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Nigerians in History: Bisi Silva

  Bisi Silva (Olabisi Obafunke Silva) was born on the 29th of May, 1962. She was a Nigerian contemporary art curator based in Lagos. She graduated with an MA in Visual Arts Administration: Curating and Commissioning Contemporary Art at the

Nigerians in History: Kelechi Emeteole

  Kelechi Emeteole was born in 1951. He was a Nigerian football player and coach. He was part of the Nigeria national team in the 1976 African Cup of Nations hosted in Ethiopia. Throughout his career, he had been the

Nigerians in History: Patrick Aziza

  Patrick Aziza was born in Okpe local Government Area in Delta State on 23 December 1947. He was raised in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. He went to Ibadan for his secondary education before joining the army and participating in the

Nigerians in History: Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez

Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez was born on August 12, 1929, in Lagos, Nigeria, to a family with Portuguese-Brazilian and Yoruba heritage. His father was named Camut Akinwale or Kanut Akinwande Fernandez, born with the first name Yesufu, which he later

‘The Labour of our Heroes Past’: Securing the Future for the Coming Generation

The fifth line of the first stanza of our national anthem reads, ‘The Labours of our heroes past, shall never be in vain!”. However, this evokes different thoughts in the mind of Nigerians when they sing this line of our

Nigerians In History: Talabi Braithwaite

  Talabi Braithwaite was born on 2 July 1928 in Lagos. He was born into a family of many firsts, the Braithwaite family in Lagos. In 1880, Rev. I. Braithwaite led the first Anglican missionary expedition, which introduced the gospel

Nigerians In History: Zakariya Maimalari

  Brigadier Zakariya Abubakar Hassan Maimalari was born on the 17th of January 1930 into the royal family of Maimalari, in Maimalari village of present-day Yobe State, Nigeria. At the tender age of four, he began his educational career at

Nigerians in History: Abubakar Olusola Saraki

  Olusola Saraki was born on 17 May 1933 at Kwara State. His mother was from Iseyin in Oyo State and his father was from Mali but studied Islamic Studies (Ile-Kewu) in Ilorin. His paternal ancestors were Fulanis who came

Nigerians In History: Yinka Craig

  One of Nigeria’s iconic broadcasters and trailblazer in sports journalism, Yinka Craig, distinguished himself as a role model, a worthy mentor and a figurehead to many younger journalists both within and outside the field of sports journalism. Read more

ThrowBack Thursday: Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna Of Sokoto & Premier Of Northern Region

  Ahmadu Bello’s name rings a bell not only in the Northern part of Nigeria but equally across the country. Read more about ThrowBack Thursday Often in history books, he is referred to as one of the political figures murdered

Sungbo’s Eredo: Africa’s Largest Single Ancient Monument

  The Sungbo’s Eredo is a 160 km rampart equipped with guard houses and moats. Sungbo’s Eredo is a system of defensive walls and ditches that is located southwest of the Yoruba town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, southwest

Nigerians In History: Yusuf Bala Bantex

  Though loved by many because of work ethics, hated by many because of political affiliations and respected by many because of unflinching loyalty, Barnabas Y. Bala Bantex is a man that the southern Kaduna demography will remember for a

The Dufuna Canoe

  In the previous article, the background and basic information about the Oldest boat in African history: the Dufuna Boat was given. The boat, which was found in Nigeria and represents Nigerian pride is also the second oldest known in

The Discovery Of The Dufuna Canoe, Africa’s Oldest Boat

  Africa’s oldest known boat, the Dufuna canoe was discovered in Dufuna village, Yobe state, by a Fulani Herdsman in May 1987, while he dug a well. Since the Dufuna canoe was discovered, archaeologists have been in a frenzy about

ThrowBack Thursday: The Biafran Midwest Invasion (3)

  Did you read the Part One and I hope you enjoyed the Part Two? This episode is a continuation in this series of the Biafran Invasion of the Midwest during the Nigeria-Biafran War (1967-70). Col. Ademoyega summarily relieved Ifeajuna

Did You Know? Sungbo’s Eredo, The Thousand-Year Old Remains Of A Yoruba Civilization

  The story of Sungbo Eredo is as fascinating as its physically imposing remains. Today, it’s a discontinuous series of earthen work located to the South West of Ijebu Ode, much of it is situated in forested land. But in

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