Below are some original or correct names or spellings of Igbo towns and villages. The Igbo people living in eastern Nigeria are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Owerri is Owerre Awgu is Ogu Abakaliki is Abakaleke Awka is Oka Port Harcourt is Diobu Bonny is Ubani Enugu is Enugwu Asaba is Ahaba…
Dear Nigerians: I address you today with a deep sense of world history, particularly the history of our great country. Following the recently canceled presidential election, I am, as I believe you are, deeply disappointed by the results of our recent efforts to lay the foundation for a viable democratic system of government in Nigeria.…
The Lagos Times and the Gold Coast Colony Advertiser were the third newspapers established in Nigeria. It replaced Robert Campbell’s Anglo-African Journal and Reverend Henry Townsend’s Iwe Irohin. The newspaper was founded on Wednesday, November 10, 1880 by Mr. Richard Olamilege Beale Blaize and edited by Mr. Andrew M. Thomas and Mojola Agbebi. The 6p…
Usman Dan Fodio, born into the Torokawa family in 1754, was the leader of the largest jihad in Nigeria and West Africa. He studied law, theology and philosophy in Agades under the tutelage of a certain Umar. His studies on these topics inspired him to embrace the religion of Islam. Usman Dan Fodio migrated to…