Brief Insight into the Activities of Former First Lady, Maryam Babangida
Shortly before turning 21, on September 6, 1969, she wed Major Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. They had two girls, Aisha and…
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A Picture of General Ibrahim Babangida Arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan
On February 23, 1989, General Ibrahim Babangida, the head of state of Nigeria, arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan,…
Video of Major-General Yakubu Gowon, the Former Head of State of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria Inspecting a Ceased Helicopter From the Biafran Army
This video shows Major-General Yakubu Gowon, the head of state of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria, in the grounds…
General Sani Abacha to Tunisia at the Organization of African Unity’s (OAU) 30th summit.
General Sani Abacha, the head of state of Nigeria, arrived in style on June 6, 1994, in Tunis, the capital…
Brief Biography of Fuji Icon, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister was 24 years old when he fought in Awka, Abagana, and Onitsha with the Nigerian Army’s 10th…
Birth of Former President, Muhammadu Buhari and His Life Growing up Without a Father
A little child who would later play his roles in Nigeria’s political history was born eighty-two years ago in the…
Test Your Knowledge on History
Nigeria’s First Lady, Maryam Ibrahim Babangida, and Kenyan environmental campaigner Wangari Maathai (left) are shown smiling together at a banquet…
Guess The Man in the Image
Adams Oshiomhole (L), the Nigeria Labour Congress’s president at the time, is shown in this picture with ______. Both fell…
Lagos, Nigeria’s Entertainment and Nightlife City
The vibrant and thrilling nightlife of Lagos has long been a feature of the city’s culture, drawing both residents and…
Biography of Jeremiah Timbit Useni, His Achievements and Death
Born in what is now Plateau State on February 16, 1943, Jeremiah Timbut Useni served as a Lt. General in…
Sosoliso Airlines Crash of 2005
While trying to arrive at Port Harcourt International Airport in Port Harcourt, Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 tragically crashed. One of…
Inauguration of Nigeria’s second motor plant in March 1975 by General Gowon
Video depicts General Yakubu Gowon, the head of state of Nigeria, inaugurating the country’s second multimillion-pound motor plant on the…
A Photo From the Early 2000s of Pasuma, Alongside Limpopo Crooner, Kcee
Pasuma, whose real name is Wasiu Alabi Odetola, and a young Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, also known as Kcee. Kcee was…
An Aerial View of Carter Bridge in the 1950s
The Soldier Statue, also known as the “Unknown Soldier” and pronounced “Sojadumota” in Yoruba, is a cenotaph situated in Idumota,…
Coronation of Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, CFR, the Fifty-First Ooni of Ife
As the fifty-first Ooni of Ife, one of the most prestigious traditional titles in Yoruba culture, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade,…
An Image of Veteran Actor, Taiwo Hassan With Legendary Fuji Music Pioneer Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister.
The profound respect between Nigeria’s entertainment icons—one from the music industry and the other from the film industry—is demonstrated by…
Brazilian-Styled Architectural Palace of Oba Sir Adesoji Tadeniawo Aderemi, the Ooni of Ife
While it was being built Musa Isa Giwa, the father of famed journalist Dele Giwa, was one of the workers…
Tunji Braithwaite Defends and Secure the Release of Beko and Fela from Detention
Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti assigned Tunji Braithwaite to represent the family in February 1977 in order to get Beko and Fela’s…
Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi’s Operation in the Congo as the Commander of the United Nations Operation
Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi is seen in a photo saying goodbye to the Congo at Leopoldville, which is now Kinshasa.…
Heavy Crowd of Demonstrators Demanding the Postponement of Federal Election in 1964
Nigeria held parliamentary elections on December 30, 1964, although because of a boycott in December, several constituencies in the Eastern…