Throwback Thursday – “The African Way” by Panam Percy Paul
Panam Percy Paul, born Bakulipanam Percy Paul Mokungah, is a name that resonates deeply within Nigeria’s gospel music landscape. Over the years, he has become one of the most celebrated pioneers in the genre, known for his extraordinary ability to infuse African rhythms into contemporary Christian music. With a career that spans more than […]
Throwback Thursday – “Igwe” by Midnight Crew
Midnight Crew, a renowned Nigerian gospel group, has established itself as a transformative force within gospel music. Known for their dynamic performances and spiritually resonant messages, the group’s song “Igwe,” released in 2008, remains a powerful anthem in African gospel. With its vibrant rhythm, heartfelt lyrics, and profound message, “Igwe” continues to touch lives, […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – Pioneer Prime Minister Of Nigeria (1)
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born to Yakubu Dan Zala of Gere ethnicity and Fatima Inna of Gere and Fulani descent in Bauchi (Northern Nigeria Protectorate) in December 1912. Read more about Throwback Thursday Balewa began to study at a Koranic School in Bauchi from where he proceeded to Bauchi Provincial School. Balewa furthered his […]
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 […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Revisiting The Oputa Panel (2)
The report of the Oputa Panel was never officially published by the Federal Government. However, the report became publicly accessible in some media as far back as 2005 when a Washington-based NGO, Nigerian Democratic Movement(NDM) & Nigeria-based Civil Society Forum(CSF), unofficially published a copy of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission online – two […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Revisiting The Oputa Panel
At the onset of the 4th Republic on May 29, 1999, when Olusegun Obasanjo assumed office as the civilian Executive President after more than a decade of military rule, the atmosphere remained tense for the democratic administration. Read more about ThrowBack Thursday Obasanjo began a campaign of reforms shortly after and so the Oputa […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 in the old Midwest region. Read more about Throwback Thursday The march towards the Midwest […]
ThrowBack Thursday: T.O Elias – Juror Par Excellence And Legal Scholars (2)
As a sequel to part 1, Taslim Olawale Elias returned to London in 1957 where he was appointed to lead the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Read more about ThrowBack Thursday Shortly after, he returned to Nigeria and assumed the position of legal adviser to the National Council of Nigeria […]
ThrowBack Thursday: T.O Elias – Juror Par Excellence And Legal Scholar (1)
Taslim Olawale Elias, a foremost Nigerian legal academic and jurist, was born in Lagos on November 11, 1914. Read more about Throwback Thursday Taslim attended Church Missionary Society (CMS) Grammar School and Igbobi College for his secondary. In line with common practice in the days of yore where young educated fellas join the government […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Democracy Day 1999
On what was the occasion of the return to democratic rule in the now fourth Republic, the first Democracy Day was marked when President Olusegun Obasanjo, and his vice, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, took the mantle of office as President of Nigeria from General Abdulsalami Abubakar on 29 March, 1999. He would become the first […]
ThrowBack Thursday: Presidential Election 1993
Ten years after the 1983 elections which ushered in the 2nd Republic, presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993. Read more about Throwback Thursday The intention to hold the 1993 elections was the outcome of a transitional process from military rule to civilian rule. Then Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, […]
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, Calabar, where he was mates with Akanu Ibiam and Eyo Ita Esua between 1915 and […]
Throwback Thursday: Samuel Johnson – Pioneer Historian In Nigeria And Peacemaker (2)
Samuel Johnson’s first recorded visit to his ancestral home in Oyo state was in 1873. By this time, he was married and with two daughters. Samuel Johnson was eventually deployed to Oyo to continue missionary work in 1881 – perhaps at his request. Read more about Throwback Thursday By 1888, he had become the […]
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 of the 18th-century Alaafin Abiodun born in 1810. Born in the town of Oyo-Ile, capital […]