MKO Abiola: The President who never ruled
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MKO Abiola was a wealthy man. He was richer than a country. He was influential and powerful.
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People & Places
Sir Ahmadu Bello: Warlord, Statesman, Politician
Sir AHMADU BELLO (June 12, 1909 – January 15, 1966) is still venerated by millions of Nigerians, especially his kinsmen
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Ibrahim Babangida: A Tale of an Evil Genius
In his first New Year Day’s speech as military president, months after deposing the Buhari-Idiagbon government in a “bloodless” coup
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21 Interesting Facts you did not know about Sani Abacha
Today marks 21 years since the demise of General Sani Abacha and the history of Nigeria is incomplete without a
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Dorothy Nkem Akunyili: The Adorable “Dora”
There is no doubt that Professor Dora Akunyili was a woman most to be adored, and rightly so because of
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50 Interesting Facts you did not about Ahmadu Bello
Sir Ahmadu Bello is still venerated by millions of Nigerians, especially Northerners. The largest university in West Africa (the second
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Samuel Adegboyega: Pioneer of Apostolic Pentecostalism in Nigeria
Samuel Gbadebo Adegboyega was born on the first day of April in 1896 at Adeyori Village into aristocracy in a
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40 Interesting Facts you did not know about Ìbàdàn
Ìbàdàn was created in 1829 as a war camp for warriors coming from Oyo, Ife and Ijebu. A forest site
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Bashorun Gaa: The “Wicked Prime Minister” of the Old Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a monarchial one and ruled by an Alaafin (King), (Alaafin means ‘owner of the palace’ in
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Alvan Ikoku: 10 Interesting Facts about the Man on the 10 Naira note
His face graciously adorns the 10 naira note but only few Nigerians know who Alvan Ikoku was. Let us take
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Chinua Achebe: A Man of the People
Chinua Achebe is considered by many critics and teachers to be the most influential African writer of his generation. His
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Gambo Sawaba: A Symbol of Women Liberation
Despite low education and coming from the northern part of Nigeria where women are least encouraged and their education neglected,
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Idris Alooma, the Mai of Bornu
Undisputably the greatest ruler of the Central African State of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, Idris Alooma (also Idris Alaoma , or
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