Who can recall the gospel hip-hop song “NO LELE (Mo Like Jesu Gaan)” by Dekunle Fuji, which featured Femi Jacobs, Ikechukwu, Cobhams, and Daddy Freeze, seventeen years ago, in 2007? Many of us probably relished this gridlock back in 2007.
“White people are really intelligent. He arrived silently and brought his faith. We let him stay because we found his folly amusing. Our clan can no longer function as a unit since he has now won our brothers. We have disintegrated because he cut the things that kept us together.”
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s first book, Things Fall Apart, was originally released in 1958. It tells the story of what happened in pre-colonial Igboland, a cultural region in southeast Nigeria today, and how European missionaries and colonial armies arrived there in the late 1800s. It is regarded as the quintessential English-language modern African novel and one of the first to be widely praised by critics worldwide. It is a required text in classrooms all across Africa and is studied extensively in nations where English is the primary language. The book was the first of William Heinemann Ltd.’s African Writers Series to be published when it was originally released in the United Kingdom in 1958. The story revolves around Okonkwo, a powerful chief of the fictional Umuofia Igbo clan (referred to as “Ibo” in the book). He is a local wrestling champion and a feared warrior, among other things. The book is divided into three sections. The first portion covers his background, family, violent outward appearance, tormented inner self, and Igbo customs and society. The impact of Christian missionaries and European colonization on Okonkwo, his family, and the larger Igbo community is discussed in the second and third portions. No Longer at Ease (1960), the sequel to Things Fall Apart, was initially intended as the second half of a greater piece alongside Arrow of God (1964). Even though they do not include Okonkwo’s descendants, Achebe claims that his two later novels, A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987), are spiritual successors to the earlier works that chronicle African history.
“Dora Akunyili: An inspiration of morality and unwavering resolve in the struggle for public health and safety.” “Dora Akunyili’s legacy courageously challenges corruption and reminds us that one voice can truly make a difference.” “Dora Akunyili transformed Nigeria’s pharmaceutical landscape with her unwavering commitment to championing the truth.” “Dora Akunyili inspires us to stand firm in our convictions because of her relentless pursuit of justice and transparency.” “Dora Akunyili demonstrated the strength of integrity and commitment to the greater good through her fearless activism.” May her soul rest in peace forever.
A look back at the early 2000s Nollywood classic film “IZAGA,” which starred Liz Benson, Omotel Jalade Ekehinde, and other stars. How many of you find this trailer nostalgic? If you watched this movie back then or remember it, sum up Liz Benson in one phrase.
A picture from 1963 shows Wole Soyinka at an early age with his daughter. Can you guess the name of the young beauty? Drop your guess in the comments.
1960s, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Just 147 of the 426 students who enrolled in all programs at the school’s founding in 1962 were from the North.
“Men of color asked me my opinion on airplanes.” “I’ll be the first to buy one if they’re brought to Hausa land in Nigeria,” I declared. Image Info: M. Dikko, the Katsina emir, and his offspring visited England in 1933
Pictured from left to right are Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, and General Aguiyi Ironsi at a party he threw in Lagos. Little did they realize, however, that the coup of January 15, 1966, was still going on. This photo was taken in 1966, and hours later, he and Okotie-Eboh were assassinated. When Maimalari was celebrating his recent marriage the day before the coup on January 15, 1966, he had no idea that among the guests were rebel leaders who would later come back to haunt him.He fled through the back of his house on the day of the coup as soon as rebel soldiers invaded it. He first fled into a small room inside the complex before emerging onto the main road. He saw a car on the road and thought it was headed to Ikeja, but it turned out to be a rebel vehicle, and he was taken prisoner and subsequently executed.