For more than 10 years, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, served as the first and only Premier of the Northern Region of Nigeria.

On January 15, 1966, Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa was abducted and later killed. The situation surrounding his death remains a mystery.

Unveiling the 10 richest men in colonial Nigeria who rose to power and prominence long before the country's independence on October 1, 1960.

Within the Ifeajuna-Nzeogwu coup of January 15, 1966, there was another coup – the Aguiyi-Ironsi coup of January 16, 1966.

On the morning of January 15, 1966, Nigeria woke to a sudden end to its short experiment with civilian rule.

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

To put it simply, Centralised States, as the name implies, are states with a central ruling or governing authority.

Operation Wetie came from the Yoruba expression, which means “drench it.” It became a grim command: drench your enemy in petrol and set him ablaze.

The road to Nigeria’s independence on October 1, 1960, was long and difficult. It was marked by resistance, sacrifice, and determination.

In 1953, Nnamdi Azikiwe of the NCNC and Ahmadu Bello of the NPC came together to fight Obafemi Awolowo’s Action Group over the control of Lagos.

The August 27, 1985, palace coup against Muhammadu Buhari was not conceived as a bloody showdown but executed quietly within the heart of Nigeria’s military establishment.

Fifty years have passed since that quiet Tuesday morning on July 29, 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was deposed in a bloodless coup in Kampala, Uganda.

Discover 30 fascinating facts about Festus Okotie-Eboh—Nigeria’s first post-independence Finance Minister. From his early life and business empire to his tragic death in the 1966 coup.

At 80 years old, Muhammadu Buhari remains the oldest elected president to have left office. After leaving office, Buhari returned to Daura...

The Epetedo Declaration was not just a speech—it was a battle cry. A moment of truth that shook Nigeria to its core.

On May 30, 1967, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, declared the Republic of Biafra as an independent nation.

Herbert Macaulay's evolution from a civil engineer to a formidable Nigerian nationalist leader underscores a life dedicated to the relentless pursuit...

How did General Sani Abacha crush the April 22, 1990, Gideon Orkar coup and save the Ibrahim Babangida regime?

Madam Efunroye Tinubu was a powerful business tycoon and slave merchant who held the commerce and politics of colonial Lagos in the palm of her hands.