From left to right, Lennox-Boyd, The leader of the western Region Obafemi Awolowo (1909 – 1987) of Western Nigeria, The Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912 – 1966), the leader of the Northern region Ahmadu Bello (1910 – 1966) of Northern Nigeria and the Senate president and Governor General of Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904…
Can you identify the couples in this photo, the year the photo was taken, and what music video this photo is from?
The story of Emmanuel Nwude Odinigwe, the man who sold a fake airport to an international bank, is one of the biggest fraud cases in history. There have been scams throughout history, but selling an airport to an international customer without being there to verify the legitimacy of the transaction is pretty strange and crazy.…
Photo of Captain Stephen Keshi, Peter Rufai and Sunday Oliseh celebrating CAN’s victory in Tunisia.
Herbet Macauley was a nationalist, political activist and engineer who founded the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP). Macauley was also the grandson of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African bishop of the Church of England. This photo was taken in 1946 at his residence called Kirsten Hall, House No. 8, Balbina Street, Lagos Island. Macaulay became the first licensed civil engineer, surveyor and architect in Nigeria on December 5, 1893. Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, a…
Thomas Adesina Jacobson Ogunbiyi was born in Lagos 1866. The first teacher officially assigned to the area now known as 1866.Ondo Province returned to St. Stephen’s Ang. Primary School, Oke Aluko, Ondo (first primary school in Ondo Province) February 20, 1890. In 1921 he became Archdeacon of Lagos and in 1936 a member of the Legislative Council. TAJ Ogunbiyi founded the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (ROF) on…
Benin adopted Portuguese as a business language when dealing with other Europeans. Many Edo words, such as EKUYE (spoon), EKALAKA (glass) and ALIMO (orange), are derived from the Portuguese words Colher, Caneca and Limo. As a result of this unification, some guilds and palace titles were established in Benin, such as IWEBO, EWUA, ARAGUA and OHUOBA. IDUNWUN EBO (European Quarter) was founded in 1486 for Portuguese missionaries and traders in Benin. In the 17th century, the Dutch begin to occupy all the trading ports on the West African coast. This is a remarkable feat that they failed to achieve in the Benin Kingdom’s trading ports of GWATTO (Ughoton) and…
When Crowther visited Bonny (now Rivers State) in 1866, he and the chief agreed that the natives should pay for their children’s education. Each student, boy or girl, should receive about ten dollars per year. After twelve months, when the payment was due, the leaders protested against the waste of money on girls’ education. “Our boys,” they said, “can act for us, write for us, and do anything; But girls can be useless, we won’t pay them. ” Very Well”, replied Crowther, having generously agreed in advance to cover half of the initial cost of the mission; ” it has to be half the salary”. If you pay…
Vintage Sunday morning photo, a believer standing next to a car and a beggar in front of Christ Cathedral in Marina, Lagos Island. Nigeria.
After the abolition of slaves on March 25, 1807, there was a wave of return of freed Africans that lasted more than fifty years. Equipped with the knowledge and technology of the ancient slave ports—Brazil, the Caribbean, and the West Indies— these slaves returned home with a special obligation of devotion. Ships docked in the port of Lagos; The returnees arrived in large numbers: Sierra Leoneans known as Saros, returning Brazilians and Cubans known as Agudas. Afro-Brazilians introduced the construction of two-story buildings and houses, also known as ile petesi( up in yoruba), as well as other bungalows decorated with molded stucco facades, in Lagos in 1850.