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 Royal College of Art, London, in 1996. In the early days of her career, Silva […]
‘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 anthem. Despite the setbacks of post-independence Nigeria, it’s important to recount some of the “labours […]
The Portuguese Were the First Europeans to Settle in Nigeria
The history of Nigeria from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960 is largely the story of the transformational impact of the British on the people and cultures of the Niger-Benue area. The colonial authorities who came to these parts of West Africa in the years between 1862 and 1960, sought to define, […]
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 to the Ijebu province in today’s Ogun State. Read more about Nigerians in history In […]
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 Nguru elementary school, also in present-day Yobe state. Read more about Nigerians in history He […]
Nigerians In History: Robert Adeyinka Adebayo
Adeyinka Adebayo was born on 9th March 1928. He was the son of a Public Works employee from Iyin Ekiti, near Ado Ekiti, (present-day Ekiti State), Nigeria. He was educated at All Saints School, Iyin-Ekiti, and later attended Eko Boys’ High School and Christ’s School Ado Ekiti. Read more about Nigerians in history He […]
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 about Nigerians in history Early Life And Career Yinka Craig’s passion as a younger man […]
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 in the 1966 coup bloodbath, but the man has other layers to his legacy. Born […]
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 Nigeria. Read more about History It was built in 800-1000 AD in honour of the […]
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 long time. Read more about Nigerians In History Born in 1956 to the family of […]
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 world. Part 2 is a continuation of the earlier part and it discusses the […]
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 it. Read more about History The canoe which was excavated by a combined team of […]
Did You Know? Kurmi Market, Kano’s Five Hundred-Year-Old Trading Centre
If you’re having a first-timer’s visit at the Kurmi market, there’s a good chance that you’ll get lost in it. The extensive lines of stalls form a giant maze that makes navigating it a great challenge. You’ll probably need help with wading through it. Read more about Did you know? There’s nothing really unique […]
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 (one of 5 Majors in the January, 15 1966 coup) of his command and replaced […]
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 the past, it was a long, large, physically imposing defensive wall that roughly encircled the […]
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 Emmanuel Ifeajuna (one of the 5 Majors that plotted January 15, 1966, coup) as the […]