In Nigeria, the burial ground of the biblical and mythical Queen of Sheba, which the Yoruba call Bilikisu Sungbo, is now a place of worship and tourism. Every year, millions of people from all over the world come to the Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, grave-turned-shrine to unravel the mystery surrounding Bilikisu Sungbo. It was…
The Anglo-African came in second place among Nigeria’s twelve major newspapers, following Iwe Irohin. On June 6, 1863, printer and entrepreneur Robert Campbell established Anglo-African. The newspaper was the first of its kind in Lagos and was published in English. Robert Campbell was a businessman from Jamaica who had moved his family to Lagos. One…
Oba (Dr.) James Adedapo Popoola, JP, CON, Odundun I Adimula, a first-class traditional ruler who previously served as Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council of Obas and Chiefs, is the current Oore of Mobaland. He is an economist and a Chartered Accountant. He spent about 20 years working for the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
One of Nigeria’s three largest ethnic groups is the Yoruba; They can be found in the country’s southwest. Benin Republic and northern Togo also have significantly smaller, dispersed populations. In Yorubaland, there are various occupations. The Yoruba people refer to a person’s occupation as “ise owo.” Yorubas call people who don’t have a job a…
At the end of the fifteenth century, events committed in West Africa by West Africans themselves forced the course and pattern of West African history to shift. The sudden arrival of Europeans, primarily of Portuguese descent, at the coasts of this region was largely responsible for this shift. These unusual visits, which began as a…
The magnificent Dala hill, which is also referred to as “Dutsen Dala” in Hausa, is crucial to understanding the history of the Dala people and Kano. In the Dala Local Government Area of Kano city, Kano State, the mysterious Dala hill has a majestic height of 534 meters and covers a land mass of 289,892…
A young Scot was now in charge of the ball to see if he could succeed where others had failed. Mungo Park was one of the greatest African explorers in the history of the continent. He traveled twice. He saw the Niger at Bussa in 1795 for the first time. “I saw with infinite pleasure…
There is no doubt that advertising drives business. In order to remain competitive, even well-known brands promote their lesser-known or less well-known goods and services. The old advertisements that dominated Nigerian brand airwaves in the 1980s and 1990s are listed below. Old Nescafe Advert. Gold Circle Condom Ad. Blue Band Family Butter. Omo Cleaning Detergent.…
The Presbyterian Church’s missionaries began arriving in Nigeria in the 1840s. In Calabar, they established themselves in the English Town area. Reverend Henry Townsend, one of these missionaries, later relocated to Abeokuta in the 1850s. In 1854, Reverend Townsend built a printing press in Abeokuta. Five years later, he used it to publish Iwe Irohin…
Lt. The failed 1976 coup that resulted in the assassination of the then-head of state of Nigeria, General Murtala Muhammed, was led by Colonel Buka Suka Dimka. After Lt. When Colonel Dimka realized that the coup was in vain, he fled to Afikpo, which was in the then-Anambra State, where he sought safety with an…