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ThrowBack Thursday: The Biafran Midwest Invasion(2)

If you’re reading this, that means you must have read Part One and find this series really interesting. Let us continue our journey. Some of the other early key actors in the Midwest invasion by Biafran forces were Lt. Col

Did You Know? The Fascinating History Of Abeokuta

  The city of Abeokuta is the capital of Ogun State in South Western Nigeria. Home to more than half a million people, it sits 78 km north of Lagos and is a major stop on the interstate road running

Did You Know? Igbo-Ora, The Twin Capital Of The World

  The town of Igbo-Ora sits 68 km west of Ibadan, and 80 km north of Lagos. Besides its status as the headquarters of Ibarapa Local Government Area in Oyo State, and hosting a college of Agriculture, it bears no

ThrowBack Thursday: The Biafran Midwest Invasion (1)

  The Midwest Invasion codenamed Operation Torch by the Biafran military forces happened between the 9th of August 1967 and 20th September 20, 1967. It was a military operation that saw the Biafran military forces seize portions of Nigeria’s territory

The History And Work Around Of Recession In Nigeria

A recession is two-quarters of negative economic growth. The main metric for a nation’s economic growth is the GDP. Read more about Business The GDP, which is an acronym for Gross Domestic Product, is defined as the total monetary or

Did You Know? The Ancient Walls Of Kano City

  “Needless to say, I have never seen or ever imagined anything like it in Africa.” Read more about Did you know? Those were the words of Sir Frederick Lugard, writing in 1903 about Kano’s walls after the British troops

Did You Know? The Iwo Eleru Skull, Oldest Known Human Fossil In Nigeria

  In 1965, Thurstan Shaw, a British archaeologist, discovered the partial remains of a skull. They had been excavating and studying material at Iho Eleru (‘cave of ashes’, also called Iwo Eleru) in what is now Ondo State. Read more

ThrowBack Thursday: Alvan Ikoku: Educationist, Activist And Statesman (1900-1971)

  Alvan Azinna Ikoku was born on August 1, 1900 in Amanagwu, Arochukwu in Abia State. Read more about Throwback Thursday Between 1911 and 1914, Alvan attended the Arochukwu Government Primary School. From there, he moved to Hope Waddell College,

Nigerians In History: Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi

  Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, born 5th November 1922, was an outspoken Islamic scholar and Grand Khadi of the Northern Region of Nigeria (1962–1967), a position which made him a central authority in the interpretation of the Sharia legal system in

Nigerians In History: Augustine Echewodor Ukattah

  Early life Augustine Echewodor Ukattah was born at Ahaba-Oloko in the Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria, on August 28, 1918. Ukattah was the fourth son of the Ukattah Nkor Abajuo family and Ejighiato Nwamgbede Ukattah, both

Throwback Thursday: Samuel Johnson – Pioneer Historian In Nigeria And Peacemaker

  Samuel Johnson was born as the third of seven children of Henry Erugunjinmi Johnson & Sarah Johnson on June 24, 1846. Read more about Throwback Thursday Samuels father, Henry (who also gave himself the name Erugunjinmi) was a grandson

Nigerians In History: Philomena Obiageliuwa Uyanwah

  Philomena Obiageliuwa Uyanwah known as Doctor Philomena was born on the 28th of March 28, 1938. She was a Nigerian doctor who was Chief Medical Officer in Biafra during the Nigeria-Biafran war. Read more about Nigerians In History She

Nigerians In History: Yahaya Madawaki

  Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki, MFR, OBE, DLL and holder of King George VI Coronation Medal was born in January 1907. He was a prominent Nigerian politician, former Minister of Health, the Madawaki of Ilorin and the Atunluse of Erin-Ile, Kwara

History Trivia: The Saro

  There is a curious group of Lagosians and Nigerians who you may not be able to tell apart these days. Many had their ancestors come to Lagos more than a century and have since naturalized to the culture of

History Trivia: Alvan Ikoku – A short Biography

  Alvan Azinna Ikoku is Nigeria’s most storied educator but many do not seem to know much about him apart from being the head on the ten naira note– a sad fall-out of Nigeria’s disregard for its own past, unfortunately.

King Kosoko Of Lagos

  The second son of Oba Oshinlokun (sometimes called Eshinlokun) of Lagos, Kosoko became the 12th oba of Lagos in 1845, a reign that turned out be short-lived. Kosoko was born to the house of Oshinlokun, who bore 15 other

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