“The Priest of Money of Nigeria is a senior bureau official in the Nigerian Government Chief Board.” Beneath is the rundown of clergymen of money of Nigeria from 1960 till date. NAME | TERM * Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960-1966 * Obafemi Awolowo | 1967-1971 * Shehu Shagari | 1971-1975 * Asumoh Ete Ekukinam | 1976-1977…
On the fifteenth of January, 1966, Nigeria had her most memorable rebellion which introduced her tactical period. The following are the heads of provinces of Nigeria from 1966 till 1999. 1. Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (January 16, 1966 – July 12, 1966) 177 days. 2. General Yakubu Gowon (August 1, 1966 – July 29, 1975) 8…
There are presently five petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria; of which four plants are claimed by the Nigerian Government through the Nigerian Public Oil Organization (NNPC), while the fifth is possessed and worked by Niger Delta Oil Assets (NDPR). Here are the five raw petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria, the barrels of oil they produce…
Felabration What is Felabration? Felabration is a yearly live event held in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate and respect the late Nigerian melodic and political free thinker, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who during his days battled for Nigeria and Africa to improve as a spot and a land without polio and political trickeries. Felabration was birthed in…
Endless ladies have done astounding things throughout the entire existence of humankind, and a portion of these daring ladies contaminated all chances to accomplish these things. Most times, they needed to transcend cultural and orientation limitations to demonstrate the way that they can add to their general public, emphatically. From the pre-provincial time to post-frontier…
President Muhammadu Buhari and his significant other, Aisha, are commending their 30th wedding commemoration today. President Buhari and Aisha both shared a legacy photograph of one another via web-based entertainment to stamp the exceptional day. Buhari wrote: “Today, on our 30th Wedding Commemoration, I petition God for Allah’s proceeded with harmony and endowments in…
Brief Subtleties of Ibadan Before we start with the historical backdrop of Ibadan, let us put a few realities on the right track. Ibadan, (articulated E-baa-first light) the current capital of Oyo State, is the third-most crowded city in Nigeria (with over 3.5 million tenants) after Lagos and Kano. Ibadan was additionally known to be…
Rahman, a diehard fan of fuji music wrote: “There was no other place this battle was more vicious than in my parents living room. You see, my Dad was a diehard Kollington fan, while my Mum loved Barrister to pieces. So as a child, I grew up listening to music from both of them and…
The Eastern Nigerian provincial emergency of 1953 began on January 30, 1953 and finished on May 6, 1953. The Public Chamber of Nigerian and Cameroon (NCNC) larger part transformed itself into a resistance and as such killed the bills that was brought to it including the allotment bill. The lead representative needed to involve his…
Boss Dr. Harry Akande was the most extravagant Nigerian before Alhaji Aliko Dangote. In 2001, a rundown of thieves and the most extravagant Nigerians was delivered and Harry Akande was a way more extravagant than the thieves. The first page of The Punch (2001) detailed that Boss Akande procured a month to month pay of…
Like each and every other normal African American, James Churchwill Vaughan carried on with a respectable life attempting to earn enough to get by in America regardless of a few cultural issues that generally put the African American population a few stages behind the white local area. Brought into the world in South Carolina in…
The pre-provincial political organization in Yoruba land is one of the most well known among the pre-pioneer frameworks or organizations in Nigeria. Before the coming of the English in Yoruba land, Yoruba realms kept an efficient and bound together political framework which is still active till today. A realm or do1main in pre-pioneer Yoruba land,…
Prince Idubor, also known as Arhuanran (sometimes spelled Aruanran), was supposed to be the Oba (King) of Benin because the great kingdom was doing well at the time. However, legend has it that his birthright was given to his younger brother, Esigie, who was born on the same day as Idubor. How It Happened Oba…
I put pen to paper in this white bread with a blazing lamp and an overflowing pool of thoughts. Even though it isn’t as good as Woolwich’s, I like the shelter here. The back window of the house shows the young bronze sun in the morning with a thousand birds streaking below, like moving black…
In 1843, Sarah Forbes Bonetta was born “Aina” to Yoruba parents of the Egbado ethnicity. Her father was the high chief of Oke-Odan, an Egbado village in western Nigeria until he was killed in 1848 when his village was raided by King Gezo of Dahomey, one of the notorious 19th-century slave raiders. In the raid…
Nigeria is partitioned into six international zones which comprise of states with close topographical area, comparable history, societies and political philosophies. The six international zones in Nigeria were made during the tactical system of President Ibrahim Babangida. Nigeria’s financial, political and instructive assets are much of the time shared across the zones. The following is…
Hugh Clapperton, who was he? Hugh Clapperton, a Scottish explorer and naval officer, was the first European to return to the Hausaland or northern Nigeria region with a firsthand and authentic account. In December 1823, he was also the first European to consume Miyan Kuka at Kuka (now Kukawa), the capital of the Borno Empire.…
Between November 20 and November 23, 2002, a series of religiously motivated clashes engulfed the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, killing approximately 250 people and destroying several properties. Following violent clashes between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria, the Miss World beauty pageant was moved to London instead of Abuja, the nation’s capital. A…
What led to the 1953 riot in Kano? In March 1953, Chief Anthony Enahoro, a member of Action Group (AG) in the House of Representatives, made a motion asking for Nigeria to get its own government in 1956. Sir Ahmadu Bello, the leader of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC), made a counter motion. He proposed…
In Nigeria’s political scene, almost anything is possible. However, should one anticipate that a Nigerian Senate President will be removed from office due to his name? Yes, as it did to Evan Enwerem back in 1999. Due to a committee’s uncertainty about whether Senator Evan Enwerem’s real name was Evan or Evans, he was removed…