A CarnageBefore Dawn
The events of January 15, 1966, marked a turning point in the history of Nigeria and will forever go down as one of the nation’s most defining moments.
ANCIENT HISTORYHistorical Eras
ExploreWas Ancient Egypt a White Civilisation?
Ancient Egypt lasted from 3100 B.C. when Narmer reigned as Egypt’s first king and ended in 30 B.C. when it fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province.
Top 13 Interesting Facts about Alexander the Great
In 15 years of conquest, Alexander the Great never lost a battle. His military tactics and strategies are still studied in military academies today.
Shishak: The African King Who Sacked Jerusalem in 10th Century B.C.
There is a high probability that Shishak sacked Jerusalem by taking their gold, silver, and other precious treasures to Egypt while simultaneously making Jerusalem subordinate to Egypt.
MEDIEVAL HISTORYMIDDLE AGES
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ExploreTop 13 Interesting Facts About Thomas Sankara
Sankara renamed Burkina Faso, or "land of the upright people", and introduce progressist policies that distanced his regime from other former French colonies.
Top 13 Interesting Facts about Alexander the Great
In 15 years of conquest, Alexander the Great never lost a battle. His military tactics and strategies are still studied in military academies today.
SCIENCESCIENCE HISTORY
ExploreHow Jabir Ibn Hayyan became the Father of Modern Chemistry
Jabir ibn Hayyan recognised that experiments were important to science and transformed the spiritual practice of alchemy into what would now be known as modern chemistry.
How Napoleon Bonaparte lost 550,000 men in the 1812 Invasion of...
Did the lack of knowledge of Chemistry lead to the downfall of one of the greatest armies in history?
A History of the Atomic Theory: From Democritus to Schrödinger
For the next 2000 years, the world depended on the theories of Democritus and Aristotle, until John Dalton came up with the Modern Atomic Theory in 1808.
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Some modern historians argued that the notion of any Almoravid military conquest is...derived from a misinterpretation of or limited reliance on Arabic scripts.
Why was Queen Mary I of England called ‘Bloody Mary’?
During Queen Mary's reign, 227 men and 56 women were executed, including Bishops Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, and Thomas Cranmer...
Was Queen Elizabeth I of England really a Virgin Queen?
Elizabeth I died unmarried in 1603...and was hailed as England's famous Virgin Queen. Her death...simply helped to fuel rumours about her personal life.
Amalgamation of 1914: Why Lord Lugard Joined Northern and Southern Nigeria
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Why Ojukwu declared the Republic of Biafra in 1967
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Did the British really develop India?
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How Britain bought Nigeria for ₦53 billion in 1899
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SPORTSSPORTS HISTORY
Read AllWhy Nigeria, 27 African Countries boycotted the 1976 Montréal Olympic Games
Montréal was the first Canadian city to hold an Olympic Games in 1976. The 21st Olympiad took place between July 17 and August 1, 1976.
Why Africa Boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup hosted by England remains the only tournament to have been boycotted by an entire continent (Africa) even to this day.
Ernest Okonkwo: The ‘Intercontinental Ballistic Missile’ Football Commentator
The death of Ernest Okonkwo on August 7, 1990, apparently marked the death of apt football radio commentary in Nigeria...
