The iconic movie “Kadara” (Destiny) was made in 1980 (44 years ago) by Adeyemi Afolayan, also known as Ade Love, one of Nigeria’s theatrical pioneers. There were numerous seasoned Nollywood celebrities in this film. In this teaser for the movie “Kadara,” how many actors from their earlier roles can you identify? The well-known actress Kunle Afolayan, who produced the film “Anikulapo,” is the son of Ade Love.
Music superstars Christy Essien-Igbokwe, Onyeka Onwenu, Sunny Okosun, ZAKI, and Segun Adewale are pictured in a late 1990s photo on the set of the video shoot for the theme song for the first African First Ladies Summit. Mrs. Maryam Sani Abacha, the first lady of Nigeria at the time, hosted the African First Ladies Peace Mission.
A picture from 1974 depicts the fashionable parents who attended University of Lagos graduation day to encourage their offspring. This occasion brings back memories of our parents’ impeccable sense of style. Their refined and flawless attire on significant events demonstrated the significance of fashion at the time. Dressing up made a statement of refinement, pride in one’s culture, and more than just clothes.
The Ndoni people belong to a wider group called Ndi Osimili, sometimes referred to as “the people of the Niger.” They are Ogbasu (Ogbaru) and Oru people as well. Strong communal bonds and a rich cultural past set the Ndoni people apart. In Rivers State, Nigeria, there is a community of Igbo speakers called Onikwu (also pronounced “Oniukwu”). The distance between Ndoni and Onikwu, a self-contained district within Ndoni town, is roughly 6.4 kilometers. The Anioma people, a subgroup in what is now Delta State and Edo State, are known as the Onikwu/Ndoni people. The Ndoni people left Ika, which is in Igboland, and came back. The Ikwerre people, Anioma people, Ika people, Ekpeye people, Umuoji people, Ngwa people, Ohuhu people, Waawa people, Ezaa people, and Mgbo people are among the Igbo subgroups with whom they share language and cultural history. The Ndoni people have long been recognized for their commerce, fishing, and farming methods near the Niger River. Their rich cultural heritage includes storytelling, music, and dance, all of which are essential to their sense of self. The Ndoni also engage in age-old crafts that have been handed down through the years, such as weaving, blacksmithing, and ceramics. Men and women with titles make up the Ndoni community’s leadership structure; they are well-respected and have important responsibilities in upholding traditional customs and social order. These named people frequently act as guardians of the history and legacy of the community, making sure that the Ndoni people’s traditions and ideals are upheld. The Ndoni people have flourished over the ages in spite of several obstacles because of their adaptability and persistence. Their history demonstrates their resilience and dedication to safeguarding their cultural heritage.
Who can recall the gospel hip-hop song “NO LELE (Mo Like Jesu Gaan)” by Dekunle Fuji, which featured Femi Jacobs, Ikechukwu, Cobhams, and Daddy Freeze, seventeen years ago, in 2007? Many of us probably relished this gridlock back in 2007.
Thirteen years had passed since the Nigerian Civil War ended. Ojukwu, the former military governor of Nigeria’s Eastern Region, proclaimed the secession of the area and the creation of the independent state of Biafra on May 30, 1967. As the Head of State of Biafra, the former Lieutenant Colonel of the Nigerian Army oversaw the war against Federal Nigeria from July1967 to January 1970. He fled to the Ivory Coast for exile just before Biafra fell. On June 18, 1982, Ojukwu returned to Nigeria following his pardon from President Shehu Shagari’s civilian regime.
“White people are really intelligent. He arrived silently and brought his faith. We let him stay because we found his folly amusing. Our clan can no longer function as a unit since he has now won our brothers. We have disintegrated because he cut the things that kept us together.”
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s first book, Things Fall Apart, was originally released in 1958. It tells the story of what happened in pre-colonial Igboland, a cultural region in southeast Nigeria today, and how European missionaries and colonial armies arrived there in the late 1800s. It is regarded as the quintessential English-language modern African novel and one of the first to be widely praised by critics worldwide. It is a required text in classrooms all across Africa and is studied extensively in nations where English is the primary language. The book was the first of William Heinemann Ltd.’s African Writers Series to be published when it was originally released in the United Kingdom in 1958. The story revolves around Okonkwo, a powerful chief of the fictional Umuofia Igbo clan (referred to as “Ibo” in the book). He is a local wrestling champion and a feared warrior, among other things. The book is divided into three sections. The first portion covers his background, family, violent outward appearance, tormented inner self, and Igbo customs and society. The impact of Christian missionaries and European colonization on Okonkwo, his family, and the larger Igbo community is discussed in the second and third portions. No Longer at Ease (1960), the sequel to Things Fall Apart, was initially intended as the second half of a greater piece alongside Arrow of God (1964). Even though they do not include Okonkwo’s descendants, Achebe claims that his two later novels, A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987), are spiritual successors to the earlier works that chronicle African history.
“Dora Akunyili: An inspiration of morality and unwavering resolve in the struggle for public health and safety.” “Dora Akunyili’s legacy courageously challenges corruption and reminds us that one voice can truly make a difference.” “Dora Akunyili transformed Nigeria’s pharmaceutical landscape with her unwavering commitment to championing the truth.” “Dora Akunyili inspires us to stand firm in our convictions because of her relentless pursuit of justice and transparency.” “Dora Akunyili demonstrated the strength of integrity and commitment to the greater good through her fearless activism.” May her soul rest in peace forever.
It tells the tale of three young women’s entwined lives that come together when Amuda travels from Ibadan to Lagos in order to pursue a university education. Her visit with Omoyele, Mojoyin’s roommate and her former school mother, Mojoyin, unfolds a week of unexpected occurrences that will mold their lives in ways they never could have predicted. Our parents used to look stunning with their natural hair and sense of style. How many more faces are there that you recognize? How gorgeous and youthful these performers looked in those days!
A look back at the early 2000s Nollywood classic film “IZAGA,” which starred Liz Benson, Omotel Jalade Ekehinde, and other stars. How many of you find this trailer nostalgic? If you watched this movie back then or remember it, sum up Liz Benson in one phrase.
footage of Major General Charles Ndiomu declaring that military officers implicated in a purported plot to topple General Ibrahim Babangida’s administration would be executed by a special military tribunal. Initially, thirteen officers were charged. Lieutenant Colonels Musa Bitiyong, Chris Oche, Mike Iyorshe, Moses Effiong, Navy Commander Andrew Ogwuji, Wing Commander Ben Ekele, Wing Commander Adamu Sakaba, Squadron Leader Martin Luther, Squadron Leader Asen Ahura, Major Tobias Akwashiki, and Major Daniel Bamidele were among them. Major General Mamman Vatsa was the Federal Minister for the Federal Capital Territory. Brigadier Malami Nasarawa was the Commandant of the Nigerian School of Infantry, Jaji. The Babangida regime claimed that the presence of a large number of Nigerian Air Force members in the alleged coup plot, which included bombing multiple strategic installations with recently acquired British Jaguar fighter jets, was indicative of the plot’s primary strategy. The alleged coup plotters were drawn from all branches of the service. It was also reported that a navy frigate had been designated for deployment during the “large scale” bombardment. Babangida’s childhood friend Vatsa had also served on the Federal Executive Council, the Armed Forces Ruling Council, and on occasion the National Council of States. He was a well-known poet and writer. Major Bamidele was convicted of Treason by Misprision. He had revealed preparations to carry out a coup against President Shehu Shagari’s civilian government a few years prior, and he was imprisoned until the coup was effectively carried out. Later on, the military took control, led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari On March 5, 1986, Vatsa and nine other people were put to death by firing squad. In the inquiry that followed the arrests, Group Captains Salaudin Latinwo and Michael Ikpeme were found not guilty.
A picture from 1963 shows Wole Soyinka at an early age with his daughter. Can you guess the name of the young beauty? Drop your guess in the comments.
1960s, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Just 147 of the 426 students who enrolled in all programs at the school’s founding in 1962 were from the North.
“Men of color asked me my opinion on airplanes.” “I’ll be the first to buy one if they’re brought to Hausa land in Nigeria,” I declared. Image Info: M. Dikko, the Katsina emir, and his offspring visited England in 1933
In an interview, General Olusegun Obasanjo revealed how, when they were detained, General Sani Abacha wanted him, the late Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, and the late Moshood Abiola, the hero of June 12th, dead. He made this statement during a dinner program hosted by Christ The Redeemer’s Friends International of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 39 Chapter, an interdenominational Christian organization. The former president said that Yar’Adua was poisoned by Abacha’s assassination team and that he was supposed to be the next casualty, but that he was spared by God’s providential intervention. “Two people had earlier told me,” stated Obasanjo. Abacha pledged that none of the three of us—including me—would escape jail or custody alive. MKO Abiola and Shehu Yar Adua. Additionally, two of them perished. Given that I survived, perhaps God has a purpose. Thus, it’s okay if the goal is for me to serve the people and, in doing so, serve God. I was allegedly planning a coup by Abacha. It wasn’t me who got arrested first. I attempted to ask for Shehu’s (Yar’Adua) release after he was taken into custody. I told Abacha that the second-most powerful man in this nation could not be detained without your knowledge when he claimed he was unaware of Shehu’s detention. He then said he would go and find out. “Abacha excluded God from his design, and as a result, it (his government) ultimately collapsed. Every single one of us and every single institution has God’s hand in it. That, in my opinion, is really credible. “I was placed in isolation for three months after being detained and brought to a home in Ikoyi, Lagos.…
Pictured from left to right are Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, and General Aguiyi Ironsi at a party he threw in Lagos. Little did they realize, however, that the coup of January 15, 1966, was still going on. This photo was taken in 1966, and hours later, he and Okotie-Eboh were assassinated. When Maimalari was celebrating his recent marriage the day before the coup on January 15, 1966, he had no idea that among the guests were rebel leaders who would later come back to haunt him.He fled through the back of his house on the day of the coup as soon as rebel soldiers invaded it. He first fled into a small room inside the complex before emerging onto the main road. He saw a car on the road and thought it was headed to Ikeja, but it turned out to be a rebel vehicle, and he was taken prisoner and subsequently executed.
General Murtala Muhammed, the head of state, is pictured (R) with Colonel Ibrahim Taiwo, the military governor of Kwara state (L), during the 1975 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Less than two months after this photo was taken, they were killed.
Zaria saw a protest in 1966 against the January coup that led to the ruthless killings of Kur Mohammed, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, and Zakariya Maimalari, among others. A coup that occurred in Nigeria in 1966 had a significant effect on the country’s political climate. A coup d’état led by a gang of youthful army officers on January 15, 1966, culminated in the assassinations of numerous prominent political personalities, including Ahmadu Bello, Zakariya Maimalari, Kur Mohammed, and Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa. The First Republic of Nigeria came to an end with this coup, and Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi took over as president of state. The Nigerian Civil War was ultimately caused by the political unrest that followed the events of 1966.