Fats,” “Vegetables,” “Soups,” and “Salt” at about the 1940s. The first contemporary department store to open in British West Africa was called Kingsway Store. Its headquarters were located in Lagos when it was founded in 1948. The United African Company (UAC) established it in a structure that was formerly occupied by Lagos Stores.
An image from Ibadan showing FEMI OTEDOLA driving his first car as a toddler about 1963. The striking thing about this photo is how unchanged Femi Otedola’s visage looks even now.
Gani Fawehinmi “I value friendships. I hope that politics won’t force me to break up with old pals. They were the closest of friends until Abacha tore them apart. Dr. Olu Onagoruwa and Gani Fawehinmi. They had the same tag team vibe. During the Babangida dictatorship, GSM phones were nonexistent. However, the two buddies made it their mission to speak on the land phone at around midnight, talking about the Babangida junta. Later, Gani clarified that he knew their phones were bugged and that the security personnel ought to be aware of the abuses, therefore it was intentional. Olu, as he affectionately called him, was often Gani’s attorney in court each time he was arrested and vice versa. After starting this legal struggle with the government over Dele Giwa’s murder in 1986, Gani included Onagoruwa as one of his executors in his Will. Next came Abacha in November 1993, and Onagoruwa’s offer to become the Federation’s Attorney-General. Gani cautioned him against accepting, saying it was risky for him and that the administration was only seeking credibility by selecting someone of his caliber. Onagoruwa’s Odogbolu kinsman, Lt-General Oladipo Diya, who served as the Chief of Staff during the Abacha administration, convinced him to agree. That was the last time the two lifelong friends would interact. Onagoruwa was taken out of Gani’s Will’s executorship. Their communication had ceased. The gulag still housed Abiola. The abuse of human rights peaked. AGF was unaware of several horrible Decrees that were drafted a few years later. Feeling betrayed and humiliated, he considered leaving the administration, which he eventually did. Based on other allegations, he was taken down. However, the establishment hinted to him inadvertently that he was unable to abandon the ship. Toyin, his lawyer and son, was killed by them. Onagoruwa experienced a stroke and depression.…
A socio-political protest movement known as Occupy Nigeria was launched in Nigeria on Monday, January 2, 2012, in response to President Goodluck Jonathan’s Federal Government’s decision to remove fuel subsidies on Sunday, January 1. There were protests all over the nation, notably in London at the Nigerian High Commission and in the cities of Kano, Surulere, Ojota (which is a part of metropolitan Lagos), Abuja, and Minna. Civic disobedience, civic resistance, strike actions, marches, and online activism were all featured in the protests. Image info: At a workers’ rally in Gani Fawehinmi Partk, Ojota district, Lagos, on January 13, 2012, participants protested against the government of President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to raise the pump price from 50 Naira to 65 Naira and then 87 Naira.
The origins of Nnewi may be traced to the fourteenth century, when immigrants from Agbaja, Abatete, Ndoni, Benin, and Ikenga arrived in the region and were quickly assimilated into several lineage groups. The four quarters or territories that make up Nnewi’s organizational system are Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. Every quarter is led by an Obi, the quarter leader, and consists of a sizable descent group made up of smaller lineages. The Sons of Nnewi were formerly known by the names of the four quarters of Nnewi, with Otolo being the oldest and Nnewichi being the youngest. According to Nnewi mythology and oral history, the rabbit, or “ewi,” was crucial in helping the Nnewi founders escape during battles. Nnewi has been known to employ force to protect its borders throughout its history, which is why it is currently illegal to kill or consume ewi there. The term “town” comes from a mixture of “ewi,” which means rabbit, and “nne,” which means mother, so Nnewi is the mother of rabbits. Over the course of its history. In the Anaedo Kingdom, Edo is the Alusi (Igbo: divinity) with the highest rank. The center market, Nkwo Nnewi, is home to the central shrine of this cohesive Alusi. Nnewi is home to four other deities: Ana, Ezemewi, Eze, and Ele. The high goddess Edo connects three of the quarters in Nnewi together. But as missionaries began to arrive in Nnewi in 1892, the locals progressively turned to Christianity. Upon its arrival in the town, the C.M.S. church went on to establish schools in Otolo, Nnewi, and Uruagu. One of the nation’s largest markets for spare parts is the central market in Nkwo, which was established in 1901. Its several sections are dominated by the furniture and wood section, the food section, the clothing section, and the spare parts division. From the fifteenth century until 1904, when the kingdom was taken over by British colonial authority, Nnewi was a sovereign state. A progressive shift was marked by the appointment of warrant chiefs, the creation of a royal Nnewi court, and the entrance of British colonial officer Major Moorhouse. A warrant for Nnewi was handed to Igwe Orizu I. An alternative historical version states that the Igbo people arrived in modern-day Eastern Nigeria with three leaders: two were spiritual gurus, and the youngest was an inherited monarch known as Obi, a king by birthright. The first was the Priest King Eze Nri of Awka, the King Eze Aro of Arochukwu, and the Third was the Political and War King Obi of Nnewi. According to history, the Onitsha people were first travelers to Igbo territory before settling there.…
The Oyo Empire was ruled by Alaafin Ajaka, sometimes referred to as the “Mild” and the “Warlike,” for two separate eras: 1242–1252 and 1275–1285. His tale of change, resiliency, and adaptation illustrates the fluidity of authority and leadership in a bygone period. The fabled founder of Oyo, Oranyan, was the father of Ajaka. He was dubbed “Ajaka the Mild” because of his gentle disposition. After his brother Sango abruptly vanished in 1242, Ajaka took the kingdom. But his soft-spoken style didn’t work well when handling the empire’s ambitious chiefs. Ajaka was driven into exile in the lesser Oyo town of Igboho as a result of their uprisings. The composed Prince, when his father moved to Ife, he began to rule as a regent before Oranyan/Oranmiyan’s death, which led to his coronation. The high chiefs, known as Oyomesi, rebelled against Olowu and the Owu king when they asked Alaafin Ajaka to pay tribute to them, taking advantage of his calm and serene demeanor. The Oyomesi argued that Olowu’s request was against custom because Oranyan, the monarch who inherited the country, was the only one authorized to ask people to honor him, not the other way around. Olowu requested that Ajaka fulfill his request because he was afraid of what might happen if he refused. The Oyomesi invited Sango, his younger brother, who was living in Tapa country at the time with his mother’s kin, to take the lead in the struggle against Olowu’s humiliation. As recompense for his valiant deed against Olowu, the chiefs crowned Sango after he triumphed, though his brief reign lasted only seven years. After Sango passed away, Ajaka was invited to assume the throne. He had completely transformed from the composed monarch to a strong-willed one while he was in exile, and…
Hafsat Abiola, Kudirat and Moshood Abiola’s daughter, planned a vigil for her parents in 1998. Her father died in 1998 while being held captive by the then-president of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha, and her mother was slain in Lagos in 1996. The candlelight vigil was held at the UK’s Nigerian Embassy.
During the Nigerian civil war, a Biafran officer is pictured here with Daily Herald staff photographer Ron Burton (left). Located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, USA, is The Daily Herald, a daily newspaper. According to reports, 70% of the photos used to depict the events during the Nigerian civil war were taken by the newspaper’s staff photographer. The Nigerian civil war is regarded as Africa’s first war to be televised.
In 1992, Bola Tinubu entered politics. Later, he ran for and was elected to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senate, serving as the senator for Lagos West. Bola Tinubu and a few other Nigerians created the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) following the annulment of the June 12, 1993, election. NADECO promoted the restoration of democracy and acknowledged the results of the June 12 election. Bola Tinubu went into exile in 1994 and returned when Sani Abacha passed away in 1998.
In 1960, at the age of 25, Prince Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (clad in a black agbada), Awujale of Lebbuland, was brought back to take the throne left by his forebears after completing his studies in the UK. On January 4, 1960, Ogbeni Oja, Chief Adela Odutola, and Chief Okusanya Okunowo, Bobashua of Ljebu territory were accompanying him to “pebi” (seclusion). He was crowned king on April 2, 1960, making him one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning rulers. He belongs to the Anikinaiya House. The 64th year on the throne begins this month! Long live the king.
Known by his stage name Olu Onagoruwa, Gabriel Olusoga Onagoruwa, GCON SAN (1936–2017) was a Nigerian jurist and human rights campaigner who held the positions of Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice during Sani Abacha’s military junta in 1994–1995. Before Abacha severed their brotherly ties, Gani Fawehinmi was very close to Olusoga Onagoruwa. They were like siamese twins for years, best buddies. In actuality, Gani Fawehinmi named Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, a friend of his bossom, as the executor of his first will. Gani represented Dr. Onagoruwa in every case he had, and vice versa. In 1993, General Sani Abacha took over as Head of State. Gani objected to Abacha’s appointment of Onagoruwa as Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He forewarned his pal that he might regret accepting. However, Lt-General Oladipo Diya, Abacha’s deputy and a relative from Odogbolu, convinced Onagoruwa to accept the assignment and ignore Gani. When Onagoruwa did, his friendship with Gani was shattered. After Abacha left, Gani removed him from his position as the administrator of his will, and they stopped communicating until Onagoruwa’s son was killed by Abacha hitmen. He suffered a stroke as a result of the terrible circumstances surrounding his son’s death. Setting aside their disagreements, Gani went to his residence to offer him condolences. Onagoruwa penned a book titled “A Rebel in General Abacha’s Government” following Abacha’s passing. Some passages from his book “General Abacha was not pleased that I was leaving his administration. He thought I was conceited and intrusive. I began to receive news that I was under threat and needed to exercise extreme caution. Above all, I was positive that I had not offended him in any kind. He looked into my account at the Justice Ministry, but he was unable to uncover any evidence against me. Since I was clear before him both personally and officially, what further offenses might he be searching for? My government pals informed me that he had promised them I would experience some agony that I would never forget. He was the government, after all, and I began to say goodbye to my wife at a period of several mysterious deaths, including those of Chief Alfred Rewane, Mrs. Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Olu Omotehinwa, and Admiral Tunde Elegbede. We should keep praying, my wife would reassure me. We had no idea that in 1995, when Oluwatoyin became a trained lawyer, he would turn against us. …
He was a Nigerian general and poet who was a member of the Supreme Military Council as well as the Federal Capital Abuja Minister. He was put to death on March 5, 1986, by General Ibrahim Babangida’s military government, his childhood buddy, after a military trial found him guilty of treason related to an attempted coup. Before he could get the glassware etched with his initials, which was supposed to be a present, he was put to death.
A picture of professor Yemi Osinbajo, the former vice president, and his wife Oludolapo on their 1989 wedding day.
In Nigeria, King Ahebi Ugbabe held the positions of warrant chief and Eze (king) of Enugu-Ezike. She was the only female Igbo ruler in colonial Nigeria history. Born in 1880, she ascended to the throne in the mid-1920s and died in 1948. Nwando Achebe explains how her life has affected: She worked as a sex worker, a warrant chief, a headman, a runaway, and finally a female king. In addition, she was a “Slave” wed to a god. She was both an effective collaborator who benefited from and worked for Nigeria’s British colonial administration and a capable leader of her people. The late 19th century saw the birth of Ahebi Ugbabe in Umuida, Enugu-Ezike, by farmers and palm wine tappers Ugbabe Ayibi and Anekwu Ameh. She has two brothers but no sisters. Before returning to Umuida, she lived short with her mother’s relatives in Unadu. After her return, she did not linger long before departing. She had to escape to what is now Benue, Igalaland. Ahebi was dodging a decree that said she had to marry a female deity to make up for her father’s sins. Igo ma ogo was the term used to describe it (to become the in law of a deity). Her family faced a series of unfortunate events when she was thirteen and fourteen years old. Trade was slow, illness spread swiftly, and the farm produced little. Her father had gone in search of a diviner—someone who was supposed to know things that cannot be known. This man had connected the events to the goddess Ohe’s wrath because of his transgression. During her exile, Ahebi pursued a career as a professional sex performer, and she made the most of this decision by allying herself with powerful men like as the Igala monarch and British colonial authorities. While traveling, Ahebi picked up a number of language talents, such as “Igala, Nupe, and Pidgin English.” Because of her achievements and independence, sex work is now less of a slave trade and more accepted in Igbo society. Because of her sex work and language skills, she was able to become close to the British divisional officer and the Attah-Igala (king), who not only allowed her to return to Enugu-Ezike but also backed her aspirations to become headman, warrant chief, and eventually Eze. Ahebi took the throne a few months after her exile and return to Igbo nation. Ahebi directed the British invasion of Igboland into her native province of Enugu Ezike, taking advantage of the situation at the start of the 20th century.…
On Monday, January 25, 2010, Dipo Dina, also known by his nickname, DD, was traveling to his home in Dolphin Estate Ikoyi. He had just attended a political gathering in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, and was sitting at the “owner’s corner” of the vehicle with his driver and two other passengers. A few kilometers outside of Abeokuta, as they neared Sango-Ota, an unidentified car sped by, forcing the driver to halt. Two armed men then emerged from the car and told the otunba to get down from his SUV, Otunba Dipo Dina, a gentleman, got out of his vehicle. “We have been paid handsomely for your life and we are here to take it,” they stated. The otunba was hit by bullets and died instantly before he could utter any word. The Dipo Alapo Ekun family of Iyanro, ljebu Ode, Ogun State, welcomed Adedipupo Akanni Dina into the world on July 15, 1960After completing his secondary school at the Baptist Academy in Lagos, he proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he earned an M.Sc. in Finance and an initial degree in accounting. After earning his chartered accountancy in 1984, he started Dele Dina & Co. and served as Senior Partner there till his passing. As head of the Ogun State Bulk Purchase Commission from 1997 to 1999, Dipo is said to have given his salary and benefits to the School of the Handicapped in Ijebu Ode. He entered the political scene in 2003 and, after leaving the now-defunct Action Congress (AC), ran for governor of Ogun State in the 2007 election. Approximately 400 students in the state were said to receive bursaries from him each year, and during his 2007 governorship campaign, the state’s elementary, secondary, and university institutions received roughly four million free exercise books. He established the non-governmental organization “Ogunnet” in order to carry out his political agenda. He was brutally murdered by unidentified gunmen who may have been hired assassins; the cause of his death is still unknown.His killers have not yet been apprehended. Former governor Ibikunle Amosun dedicated the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium in ljebu-Ode in his honor.
The late Dora Akunyili’s children, a former minister of information and communication, claim their family has not yet received justice for their father’s murder. September 28, 2021, saw the assassination of Chike Akunyili, their father in Umuoji, Idemili north LGA, Anambra state. One of the youngsters, Obumneme Akunyili, addressed at a public hearing on violence and deaths related to violence in Anambra, held by the Anambra Truth, Justice, and Peace Committee. According to Obumneme, the family is still “waiting for answers” and struggling to deal with their father’s death. “The way my father died was violent, inhumane, and senseless. As a family, we’re still working through it,” he remarked. “There are rumors but no answers, no trials, and I don’t think anyone has gone to court to answer for that murder. We are still waiting for answers to that killing.” He mentioned that there were rumors circulating on social media that “unknown gunmen” killed their father, but the claim could not be utilized as proof to identify the killers and hold them accountable. It is impossible to ignore the reality that it was a highly sensitive time and that many killings occurred under the cover of unidentified gunmen, hence the allegations predicated on social media will be untrue,” he declared. “I believe that everyone escaped the responsibility due to my father’s demeanor; no one desired to be connected to his murder and to be recognized as the individual who murdered Dora Akunyili’s spouse. “It’s all conjecture; none of these theories have hard evidence that can be used in court; prosecution works well when there are facts and knowledge, but these are not what we want right now. “We were in the hospital with my mother when she passed away, and others implied that she had been, even though she had cancer. Obum reported that there was no attempt to get his father and his driver to the hospital so they could have a chance of survival, and as a result, they bled to death. “My father’s chances of surviving were only about 10%.” He didn’t make it to the hospital before passing away, despite having a severe injury that needed extensive care, he said. “We would have known there was an attempt and that they tried everything to rescue him, but nothing like that, if he had made it to the hospital. “There was no attempt, despite the hospital being seven minutes away and Borromew being fifteen minutes distant. “The driver’s case was worse; he was shot, and people were trying to make viral videos while they asked him his name and where he was from. He was also bleeding to death.” He spoke highly of his father as a kind man who committed his life to…
Adesida Oba During her 1956 royal trip of Nigeria, Queen Elizabeth paid a visit to me, one of the kings. The House of Adesida, a branch of the House of Ojijigogun, is the current name given to his lineal descendants. One of Akure’s two officially recognized royal families is the Ojijigoguns. The Asodeboyede dynasty gave me birth in 1832, though it is more likely that I was born in 1856. I was the youngest son of Oba Ojijigogun (1790–1882), the Deji of Akure from 1852–1882, and Olori Adojolomo Lagokun (1810–1890), a wife of the Sashere of Idanre. Among his numerous siblings were Prince Ifaturoti Adegoroye, Alebiosu Aladejana (later Arosoye I), Olokunjuwon, and numerous other older half-brothers. He claimed familial kinship with all the previous rulers of Akure as well as the nearby kingdoms of Ijeshaland and Ikereland through his father. His father was the Benin Empire’s executed son of Oba Arakale. His paternal grandfather, Oba Arakale, was put to death by the Kingdom of Benin in 1818, several decades before he was born. His father’s family was spared by the invaders and continued to reside in Benin until the 1830s. He was the grandchild of Chief Lagokun, the Sashere of Idanre, through his mother. Born Aladegbuji, his father Ojijigogun (Ojijigogun) ruled Akure from 1852 till his passing in 1882.
In the Niger Delta lies a traditional state called the Nembe Kingdom. It encompasses the Nigerian Bayelsa State Local Government Areas of Nembe and Brass. When British colonists first set foot in what is now known as Nigeria, their journey was not without hardship. They encountered powerful countries led by monarchs and potentates who resisted the “white man’s” insolent attempt to impose rules on them and their people. Nembe was one such kingdom. This Izon-speaking monarchy, which was located in the River Niger delta, served as a go-between for the Royal Niger Company and the palm oil farmers in the hinterland. Tensions erupted between the RNC and the leaders of the coastal states over its desire for a monopoly on commerce. One such disagreement resulted in Amayanabo (King) Frederick William Koko, Ming VIll of Nembe, raiding Akassa, an RNC trading post, in 1895. Numerous British citizens lost their lives in the raid. The Royal Navy’s warships attacked and set fire to Nembe and many nearby villages as the British reacted. The Royal Niger Company’s charter was revoked in 1899 due in part to this struggle, and on January 1st, 1900, the British government acquired the company’s territories. Amayanabo Francis O. Joseph Allagoa Mingi X, 1954–1979, is pictured here. Before advancing to the position of registrar of the Nigerian Supreme Court, he worked as an instructor for the well-known Irish Bishop Shanahan. 1946 saw him withdraw the court, and in 1954—following a brief period serving as a magistrate—he was crowned Amavanabo.
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The creator of the Yoruba Alawiye, a textbook commonly used in Southwest Nigerian schools, is Chief Joseph Folahan Odunjo. In addition to being an accomplished scholar, Chief Odunjo was also a teacher, a composer, a dramatist, a novelist, a historian, an administrator, and a statesman. The famous writer was born in 1904, 120 years ago, in what was then Nigeria’s Western Region. He started his schooling at Abeokuta’s St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School. In 1952, the late Odunjo served as Western Nigeria’s Minister of Lands and Labor, reporting to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Premier of the Region. He served in that capacity until 1956, when he was named Executive Director of Agriculture for the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, a position he held from 1957 until 1962. He served as the Ibadan Catholic Diocesan Council’s president in the 1960s and the first part of the 1970s. Though he was a strict disciplinarian, the late Odunjo was always fair to everyone. His devotion to learning and passion of the subject kept him from rising to prominence in politics. He wrote a number of instructional book series during his free time. The books 1–6 in his Alawiye Yoruba Language series were the official Yoruba textbooks used in Western Nigerian elementary schools to teach the language. It is truly astounding to consider that every Western Region elementary school pupil was given a copy of his 1943 first Alawiye book, Iwe Kini ABD Alawiye. During his life, Late Odunjo belonged to a several organizations. From 1942 till 1951, he served as the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ assistant secretary. Additionally, in 1936, he established the Federal Association of Catholic Teachers in Lagos and Yoruba Province. Up until 1951, he served as the association’s president. From 1941 till 1951, he served as the secretary of the Egbado Union in Lagos. The Pope…