Charly Boy’s Performance at a Popular Beach Concert
A photograph of a 35-year-old Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, commonly known as Charley Boy, selling out beach concerts in the 1980s
Details of the Bloodiest Cult Clash in OAU Campus in 1999
The Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, was the scene of a brutal attack on Saturday, July 10, 1999, at around 4:30 in the morning. According to reports, 40 Black Axe Fraternity members wearing masks, black T-shirts, and black pants carried out the attack. Even after twenty-five years, the colleagues are still haunted by the memories of the students who died because no one has been found guilty of their deaths. Those who were taken into custody for the offense were released. On July 10, 1999, several students were killed in Blocks 5 and 8 of Awolowo Hall. They included George Akinyemi Iwilade, also known as Afrika, a 21-year-old 400-Level Law student who was also the General Secretary of the Students’ Union Government (SUG), Eviano Ekeimu, a 400-Level Medicine student, Yemi Ajiteru, an extra year student, Babatunde Oke, a 100-Level Philosophy student, and Godfrey Ekpede. The fatal day’s early hours saw the execution of the strike. It was learned that, around 4:15 in the morning, the late George had returned to his room 273, Block 8 in Awolowo Hall following a ceremony at Awo café. Thirty minutes later, George was shot in the forehead by the attackers, who were headed by a student from a different university. They had first attacked him with a machete, leaving a severe cut on his skull. Following the incident, students took to the streets, taking particular aim at the then-vice chancellor Wole Omole. This led to the ultimate arrest of three individuals, Agricultural Economics Part I student Aisekhaghe Aikhile, Emeka Ojuagu, and Frank Idahosa (Efosa), who were thought to have been involved in the attack. The book Water Must Flow Uphill (Adventures in University Administration) by Prof. Roger Makanjuola provides a description of the events leading up to the slaughter. After the massacre, Makanjuola was appointed vice chairman of the university and actively participated in the investigation and prosecution of university personnel implicated in the killings. In the weeks preceding the killings, Makanjuola describes an initial event and its fallout: “On Saturday, March 7, 1999, a group of Black Axe members held a meeting in Ife town.” They returned to the campus by car following the meeting. They were passed by some students in another vehicle on the major route, route 1, which leads onto the college. They pursued the students because, for whatever reason, they were furious. When the students realized they were being followed, they hurried to the parking lot outside Angola Hall and fled into the nearby Awolowo Hall for protection. In reaction to the tragedy, the Students’ Union mobilized. They had also been informed that members…
Story of Oba Akitoye and his Rivalry with his Nephew, Kosoko
One of Ologunkutere’s sons, Oba Akitoye held a special position in the line of succession. Having held two reigns, he was the father of his second successor and uncle to both his predecessor and first. The Lagos residents with vested interests in the slave trade fiercely resisted him and ultimately overthrew him. The cooperation of those slave dealers with Kosoko, his first successor, resulted in his successful overthrow. His nephew Kosoko was the legitimate heir to the throne. But since Oluwole, the previous monarch, had passed away, he had been living in exile. Akitoye foolishly attempted to reinstate Kosoko in the kingdom after ascending to the throne, defying the counsel of his obedient chiefs, including chief kingmaker Eletu Odibo. This would turn out to be an expensive error. Throughout his rule, Kosoko tormented him, using his devoted followers to fight back until he was forced to escape to Ijebu. Kosoko gave his warriors the order to return Akitoye’s head, but they were unable to kill their monarch and chose to honor him instead. They told Kosoko that he had put them into a trance so that he could pass right through them. By now, the British powers had been gradually establishing colonies in the neighboring nations, so Akitoye turned to them for assistance. In 1851, with their support and more military might, he drove Kosoko from power and took back his kingdom. After that, he and the British government struck a treaty that outlawed the slave trade.
Establishment of Christ the King College, in 1933
In Onitsha, Nigeria, Christ the King College, Onitsha (CKC), sometimes referred to as CKC Onitsha or Amaka males, is a Catholic secondary school for males only. In addition to being one of the oldest colleges in the Southeast, it is recognized as the best high school in Nigeria and 36th out of the top 100 finest high schools in Africa. Together with Fredrick Akpali Modebe and his wife Margret, the late Archbishop Charles Heerey, CsSp, founded CKC on February 2, 1933. They also constructed the organization’s initial administrative building and hostels. Up to his passing in the spring of 1967, Heerey continued to be the school’s proprietor. The school’s main goal is to cultivate indigenous talent and leadership abilities among the large number of young Nigerians in a Catholic setting and tradition. Peter Charles Obi Nwagbogu was the first student to be accepted into the college, and Fr. Leo Brolly served as the college’s first principal. A negative impact of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) was felt by CKC. Its infrastructure was mostly destroyed.After the East Central State Government took control of the institution in 1973, it was renamed “Heerey High School” in honor of its founder. But in 1976, the school’s name was restored to “Christ the King College (CKC)” in response to appeals from its former students. Rev. Fr. Nicholas Tagbo, the school’s first indigenous principal prior to the war, was also reinstated in that year to restructure, renovate, and revitalize the institution. The state administration did, at last, return CKC to the Catholic Mission on January 1, 2009.
Mrs. Tanimowo Ogunlesi, a Women’s Right Activist and Leader of the Women’s Improvement League.
The only female participant at the Nigerian Constitution Conference at Carlton House Terrace is Mrs. Tanimowo Ogunlesi. Date: July 1st, 1953, Ogunlesi, Tanimowo (née Okusanya) Women’s rights advocate Tanimowo Ogunlesi was also the head of the Women’s Improvement League. In July 1953, she was the sole female member of the Nigerian delegation that traveled to the United Kingdom to discuss self-governance. She had started the Children’s Home School in Ibadan in 1949. The National Council of Women Societies was founded in part by her.
Story of Archbishop Benson Idahosa and How He raised the dead during the 1960s
Benson Andrew Idahosa, a charismatic Pentecostal preacher who founded the Church of God Mission International, which has its headquarters in Benin City, Nigeria, was born on September 11, 1938, and passed away on March 12, 1998. Many Christians knew him by his nicknames, PAPA or BA. Being the initial Pentecostal Archbishop in Nigeria, he was well-known for his strong religious beliefs. According to T. L. Osborn, he is the world’s finest African representative of the apostolic Christian faith. Born within a mostly non-Christian community to non-Christian parents, his father, John, rejected him because he was weak and fragile. When he was younger, he experienced frequent fainting spells. During one of these spells, his father gave his mother Sarah instructions to leave him at a trash pile, assuming he was dead. After several hours, he woke up, started to cry, and needed his mother’s help to be saved. He was raised in a low-income family. His family’s home was made of mud, just like the majority of the homes in the area. Until he was fourteen years old, when he was able to enroll in a local government school, this reality denied him access to an education. He became a Christian as a young man after being converted by a specific Pastor Okpo, and he was among the first people to join his newly formed congregation. He actively preached and won many people over to Christianity. He started doing outreach work from village to village after receiving a revelation from God directing him toward the ministry. Later, he built his church in a Benin City store. In the church was Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a twenty-four-year-old. He was a director of Christ Ambassadors and an evangelist. Jesus said, “Cast out demons, cleanse the lepers, heal the sick, and raise the dead,” according to his pastor one day. Who claimed, Archbishop Benson Idahosa questioned the pastor? Pastor, Jesus uttered these words. Did you hear, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, that Jesus claimed he could drive out devils, purify lepers, heal the ill, and revive the dead? Pastor: Certainly! Archbishop Benson Idahosa, are you familiar with this? Pastor: Not at all! Can I do it, Archbishop Benson Idahosa?…
Meet Haruna Ishola Bello, First Record Label owner in Africa
Born in 1919 in Ijebu, Igbo, Haruna Ishola Bello was one of the most well-known musicians of his era, specializing in the Apala genre. He passed away on July 23, 1983. Beginning his musical career at a young age, Haruna Ishola is recognized as the founder of Apala music in Nigeria. He performed with a variety of instruments, including lamellophone, claves, agogo bells, and akuba. Although Ishola’s 1948 debut album, Late Oba Adeboye (The Orimolusi of Ijebu Igbo), recorded under His Masters Voice (HMV), receives little attention, his constant touring made him the most sought-after performer at parties among the affluent Nigerian elite. Once Oba Adeboye died in an aircraft accident aboard the BOAC-operated Argonaut G-ALHL in 1955, a rerecorded version of his 1948 album was made available. This new release quickly increased his notoriety. About 1955, Haruna Ishola started recording apala songs. She quickly rose to prominence as the genre’s most well-liked performer and was regarded as one of Nigeria’s most esteemed praise singers. Ishola adopted and adhered to a staunch traditionalist stance, incorporating no Western musical instruments into his lineup and quoting Yoruba proverbs and Koranic verses in his compositions. He included shekere into his music before the end of the 1950s, and in 1960 he recorded the song “Punctuality is the Soul of Business” for Decca Records. Decca Records, who also signed Lijadu Sisters, Fela Kuti’s cousins. During her performances, Ishola would be seated with a group of singers, a lamellaphone, shakers, agogo bells, akuba, and claves, as well as two talking drummers.The agidigbo, a hollow lamellophone (thumb piano) that was simultaneously plucked and struck to produce a mesmerizing ostinato at the center of the apala sound, was another essential component of his sound. Ishola founded STAR Records Ltd. in 1969 with the help of jùjú musician I.K. Dairo. Owned by its artists, this was the first record label in Africa. Oroki Social Club, his best-selling album to date, was released on Decca Records in 1971 and sold over five million copies. The album’s lead song paid tribute to Osogbo’s esteemed and well-liked nightclub, where Ishola and his group frequently played sold-out shows that lasted anywhere from four to ten hours. He was among the first musicians from Nigeria to go on international tours, including stops in Benin, the UK, Sweden, France, West Germany, and Italy. Ishola…
Beautiful View of Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lagos
Where Father Borghero (Francesco Borghero) once served as the church’s parish pastor in 1881. From 1861 to 1865, he led the church and had taken up his cross. The Holy Cross Church was constructed and consecrated. The first nuns arrived in Lagos five years after the Fathers arrived. Although they were probably aware of the difficulties and perils they would face in their future life by the coast, they still had to pray fervently in gratitude when they finally set foot on Lagosian soil and realized that their arduous and miserable journey was finally coming to an end. The four sisters arrived in Lagos in March 1873 after leaving Marseilles aboard a sailing boat with three fathers at the beginning of November 1872.The Bone Ladder by Ellen Thorp.
Young Atiku Abubakar with His Wife and Friend
An image from the 1970s showing a teenage former vice president Atiku Abubakar in a Lagos nightclub with his first wife Titilayo and a family friend named Sola Atiku recalled how they used to dance to King Sunny Ade’s music in a 2015 interview. In Lagos at the time, you had to know the movements to be hip. Born into a Christian family, Titilayo Abubakar (née Albert) was raised by the Albert family, a Yoruba family from Ilesa, Osun state. She was born and raised in Lagos, completing her elementary schooling in Lafiaji, Lagos, and her secondary education, which lasted until 1969, at St. Mary’s Iwo, Osun state. She wedded Atiku Abubakar, a youthful customs officer, in 1971 before enrolling in Kaduna Polytechnic.
Throwback Image of Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu
An old picture of Bola Tinubu, the state governor of Lagos, and Atiku Abubakar, the vice president of Nigeria, at the official project commissioning in Lagos.
True Story of the Osun Goddess
Osun is the fertility, love, life, and water deity. According to the Ifá oral tradition, Osun is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, a goddess, and one of the incarnations of the Yorùbá Supreme Being.She is among the most adored and well-known Orishas. Osun is a significant river goddess. She is associated with divination and fate. She is the goddess of divinity, femininity, fertility, and beauty. The Osun River and Osun Grove in Osogbo have a rich historical background. The lovely Osun woodland served as the inspiration for what is today the municipality of Osogbo. The founder and his tribe remained blessed by the Osun River Goddess. Osun was King Sango’s queen consort during her lifetime.During that time, King Sango had three wives: Oya, Oba, and Osun. These three wives are currently connected to the rivers “Odo Oba,” “Odo Osun,” and “Odo Oya.” In the state of Osun, Osun, these flow independently without joining. A long time ago, there was a magnificent and strong monarch named Sango. The people of Nupe, the people of his mother, gave him power. He was given thunderbolt stones by his grandfather, which he used to call down thunder. He was dubbed the deity of thunder and fire because of this ability. He spoke with fire whenever he was furious. His mother told him to always appreciate any attractive woman who came his way when he was ready for marriage. The first woman that ever come his way was Oba. She has the same youthful, exuberant dance moves as Sango. They married after falling in love. Following years of infertility, Sango desired a child. His wife gave her consent when he requested if he might find a concubine. He passed a cabin one day on his way from his friend’s residence. He knocked at the scent of the food emanating from the hut. The friendship between him and Osun began when a stunning woman emerged. …
Unjust Execution of Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi – Part 2
Princewill Akpakpan, a Nigerian lawyer, made the arduous journey to Singapore but was unable to see the young guy who had been found guilty and was forced to return home. Following that, President Olusegun Obasanjo traveled to Singapore. He discussed Nigeria’s possible oil export to the Asian nation during his meeting with the prime minister. There, Obasanjo made reference to Tochi’s scheduled execution and demanded that it be postponed to incarceration. He mentioned Singapore’s excellent ties with Nigeria. “I sincerely implore you to reevaluate the conviction… and to commute the death sentence to imprisonment,” he remarked. With regret, the prime minister said there was nothing he could do to avert the scheduled execution. Tochi’s brother Uzonna received word in the mail a few days prior to the scheduled execution that he and his family would be allowed to stay for an extra three days. Naturally, it didn’t mean anything to them because they couldn’t afford a plane ticket to Singapore. The international community has come to the consensus that the death penalty should only be applied in cases where the accused person’s guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt and there is no possibility of a different explanation for the circumstances. Singapore is unable to shift the burden of proof and demand that the accused demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that he was unaware that he was carrying drugs. The cost of Tochi’s flight to Singapore to see his execution was beyond the means of his parents and siblings. Several activists convened with candles in front of Changi jail on Thursday, January 25, 2007. Among them was Madasamy Ravi, an activist and lawyer who spoke with Tochi when she was incarcerated.
Intense Rift Between Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and Acting Consul James Robert Phillips in 1897
An important annual celebration in Benin is the Igue festival. The beginning of it was some time ago, in 1443. One of the establishments that Oba Ewuare the Great introduced. With this event, one year comes to an end and a new one begins. It’s the Beninese people’s season of thanksgiving. Many rites and customs must be followed throughout the festival in order to prepare the entire Kingdom for the frightful time. People get together to pay their respects to the Oba and express their appreciation to the gods for providing for and preserving them. They give the Oba peace leaves, dance, sing, and carry out ceremonies. Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi refused Acting Consul James Robert Phillips’ request to visit in November 1896. Since the visit fell during the holy month of the Igue Festival, which held great significance for both the kingdom and him, he requested a two-month postponement. However, Phillips disregarded the advice and attempted to enter Benin on January 4, 1897. This was interpreted as an affront to the Oba and an invasion. An ambush caught Phillips and his company in Ugbine hamlet, close to Gwato. This incident precipitated the historic Punitive Expedition of February 1897, during which Benin was invaded and numerous priceless, holy, and religious artifacts were taken from the Oba’s Palace. But today, the Oba Akenzua II organizes a number of additional festivals in addition to the Igue festival. This is because he wanted the event to stretch a few days because of the way people are currently traveling and since the Igue festival has evolved into a hub for numerous other Benin celebrations.
Role of Brigadier General Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia in the 1966 Countercoup.
Ogbemudia Samuel, served as the military governor of the Mid-West State (1967–1975), which was subsequently renamed Bendel State and part of which became Edo State. A coup d’état toppled Nigeria’s civilian government in January 1966. In July 1966, Lieutenant Colonel Murtala Mohammed led the so-called Nigerian countercoup, which resulted in the deposal and murder of military ruler Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi. Yakubu Gowon, the chief of staff of Ironsi, was appointed head of state. Ogbemudia, the 1st Brigade’s Brigade Major in Kaduna, was instrumental in the countercoup by ordering his troops to disarm at the request of Lt-Colonel Alex Madiebo, the artillery commander. Lt Buka Suka Dimka attempted to kill Major Ogbemudia during the countercoup/mutiny, but Major Ogbemudia managed to escape thanks to information provided by Major Abba Kyari and Colonel Hassan Katsina. He was moved to the 4th Area Command in Benin City as the Quarter Master-General in August of that year. Ogbemudia, Major General Ejoor, the Midwestern State’s Military Governor, and Pius Ermobor, the only three officers of the rank of Major and above who did not originate from the Igbo-speaking areas of the Midwest were intelligence officers. These men occupied positions of strategic leadership. Victor Banjo’s Biafran troops launched a surprise attack on Benin City, the capital of the Midwestern area, on August 9, 1967, with little opposition. The 1944 bombardment was made possible in part by adeal that Biafran commanders and a few senior officers from the 4th Area Command had made.While Ogbemudia briefly went into hiding to organize a resistance movement made up of people upset about the invasion, Ejoor was able to flee to Lagos. Later, he departed for Army Headquarters in Lagos, where he joined the Second Infantry Division under the command of Murtala Mohammed on a counteroffensive into the Midwest.Benin City was taken over by Ogbemudia-led soldiers from Biafran forces on September 20, 1967. After the state was freed from Biafran forces in September 1967, Ogbemudia was named Military Administrator of Mid-West State. On October 26, 1967, Ogbemudia, who had been promoted to Lt. Colonel, was named Military Governor of the state.…
Story of The Fearless King, Oba Tijani Abimbola Oyedokun II of Saki Oyo
There once was a man who inhabited this fragile planet. He arrived, observed, and triumphed. He left a deep influence on individuals of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. This man was outstanding; he was renowned for his bravery, valor, and courage. He was none other than Oba (Sheik) Tijani Abimbola Oyedokun II JP, the late Okere of Saki Land. The finest teacher, so the saying goes, is life itself; the more you experience, the more you learn. However, Oba Abimbola was a teacher of everything. His approach was straightforward. He used illustrations and examples to teach. When presented with an ethical conundrum, people of any age or period should consider studying, reasoning, and even reflection. Everyone looks up to him; he is the cornerstone of his town. Everyone knows they can trust him since he always fulfills his commitments. One of his chiefs said, “I have met a lot of clever people, but very few are as intelligent as Oba Abimbola,” to a question. Before you even said anything, he said what you were saying. He could see right through what you were saying, and if you weren’t careful, he could also see right through you. He represented for me what a guy ought to be like in his relationships with his community, his family, and other people. “I have only known one person who feared no fear,” he said. He was Aremu Ado, and nothing else. There is an old saying that goes, “Records are kept simply to operate as guides to the future, rather than to assist the weakness of the memory.” In 2000, there was an incident at the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. At a council meeting, Oba Abimbola, who was also Olubadan of Ibadan, Soun of Ogbomoso, Eleruwa of Eruwa, and Aseyin of Iseyin, was present as a joint vice chairman of the council. Alaafin of Oyo, the council’s permanent chairman, entered the room, and every Oba and chief inattendance stood up in recognition of Iku Baba Yeeye, with the exception of one. It is documented that during his reign in Saki, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi II, refrained from visiting Saki; the reason for this and his aim were well known. However, because of his understanding of and predisposition for Islam, he was called “a strong headed Oba” who was being swayed or induced. Did you know that even before death called, Oba Abimbola made preparations for dying? A unique and exceptional occurrence among international leaders and rulers. About fifteen years before his death, he gave the order to have a burial dug in a room designated for that purpose inside his constructed mosque. He took this action to prevent the custom of burying rulers in Saki territory. He really set the pace! Regarding Spiritualism, Sheik Tijani was a leading proponent. He was a spiritual war lord who was highly regarded. “I can remember vividly, every time visitor(s) came visiting at his palace, Baba would discharge them when prayer times were reached, no matter how important or urgent the meeting was,” said one of his Olori (Queen).…
Events Leading to the Death of Aguiyi Ironsi
As part of a countrywide trip, Aguiyi Ironsi stayed overnight at the Government House in Ibadan on July 29, 1966. Lieutenant Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi, the Military Governor of Western Nigeria, who was hosting him, informed him about a potential army insurrection. Despite Aguiyi-Ironsi’s best efforts, he was unable to get in touch with his Army Chief of Staff, Yakubu Gowon. Early in the morning, soldiers under Theophilus Danjuma’s command encircled the Government House in Ibadan. Aguiyi-Ironsi was detained by Danjuma and interrogated on his purported involvement in the coup that resulted in the assassination of Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. The circumstances surrounding Aguiyi-Ironsi’s demise continue to be a contentious issue in Nigeria. Later on, his and Fajuyi’s bodies were found in a forest. Second Image Info: Head-of-State and Supreme Commander of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (centre) with his Regional Military Governors from left to right; Lieutenant-Colonels, Hassan Usman Katsina (North), Francis Adekunle…
Biography of Maryam Babangida, Former Nigerian First Lady
Maryam was born in 1948 in Asaba, which is now in Delta State. She completed her elementary schooling there. Her parents were Leonard Nwanone Okogwu, an Igbo, from Asaba, and Hajiya Asabe Halima Mohammed, a Hausa from what is now Niger State. Later, she relocated to Kaduna in the north, where she completed her secondary school at Queen Amina’s College Kaduna. At the Federal Training Centre in Kaduna, she obtained her diploma as a secretary. Later, she graduated with a certificate in computer science from the NCR Institute in Lagos and a certification in secretaryship from La Salle Extension University in Chicago, Illinois. Just before turning twenty-one, on September 6, 1969, she wedded Major Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Two daughters, Aisha and Halima, and two boys, Mohammed and Aminu, made up their family of four. In 1983, Maryam Babangida assumed the presidency of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) upon her husband’s appointment as Chief of Army Staff. In this capacity, she was proactive in building clinics, schools, training facilities for women, and daycare facilities. She transformed the ceremonial position of First Lady of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993 into an advocate for women’s rural development. In 1987, she established the Better Living Programme for Rural Women, which gave rise to several co-ops, cottage businesses, markets and stores, farms and gardens, women’s centers, and social welfare initiatives. In 1993, the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women’s Development was founded with the goals of conducting research providing training, and inspiring women to achieve self-emancipation. On December 27, 2009, Maryam, then 61 years old, passed away at a Los Angeles, California hospital due to ovarian cancer. Governors Ifeanyi Okowa and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal dedicated the Maryam Babangida Way in Asaba, the capital of Delta state, on March 19, 2020, thus perpetuating the memory of Maryam Babangida.
Death of Bola Ige, Another Mystery to be Discovered.
Following the assassination of Chief Bola Ige on December 23, 2001, the press and the judiciary both raised their voices in support of the speedy arrest and prosecution of the assassins. Femi Falana (SAN), a lawyer, said, “Why should Ige, whose precious life was spared by Abacha’s hit squad, have to be killed under a supposed democratic regime of which he was the chief legal officer!” when he heard the news. What a cruel joke life is! Who, in this democratic day, could have slain Uncle Bola Ige, as he is affectionately known, in his bedroom two days before Christmas? Recall that on October 6, 1995, under the Abacha administration, Chief Alfred Rewane was assassinated. The distinction is that we currently have a civilian, purportedly democratic system in place, whereas Rewane was slain during a military dictatorship. Rewane held a private position, whilst Ige held the position of top unelected law enforcement official in the civilian government. Rewane was Abacha’s fiercest adversary, but Ige was former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s closest—that is, very close—friend. Just like I’m sure former President Obasanjo took the passing of his close buddy very personally and started crying, people took the death of Ige very personally. Ige was the only cabinet member, aside from Adamu Ciroma, who dared to chastise Obasanjo without raising an eyebrow. As a suitable “farewell” to himself, Chief Bola Ige submitted his letter of resignation from Obasanjo’s cabinet on Wednesday, December 19, 2002, effective from March 31, 2002. This was due to his desire to remain in the country for the Bakassi ruling in February and to take on his new role as UN Law Commission member. Regarding his demise, the federal government had committed to taking action. Obasanjo had vowed that justice would be done and the killers would not escape punishment. Who killed him was the subject of several speculations. According to others, the murder was carried out in retaliation for the December 20, 2001, death of Odunayo Olagbaju, a state representative. The name of Otunba Iyiola Omisore, the former deputy governor of Osun State and later senator, is mentioned, suggesting that the remote cause may have been political succession ambitions. Omisore had claimed that in 1998/1999, he had only consented to be deputy governor if Adebisi Akande, his then-rival for the position, would serve as governor of Osun State for a single term (until 2003). He had brought up the fact that Chief Bola Ige had promised to run for a second term on behalf of his friend, Governor Akande. Political and financial divisions between Akande and Omisore start almost immediately, with Ige, Akande’s buddy, naturally at their center. Despite years of devoted Awo political clan devotion, Ige’s inclusion in Obasanjo’s cabinet was always perceived as his …
Life and Death of Funmi Martins, Mother of Nollywood Actress, Mide Martins
Images from the 1990s showing the late Funmi Martins, a well-known model and actress from Nigeria’s Nollywood industry. Mide Martins, an actress and producer in Nollywood, is her daughter. Funmi Martins was born in Osun State’s Ilesa in 1963. She lived her entire life in Ibadan and Lagos. Funmi Martins began her modeling career in the early to late 1980s.In the 1993 film Nemesis, she made her acting debut under the guidance of Adebayo Salami. She continued to appear in films after that until her passing in 2002. At the age of 38, Funmi Martins passed away from cardiac arrest on May 6, 2002.
Image of the Luxurious Limousine of Murtala Muhammad Where He was Murdered
General Muhammad left for work on February 13, 1976, traveling down George Street as usual. His Mercedes Benz was moving slowly through the notorious Lagos traffic just after eight in the morning when some troops from an attempted coup led by Dimka appeared from a nearby gas station, ambushed the automobile, and killed Muhammad. The scene was near the Federal Secretariat in Ikoyi, Lagos. On February 13, 1976, , then 38 years old, and his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, perished in their black Mercedes saloon automobile. On the way to his office at Dodan Barracks in Lagos, the vehicle was ambushed. The only weapon that appeared to be protecting him was a handgun that his orderly was carrying, thus it was simple to kill him. General Murtala Mohammed’s bloodstained limousine at Ikoyi, Lagos, after the Nigerian strongman was killed in an unsuccessful coup attempt against his rule.