Throwback Video of Tiwa Savage at the X- Factor Audition in 2006
Young Tiwa Savage began her journey to fame eighteen years ago in 2006 when she tried out for “The X-Factor,”…
Remembering the Legacy of Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili
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Image of Sir Kofoworola Abayomi’s Inauguration as a knight at Buckingham Palace
Justice Prince Adetokunbo Ademola, the Son Oba Sir Ladapo Samuel Ademola Alake of Abeokuta, Lady Oyinkan Abayomi, Sir Kofoworola Abayomi,…
Reminiscing on the 1959 Parliamentary/ Federal Election and the Lessons Learnt
Nigeria held its first round of parliamentary elections on December 12, 1959. Despite garnering more votes than the National Council…
Daddy Showkey Recounts How he Met Alhaji Ayinde Barrister During an Interview
DID YOU GET TO KNOW BARRISTER? When I first met him, it was in 1978 or 1979. I used to…
1984 News on Nigeria’s Economic Struggles During the Military Regime of “Buhari-Idiagbon”
This video examines the difficulties Nigeria encountered in 1984, emphasizing the NTA News report’s analysis of the country’s attempts to…
Samuel Akintola’s Coup Warnings to Ahmadu Bello Ahead of Assassination
Bello got warnings from Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun and Premier of the Western Region Samuel Akintola...
Young Colonel Benjamin Flame up the Dancefloor During a Ceremony in Owerri
During an event in Owerri in the 1970s, a picture depicts Young Colonel Benjamin “Black Scorpion” Adekunle doing an Igbo…
More Information on the Struggles of Chief Obafemi Awolowo as a National Leader
Following the founding of the first television station in Africa and Nigeria in 1959. Nigerian television was the first in…
Wole Soyinka Meets and Their Majesties Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Royal Majesties Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden are pictured in a 1986 portrait with Wole Soyinka…
Achievements of Oba Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen, Eweka II, the Thirty-Sixth Oba of Benin
The 36th Oba of Benin, Oba Aiguobasinwin Ovonramwen, Eweka II, ruled from 1914 until his death in February 1933. He…
History of the Randle Family, Popularly Known in the Surulere Axis of Lagos
Chief Joseph Kosoniola Randle MVO MBE was a Nigerian businessman and socialite from Lagos who lived from July 28, 1909,…
Front Page of Daily Times in 1967
An image from the 1967 Daily Times top page of Judge Kayode Esho sentenced Prince Adeleke Ademiluyi, a former chairman…
Beautiful Yoruba Traditional Wedding in 1954
Picture from 1954 of an affluent, traditional wedding Miss Christie Bola, a stunning Nigerian bride, is pictured here with her…
Meet John Ugwuamakofia Nwodo, the Patriarch of the Nwodo family.
The Nwodo family’s patriarch was John Ugwuamakofia Nwodo.He was the father of Chief John Nnia Nwodo, the charming and amiable…
Humble Beginnings of Bishop David Oyedepo From 1987
An uncommon film capturing the formative years of Bishop David Oyedepo, one of Nigeria’s most well-known pastors. In the 1987…
Grass to Grace Story of Oba Falolu Dosunmu, From a Fisherman to a Kingship
Falolu succeeded Oba Eshugbayi Eleko as the Oba of Lagos from 1932 till his passing in 1949. Falolu was a…
Image of Yusuf Maitama Sule With His Sons Saddik and Mukhtar
A few months after their father’s murder, Nigeria’s first prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, left his sons Saddik and…
Biography of Oba Sanusi Olusi,
Sanusi Olusi, who passed away in 1935, was a well-known character in Lagos history who was well-known for his fortune…
History of the Vivour Family in Lagos
The illustrious Vivour family’s patriarch is William Allen Vivour (1830–1890). Garnet Rhodes-Vivour was his daughter, Chief Judge Akinwunmi R.W. Rhodes-Vivour…