Daily Archives: February 21, 2023

The Oppressive Regime of Abacha that led to Nigeria’s Suspension from the Commonwealth.

Few Nigerians, as well as the many people active in Commonwealth, international, and human rights movements, chose to ignore the impact that General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s seventh military head of state, had on them. He thought back to the unfathomable African shame of Idi Amin or the bogeyman Sese Soko Mobutu at one end of…

Women In History: Read How Emotan Rescued the City of Benin and Established the City’s First Day-Care Center.

Between 1380 and 1400, Emotan was born in the village of Eyaen along the Benin-Auchi Road, not far from the current location of the Aduwawa cattle market. Her parents gave her the first name Uwaraye. Emotan’s history is incredibly fascinating. She married Chief Azama of the Ihogbe district twice when she was a young woman.…