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…
Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm His charisma and oratorical skills helped him gain national prominence within the Nation of Islam, a belief system that combined Islam and black nationalism. He later changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Malcolm X in Nigeria Malcolm X visited Nigeria twice, once in 1959 and again in 1964.His first…
The late Apala musician Ayinla Waheed Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura, is considered one of the most original Yoruba musicians of post-colonial Nigeria. Omowura was born in 1933. His music was popular in southwestern Nigeria in the 1970s and gave him cult status. Unfortunately, at the peak of his career, he was killed by…
Title: The Amalgamation of Nigeria’s Northern and Southern Protectorates: Blessing or Curse? Author: Mathias Chukwudi Isiani & Ngozika Obi-Ani, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Summary This study is a creative examination of the interesting results of the merger of Nigeria’s two protectorates in 1914. This remains as controversial as the partition of Africa, reflected in particular in…
If you want to download Samuel Johnson’s Yoruba History in PDF format, you have come to the right place. This is a very detailed book about the origins, history and traditions of the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria. The book entitled “History of the Yoruba: From the Earliest Times to the Origins of the British…
Kanuri is a dialect continuum spoken by about four million people in 1 , mostly in northeastern Nigeria, western Niger, southeastern Chad and northern Cameroon, as well as by small minorities in southern Libya and the diaspora in Sudan. The Kanuri Kingdom as well as other cities, provinces and states such as Borno in Nigeria,…
The 19th century saw several slave rebellions, particularly in the Caribbean, where slavery increased enormously despite abolitionists’ efforts to end it. During this time, sugar and cotton plantation owners were booming and needed as much cheap labor as possible to increase production, which would then have a positive impact on their income. As African slaves…
Like any other average African American, James Churchwill Vaughan lived a decent life and tried to make ends meet in America, despite several social problems that still leave the black community a step behind the white community. James was born in South Carolina in 1828 and lived with his extended family, knowing no other place…