Nigeria’s first military coup was carried out on January 15th, 1966, by a group of soldiers under the command of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. Several important political figures, including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Chief Ladoke Akintola, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, and his first wife, Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello, perished…
You must be familiar with the saying “Ghana Must Go” from your childhood in Nigeria, Ghana, or one of the neighboring countries. It is the name of a common bag that people use to pack their belongings or carry heavy loads when they travel. But have you ever wondered why this bag, known as a…
An almost democratic republican form of government served as the foundation for traditional Igbo political organization. This king-over-subjects system thrives in small towns. The Portuguese, who first arrived and interacted with the Igbo people in the fifteenth century, witnessed this government. Igbo communities and area governments were overwhelmingly solely governed by a republican consultative assembly…
Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, is home to more than 350 distinct ethnic groups and tribes, each of which has its own distinct culture. Along with the Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo groups, the Fulani ethnic group, which is found in northern Nigeria, is one of the country’s three most populous ethnic groups. The cultures…
Reverend Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society (C.M.S.) laid the cornerstone for Nigeria’s first story building in 1842. M. S) in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria, on the waterfront of the Marina. Other missionaries completed the construction of what is now regarded as a significant artifact of Nigerian history three years later, in 1845. Samuel Ajayi…
The first airplane accident in Nigeria took place on April 12, 1942, on a hill called Igbo Ilapa in the sleepy town of Ikogosi, Ekiti State. Ikogosi is well-known for being the first location in Nigeria where a plane crash incident took place, in addition to housing a well-liked tourist attraction where warm and…
These facts should be understood before we start discussing Ilorin’s history. Southwest Nigeria’s Kwara State is home to the city, traditional emirate, and capital of Ilorin. On the Awun River, a small tributary of the Niger, it is situated. Ilorin, which was the seventh-largest city in Nigeria by population as of the 2006 census, had…
If our assumption is correct, you are surprised because you believed Bobrisky to be the first man from Nigeria to publicly assume the identity of a woman. Do not be surprised; Bob Actor, also known as Calypso King, was a famous crossdresser and self-described transgender who lived long before Bobrisky! Calypso King/Bob Actor: who was…
After President Ibrahim Babangida declared the June 12, 1993 presidential election—which had elected M.K—void, the call for democracy became louder. Winning candidate O Abiola. Due to “electoral irregularities,” Babangida declared the election invalid. Before leaving office on August 26th, 1993, he established an interim administration to manage the handover of power to a democratically elected…
On Saturday, October 1, 1960, thousands of eager Nigerians descended upon Lagos’ Tafawa Balewa square t o participate in the eagerly anticipated celebration of their country’s independence. Students, government employees, market vendors, traders, and other people were present in the crowds. Performers (such as acrobats, masquerades, and cultural dancers) were also available…