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ThrowBack Thursday – Walter Carrington: The Naturalised Nigerian Who Stood For Its Sovereignty

  To many Nigerians who have embarked on the pursuit of migrating from the shores of the country, Walter Carrington may mean a different thing to them. By moving for greener pasture in America, it may also reflect the irony

ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)

Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa was born on October 10, 1941, in Bori, Ogoni land in Rivers state. He was a gifted Nigerian writer, environmental activist, television producer, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award for “exemplary courage in striving

ThrowBack Thursday: The Spanish Influenza Which Ravaged Nigeria in 1918

Just like a repeat of history, the year 1918 was significant for two major events of which Nigeria was a partaker – the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Spanish Influenza pandemic. A few years

ThrowBack Thursday – Nnamdi Azikwe: The First Indigent Governor-General of Nigeria (1)

Nnamdi Azikiwe was born on to Igbo parents, Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe and Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu (Aghadiuno) Azikiwe, on November 16, 1904, in Zungeru, present-day Niger State. As a consequence of his father’s duties as a clerk in the colonial administration

ThrowBack Thursday – James Pinson Labulo Davies: A Pioneer Nigerian of Many Firsts (2)

While captaining merchant vessels owned by Saros and navigating the coast between Freetown and the Niger Delta, Davies Labulo used the opportunity to trade in Palm Oil and cotton – a relatively lesser known trade commodity for African merchants. Within

ThrowBack Thursday – James Pinson Labulo Davies: A Pioneer Nigerian of Many Firsts (1)

James Pinson Labulo Davies was born on August 14, 1828 to James and Charlotte Davies in the village of Bathurst, Sierra Leone. Davies’ parents, James and Charlotte, had their origins in Abeokuta and Ogbomoso respectively. Bathurst, which was also a

ThrowBack Thursday – Ibrahim Dasuki: The Sultan Of Sokoto That Abacha Cunningly Deposed

Ibrahim Dasuki was born to the lineage of Uthman Dan Fodio – the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate on December 31, 1923 in Dogon Daji, Sokoto State. He was the son of Haliru Ibn Barau, a district head of Dogon

ThrowBack Thursday: What We Remember on The Armed Forces Remembrance Day

It was 50 years last week, January 15, 1970 that the Biafran Forces surrendered arms and the Nigerian Civil War officially ended. The day signalled the end of a long drawn war which is often tagged as genocidal with many

ThrowBack Thursday: Amodu Tijani – The Lagos Customary Chief Who Defeated the British Government

The court case won by an Idejo white cap Chief in Lagos in 1921 proved not only to be a landmark verdict, but it re-emphasized the right which citizens of pre-colonial Nigeria should have over the land which they have

Throwback Thursday: Luaka Bop Introduces A 70’s Legend To A Younger Generation With ‘Who Is William Onyeabor?’

As an entertainment contributor eager to impress her editors, this writer spent most of 2019 tracking all the latest film and music releases. I inevitably came across the trailer for Abba T. Makama’s sensational 2019 release: The Lost Okoroshi. But

ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Eleko Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects (2)

Oba Eshugbayi Eleko was the only Oba of Lagos that assumed the title of ‘Eleko of Eko’, others took the title of ‘Oba of Lagos. However, his reign is remarkable because he was fiercely defended his subjects against colonialism like

Throwback Thursday: How Norimitsu Onishi Christened The Nigerian Film Industry

Nollywood existed before it was christened. Nigerian films were first made in the 1960’s by legendary pioneers like Herbert Ogunde and Ola Balogun. But most cinematic efforts were focused on theatre and folklore. The first generation of Nigerian filmmakers struggled

ThrowBack Thursday: Oyinkan Abayomi – The Woman Who Led a Political Party

When we talk politics in Nigeria, women are hardly seen at the forefront. But a daring woman who stopped at nothing to enter the political arena with the strongest of men in the early history of Nigeria changed that narrative.

ThrowBack Thursday: Nana Asma’u – The 19th Century Scholar Who Became A Forerunner of Gender Equality

Nana Asma’u bint Shehu Usman dan Fodio, the daughter of the famous Jihadist and founder of the Sokoto caliphate – Usman Dan Fodio – was born in Sokoto in 1793. She was a princess, a poet, teacher, and also a

ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects

Though the British did not witness any other violent resistance from Lagos after the British forces bombardment in 1851. Oba Eshugbayi Eleko, however, constituted one of the fiercest resistance to the effective running of Lagos and the whole of Nigeria

ThrowBack Thursday: Fela Performs at the Felt Forum, New York In 1986

On Sept. 4, 1984, Fela Anikulapo Kuti was stopped at the airport, arrested and imprisoned for 20 months. Fela and his band were attempting to board a plane to New York from Lagos when the arrest happened. They were heading

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