The Sacred Grove of Osun-Osogbo
This is the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, which is located outside of Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, on the banks of the…
Facts
Origin of the Agidingbi Name in Lagos
Because of the shell fire flowing out of the cannon, the British troops’ use of it against Oba Kosoko during…
Construction of the Famous Iweka Road by Engineer Iweka Eloebe
One of Nigeria’s first civil engineers, Igwe Israel Eloebo Iweka (Eze Olodo) (1879–1934), constructed the enormous Iweka Road in Onitsha…
Fascinating View of the Kaduna Government House in 1956
The government house in Kaduna functioned as the house for Her Majesty and His Royal Highness during their royal tour…
Origin of the Esan Land and their Marital Taboos
Oba Ewuare established laws of mourning in 1460 that forbade cooking, bathing, drumming, dancing, and sexual relations. Many residents found…
Ardent Sango Worshippers at Sango festival in Ibadan in 1970’s
The Yoruba people celebrate the Sango Festival every year in honor of Sango, a thunder and fire deity who was…
Original Photo of Two Fulani Milkmaids at the Back of 10 Naira Note
Wara are simply delicious Nigerian cheese curds that are prepared locally, primarily with fresh cow milk. It is assumed to…
Can You Guess the Celebrity in this Image?
Two young, attractive girls are shown in a 1990s snapshot; one of them is a well-known veteran actress. Which actress…
Irigwe People: Ancient Practice of Polyandry in the Bantu Tribe of Nigeria
The Irigwe people, who speak Bantu rigwe and are part of the wider Benue-Congo ethnolinguistic group, are an ancient, hospitable…
Establishment of Shell Service Station in Nigeria, 1955.
Shell Service Station, Hughes Avenue, Yaba, Lagos; presently known as Alagomeji in 1955. In 1938, Shell commenced operations in Nigeria…
Beautiful Childhood Pictures of Musician, Banky W
A lovely family portrait from the 1980s in Lagos, including Banky W (Olubankole Wellington), his sister, and their mother. What…
Mamman J. Vatsa’s Widow Gives Detailed Account of his Death by his Longtime Friend, Ibrahim Babangida
“IBB was my husband’s best man at our wedding, and even with all the evidence and their close relationship, I…
Chief Olu Holloway and Oba of Lagos, HRM Adeyinka Oyekan II’s Relationship in the 1990s
The Adimu Orisa Play was created in 2001 as a tribute to Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, also known as Ekun Oko…
Miss E. A. Adebonojo, Nigerian Higher Elementary Teacher in the Early 1900s
Miss E.A. Adebonojo, a Nigerian student studying at the University of London, enters a Marlborough Senior Girls School geography classroom…
Wedding Celebration of the Qua People in Calabar
A wedding ceremony among the Qua people of Calabar, a society renowned for its complex customs, unfolds as a stunning…
Friends Turned Foes: Story of Dr. Olu Onagoruwa and Gani Fawehinmi Friendship
Gani Fawehinmi “I value friendships. I hope that politics won’t force me to break up with old pals. They were…
Detailed History of Nnewi Kingdom in Anambra
The origins of Nnewi may be traced to the fourteenth century, when immigrants from Agbaja, Abatete, Ndoni, Benin, and Ikenga…
Alaafin Ajaka Oko “The Second King of Old Oyo Empire “
The Oyo Empire was ruled by Alaafin Ajaka, sometimes referred to as the “Mild” and the “Warlike,” for two separate…
The ‘Making’ of AWUJALE 64 Years Ago
In 1960, at the age of 25, Prince Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (clad in a black agbada), Awujale of Lebbuland,…
King Ahebi Ugbabe, the Only Female King of the Colonial Era
In Nigeria, King Ahebi Ugbabe held the positions of warrant chief and Eze (king) of Enugu-Ezike. She was the only…