Jonathan Green: Nigeria’s First Professional Photographer
Jonathan Adagogo Green (1873–1905) was one of the first and best African photographers who also took advantage of his British
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People & Places
Oreoluwa Green: West Africa’s First Female Pharmacist
Oreoluwa Green was the first female Pharmacist in West Africa. She was born in Lagos in 1885 and was educated
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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi: Nigeria’s First Military Head-of-State
Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was Nigeria’s first in many areas; Aide-de-Camp, Head of the Nigerian Army and Head-of-State among
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Uthman dan Fodio: Progenitor of the Sokoto Caliphate
Uthman dan Fodio (December 15, 1754 – April 20, 1817) was the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1809. A
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The Groundnut Pyramids of Kano: Will they ever return?
Groundnut pyramids were pyramid-like structures made from groundnut sacks. The pyramids were built in northern Nigeria in cities such as
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Samuel Olumuyiwa Jibowu: First African Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Justice Samuel Olumuyiwa Jibowu (August 26, 1899 – June 1, 1959) was the first African to serve on the Supreme
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Alhassan Dantata: Wealth, Wealth Everywhere
Alhaji Alhassan Dantata (1877 – August 17, 1955) was a Nigerian businessman who was the wealthiest man in West Africa
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Is Lagos a No-Man’s Land?
Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people in the 15th century, who called it “Oko”
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa: The Golden Voice of Africa
Nigeria’s first Prime Minister Alhaji (Sir) Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912- January 15, 1966) was popularly known as “The Golden Voice
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Kaduna Nzeogwu: Hero or Villain?
Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu was the first Nigerian to become an officer in Military Intelligence. Born in 1937, he
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Flora Nwapa: Mother of Modern African Literature
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwakuche–Nwapa (January 13, 1931 – October 16, 1993), best known as Flora Nwapa, was a Nigerian author
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Cocoa House: West-Africa’s First Skyscraper
Standing majestically at the height of 105 meters in the middle of the Dugbe Business District Centre of the ancient
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The Pioneer Historian: Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983)
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (December 17, 1917-October 26, 1983), B.A., M.A., PhD.,Hon. LLD, Hon. D.Litt., Hon. D.Sc., Andrew W. Mellon
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