Lit. Col. Ayuba Tense, a qualified engineer hired under the DSSC graduate induction scheme, leaving Kirikiri Prison and heading to…
This image from August 10, 1954, depicts Nigerian Muslims arriving in elegance at the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, UK,…
All of the refineries shut down under General Sani Abacha’s rule, making Nigeria a steady importer of petroleum products. Surprisingly,…
Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria, is where Jahdiel was born. She completed her elementary and secondary school at Aunty Ayo International…
Delegates from Northern Nigeria are seen in a famous photo arriving in style at Lancaster House in London on September…
Bornale Tsaro-Wiwa, Kenule “Ken” (November 28, 1968 – 18 October 2016), also known as Ken Wiwa, was the oldest son…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was honored with a state luncheon hosted by President Ibrahim Babangida during the second Better Life…
The complete story of Edith Ike and Gowon’s romance, including how General Gowon first disputed his son’s paternity until acknowledging…
In the 15th century, under the rule of Oba Uwaifiokun and Oba Ewuare the Great, Queen Emotan (actual name Uwarraye)…
When Ifeajuna and his fellow coup plotters struck in Lagos early on January 15, 1966, Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon, who was…
In 1971, former World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali was hosted by General Yakubu Gowon, the Head of State of Nigeria…
A few weeks in 1977, Muhammadu Buhari sat close to Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. Colonel Muhammad Buhari was supposed to succeed…
During General Sani Abacha’s dark days, Pa Abraham Adesanya served as the deputy leader of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO),…
Men from the Nigeria Police Force provided protection for the Group A match between Nigeria and Germany on April 7,…
Bartholomew Owoh, Bernard Ogedengbe, and Lawal Ojuolape were executed by firing squad on April 10, 1985, at the Kirikiri shooting…
“To the PDP talkative.They commenced this road , they started it , and one of...
On May 10, 2009, President Umaru Yar’Adua and his spouse, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, attended the inauguration of Jacob Zuma, the…
A medical professional with training, Ada Priscilla Nzimiro was born in Oguta, in what is now Imo State, on April…
“No, Your Majesty, I would like to return. Let them murder me too if they kill me. When General Babatunde…
During her tenure as Nigeria’s First Lady from 1985 to 1993, Maryam Babangida was instrumental in advancing the advancement of…
