When he was alive, Professor Peller was the smartest person in Africa. Even after his passing, it is uncertain whether other African magicians have surpassed his accomplishments. In almost every African nation, he gave performances before not only princes and other elites but also held kings in awe of his magic. Here is how Femi…
Nigeria witnessed its first military coup d’état on January 15, 1966, during which prominent politicians were killed. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s first and only Prime Minister, was among those killed. During the coup, which was led by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, he was taken hostage and taken to an unknown location. The Prime Minister was…
Female members of the regular unit of the Nigeria Police Force inspecting themselves prior to patrol in Sokoto in 1948.
In 1912, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in Bauchi, Nigeria, to Yakubu Dan Zala and Fatima Inna. Tafawa Balewa attended a Koranic school in Bauchi for his primary education before enrolling at Barewa College to earn his teaching credential. Tafawa Balewa was one of the fortunate students selected in 1944 to spend a year studying…
The Benin community, led by Oba Akenzua II of Benin, was the catalyst for the agitation for the Mid-Western Region’s creation in 1948. The group demanded the establishment of a Mid-Western or Benin-Delta Region. Honorable M. S. Sowole, a member of the Action Group in the Western Region House of Assembly at the time, presented…