On February 23, 1966, Isaac Adaka Boro declared the Republic of the Niger Delta, proclaiming ...

Dele Giwa’s assassination on Sunday, October 19, 2026, remains one of the most disturbing unresolved ...

Before the introduction of Indirect Rule, British involvement in Nigeria began mainly through trade along ...

Portugal, a relatively small European kingdom, reached the coast of what is now Nigeria centuries ...

October 1 has never been a static celebration; it has shifted with Nigeria’s fortunes. It ...

Within days of assuming office, Saburi Biobaku was stabbed in the back by a student ...

The Shehus carried on the legacy of the Mais to keep Borno alive at a ...

Ojukwu’s action raised a deep question – the Biafran Question – that would lead to ...

The Nigerian Civil War should not have been fought at all. It was a needless ...

The Green Eagles of Nigeria and 14 other African countries boycotted the 1966 FIFA World ...

Sani Abacha's death remains one of the most debated events in Nigerian history. Official accounts ...

Was the Aburi Accord Emeka Ojukwu's last attempt to preserve Nigeria? Or was he a ...

Anthony Enahoro is best remembered for his March 1953 motion calling for Nigeria’s independence in ...

A combination of political, social, and regional factors led to the Northern rejection of Anthony ...

For more than 10 years, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, served as the ...

On January 15, 1966, Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa was abducted and later killed. The situation ...

Unveiling the 10 richest men in colonial Nigeria who rose to power and prominence long ...

Within the Ifeajuna-Nzeogwu coup of January 15, 1966, there was another coup – the Aguiyi-Ironsi ...

On the morning of January 15, 1966, Nigeria woke to a sudden end to its ...

The decentralised governance system that shaped non-centralised states in pre-colonial Nigeria differed from the centralised ...