Death of General Babatunde Idiagbon, A Loyal Subject to General Muhammadu Buhari
“No, Your Majesty, I would like to return. Let them murder me too if they kill me. When General Babatunde…
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Tribute to Mrs. Maryam Babangida and her Lasting Impact Through the Launch of the Better Life Program
During her tenure as Nigeria’s First Lady from 1985 to 1993, Maryam Babangida was instrumental in advancing the advancement of…
Story of Prince Fabunmi of Òkè-Ìmèsì in Ekiti, One of Africa’s Greatest Warriors in the 19th Century..
Born Prince Fábùnmi Ìṣọ̀lá, also called Orara l’ada, Fabunmi of Okemesi (1849–1903) was an Ekiti warlord, chief, and eventually king.…
General Muhammadu Buhari With His Deputy Major-General Babatunde Idiagbon in the 1980s
Major-General Babatunde Idiagbon, Buhari’s deputy, dismissed the Babangida coup rumors in 1985 after learning of them in August of that…
Remembering T.O.S. Benson and his Impactful Contributions to Nigeria
In the years preceding Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Benson S.A.N., a Nigerian lawyer, rose to prominence as one of the…
Ishaya Audu, The First Professor of Medicine from Northern Nigeria
Ishaya Audu as a young physician, 1957. Ishaya Audu, a Hausa-Christian, served as the first indigenous vice-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello…
Late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s Journey into the Nigerian Army
At the age of ten, Emeka Ojukwu enrolled in CMS Grammar School in Lagos to begin his secondary education in…
Video of Tokunbo Akintola Before Living For Eton College at Eton, Berkshire, England
As he got ready to enroll in Eton, the esteemed independent boarding school for boys, 13-year-old Tokunbo Akintola, the son…
History of Honourable Chief Danieles Kubuwaje Olumofin
On December 12, 1910, Honorable Chief Danieles Kubuwaje Olumofin was born. In addition to serving as the Western Region’s Minister…
General Ibrahim Babangida, Former Chief of Army Staff With His Wife Maryam
Babangida, the Chief of Army Staff at the time, backed the WAI initiative, which was implemented following the 1983 coup,…
Biography of Flora Nwapa, The First Nigerian Novelist and Author
The first Nigerian author and novelist, Flora Nwapa was also the first African woman novelist to be published in Britain…
Remembering Nigerian Football Legend Rashidi Yekini AKA “The Net Breaker
Rashidi Yekini AKA “The Net Breaker, The Goals Father” is one of the most recognizable footballer in Nigerian football. Yekini…
Meet Africa’s Richest Woman, Chief Folorunsho Alakija
On July 15, 1951, Alakija was born into a middle-class family. Folorunso’s mother was the first of eight spouses and…
Bolu Ahmed Tinubu’s Attainment of Governorship Position in 1999.
When Tinubu joined the Social Democratic Party in 1991, his political career officially began. During the brief Nigerian Third Republic,…
Betrayal From A Frenemy: “General John Togo of the Niger-Delta liberty Force (NDLF) Betrayed by his Community and Brother, Who Turned Him Up to the Authorities in Exchange For Money.
From the early 2000s until 2011, “General” John Togo of the Niger-Delta liberty Force (NDLF) devoted his life to the…
The Buharism (WAI) War Against Indiscipline in the 1980s
This happened during the Buhari administration, which was in power after a military coup overthrew the democratic Shehu Shagari government.…
Reverend Canon Josiah Ransome-Kuti, Grandfather of Music Legend Fela Kuti
Joseph Jesse Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, Fela’s father, was the son of “J.J.” Ransome-Kuti. J.J. was a music composer and priest…
Sour Relationship of Founder of Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF) Reverend .Thomas Adesina Jacobson Ogunbiyi and Moses Orimolade Tunolase the Founder of Cherubim and Seraphim
Reverend is the founder of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF).In the 1940s, Thomas Adesina Jacobson Ogunbiyi stood in a doorway…
“The Horse, The Man, His Son”. An Iconic Hit by Ebenezer Obey
*The Horse, The Man, His Son* is one of the most well-known songs in Obey’s vast career. This narrative-driven song,…