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Throwback Thursday: Chinua Achebe Writes And Almost Loses His First Draft Of Things Fall Apart
April 19, 2022
Before he published his first book, Chinua Achebe had already gathered some experience as a writer. He had written many short stories and some of his short stories were published while he was a student of the University of Ibadan. They were featured in University Herald, the campus magazine; and in his third year at … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Chinua Achebe Writes And Almost Loses His First Draft Of Things Fall Apart
Throwback Thursday: Highway To The Grave
April 19, 2022
This has to be one of the most dramatic titles to ever appear on a Nollywood film. It seems to be inspired by a verse in the Bible, Proverbs 7:27, which says: “Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.” A lot of early Nollywood films were inspired … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Highway To The Grave
Throwback Thursday: True Confession (1995)
April 19, 2022
In this Nollywood classic, True Confession, Mabel is ‘a beautiful woman who schemes her way through life.’ But that is not where the story starts. Tessy is a good woman from a poor background. She is married to Chief Moses Umeh, a very wealthy and connected politician who was raised by a single mother. The … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: True Confession (1995)
Throwback Thursday: Violated
April 19, 2022
Last week we talked about Checkmate, the unforgettable TV series that held the attention of Nigerian viewers in the 90’s. Checkmate was created by the screenwriter and director Amaka Igwe, and it featured an intriguing romance between two lead characters called Ann Haastrope and Segun Kadiri. Ann was played by Ego Boyo, and Segun was … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Violated
Throwback Thursday: Samuel Okwaraji – A Patriot Taken in the Line of National Duty
April 19, 2022
On Sunday, 13 October 2019, Nigeria played Brazil in a friendly match in preparation for the 2022 World Cup qualifying rounds in football. Just a little over 30 years ago, a Nigerian named Samuel Okwaraji, slumped while playing Nigeria in the 1990 World Cup qualifiers. Samuel Okwaraji was said to have had a heart attack … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Samuel Okwaraji – A Patriot Taken in the Line of National Duty
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Throwback Thursday: Checkmate The TV Series
April 19, 2022
In the 1980s, laws were made by the National Commission to limit the amount of foreign content a local broadcasting station could show in Nigeria. As a result, Nigerian producers had to create more local content for television. They started by recreating popular literature and theatre productions for television. Books like Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Checkmate The TV Series
ThrowBack Thursday: Jaja of Opobo – The King Who Resisted Colonial Rule
April 19, 2022
On Tuesday, October 1, Nigeria celebrated its 59th anniversary of being free of British rule. But many of us may not have realized how the actions and moves made by some personalities before the name “Nigeria” was born in 1914 shaped what other acclaimed independence icons such as Dr Nnnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Jaja of Opobo – The King Who Resisted Colonial Rule
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ThrowBack Thursday – Aderonke Kale: The High-Ranking Military Woman Who Commanded Top Branch (1994)
April 19, 2022
At the mention of the word ‘soldier’, the first image that crosses the mind of many people would be that of stern-looking men who could be marching in sync to the accompanying sound of martial music. But as more women who dared to weather all odds and break glass ceilings increased in the Nigerian society, … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday – Aderonke Kale: The High-Ranking Military Woman Who Commanded Top Branch (1994)
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ThrowBack Thursday: Folake Solanke – First Female Nigerian Senior Advocate
April 19, 2022
In 1981, Folake Solanke, became the first female to attain the highly revered rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in the legal profession; and the glass ceiling which was previously unattainable got broken. After having qualified to practice law in the UK and in Nigeria in the 60’s, she later joined the ranks of … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Folake Solanke – First Female Nigerian Senior Advocate
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ThrowBack Thursday: The Landmark 12 2/3rds Votes Supreme Court Decision (1979)
April 19, 2022
One of the most controversial and legally deterministic cases to come out of Nigerian politics was the landmark judgment delivered on September 26, 1979, by the Supreme Court, in favour of Alhaji Shehu Shagari’s election at the 1979 presidential polls against Chief Obafemi Awolowo. General Olusegun Obasanjo had just conducted the much-awaited presidential election on … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Landmark 12 2/3rds Votes Supreme Court Decision (1979)
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Throwback Thursday: The Bombardment and Plunder of Benin (1897)
April 19, 2022
About three years before Britain consolidated the provinces and protectorates of Nigeria and as the realities of the partitioning of Africa began to dawn on them, it went on a bombardment mission of the old Benin Kingdom in 1897. British government representatives, prior to that time, had already completed negotiations for peace among some warring … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Bombardment and Plunder of Benin (1897)
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Throwback Thursday: Chief Emeka Morocco, King of Ekpili Music
April 19, 2022
Highlife is one of the most popular genres of music in Nigeria. Early highlife performers in the commercial western states of Nigeria enjoyed the benefits of living in urban, central hubs of art and entertainment. The frenzy of excited fans and the curiosity of foreigners guaranteed that men like Fela Kuti and Sunny Okposo became … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Chief Emeka Morocco, King of Ekpili Music
ThrowBack Thursday: When 151 Military Officers Died on a Hercules C-130 Flight (1992)
April 19, 2022
Amidst all the intricacies and collisions happening between the military and politics in the early 90’s and especially in 1992, a tragedy befell Nigeria and particularly the families and friends of about 151 military officers and civilians who perished on a Hercules C-130 flight. The flight, which was meant to ferry mid level officers from … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: When 151 Military Officers Died on a Hercules C-130 Flight (1992)
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ThrowBack Thursday: How the 2 Million Man March Kickstarted the 4th Republic (1998)
April 19, 2022
Just before Gen. Sani Abacha’s death on 8 June 1998, a sacrilegious political campaign to democratize the military junta began. This movement had its rally in many cities on the 3rd and 4th of March 1998. To many, the movement, named as Youth Earnestly Ask for Abacha (YEAA), heralded disdain in their ears anytime it … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: How the 2 Million Man March Kickstarted the 4th Republic (1998)
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ThrowBack Thursday: Nigeria’s Census of 1991
April 19, 2022
Censuses in Nigeria have always been a controversial affair. This, perhaps is caused by political reasons influenced by the numbers and allocations to be appended to each demography and geographical zone. The results of the 1991 census, which has been called the best so far, is keenly contested by experts. In 1989, after a number … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Nigeria’s Census of 1991
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