Tag: Herbert Macaulay

  The 1st of October is always a memorable day for Nigeria and Nigerians. Though it is met with mixed feelings ...

Though the British did not witness any other violent resistance from Lagos after the British forces bombardment in 1851. Oba ...

Herbert Olayinka Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay was one of the first leaders of the Nigerian opposition to British colonial rule. ...

A lot of effort goes into finding and sharing the quality of historical information Imoh Umoren offers in his new ...

He was born and christened, Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, on the 14th of November 1864, in Broad St. ...

As is common with most political climes around the world, infighting, backstabbing, ambition, lobbying and corruption were all rife when ...

If you were out and about a paved street on the east end of Lagos Island in the early 1910s, ...

#ThrowbackThursday: Naira Note Series, Naira Note Faces

Let’s take time out to remember some of the great men and women whose efforts helped to secure our independence ...

There is this thing about any kind of history: It cannot be wished away. The past has happened; good or ...

By Bernice Alhassan. “Arise O compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey. To serve our Father land,with love and strength and faith. The labour ...