In the oral history of Igbo land, the name Chief Pericoma Okoye occupies a rare space where spirituality, culture, music, and folklore meet. To millions […]
On June 11, 1994, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola stepped onto a podium in Epetedo, Lagos and delivered a speech that changed the course of […]
A short video of a police officer telling a driver “if you were an Igbo I will tell you to park and I won’t answer […]
Between July 6, 1967 and January 15, 1970, Nigeria was torn apart by a war that remains one of the most painful chapters in African […]
In the desert town of Deshnoke, about 30 kilometers from Bikaner in Rajasthan, India, stands one of the most unusual temples in the world. It […]
When the slave trade is discussed in classrooms, the focus is usually on the transatlantic trade to the Americas. But there was another system that […]
Long before Christmas became synonymous with jollof rice, fried chicken, new clothes, family reunions and elaborate celebrations across Nigeria, the festival had a much quieter […]
Politics is serious business, but even presidents have human moments. In Africa, where speeches and public events are often broadcast live to millions, a few […]
On October 19, 1986, Nigeria lost one of its boldest journalists. Dele Giwa, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Newswatch magazine, was killed by a parcel bomb […]
Lagos, located on the coast of southwestern Nigeria, is one of Africa’s biggest economic and cultural centers. Because the city is so diverse and open […]
Poverty remains one of the most urgent global challenges. For millions of people, it means waking up without guaranteed food, safe shelter, clean water, or […]
The 1990s was a defining decade for cars in Nigeria. It was a time when having a car was not just about transportation. It was […]
Since attaining independence on October 1, 1960, Nigeria has been governed by 17 individuals who have served as Prime Ministers, Presidents, and Military Heads of […]
History remembers certain names not for what they built, but for the scale of destruction they caused. These men held power and used it to […]
The 2026 World Cup is over, and the debate that has defined a generation of football is still here. Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo. For […]
April 27, 1993, is a date Zambians will never forget. On that day, a Zambian Air Force plane carrying the entire national football team crashed […]
General, Rtd, Moses Ali died on July 18, 2026, at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala at the age of 87. For more than five decades he […]
Reverend G.T. Basden’s Among the Igbos of Nigeria, published in 1921, is one of the most debated books about Igbo history. For some it is […]
July 29, 1966, marks one of the bloodiest turning points in Nigeria’s history. On that day, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s Head of State, and […]
December 23, 2001, remains one of the most painful dates in Nigeria’s democratic history. On that night, Chief Bola Ige, the country’s Attorney General and […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final was supposed to be a showcase of the best football on the planet. Instead, it produced a record no […]
At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo has likely closed the book on his World Cup career after five tournaments, hundreds of goals, and more records than most […]
Queen Nzinga Mbande of Ndongo and Matamba remains one of Africa’s most formidable resistance leaders. In the 17th century, at a time when Portuguese colonization […]
February 13, 1976, remains one of the darkest dates in Nigeria’s political history. On that Friday morning, the Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, […]
In 1840, the town of Osogbo became the frontline for the survival of Yorubaland. What is remembered as the Battle of Osogbo was not a […]
Across Africa, presidential palaces are more than government offices. They are symbols of history, independence, and national identity. Many were built during colonial times, others […]
Between 1901 and 1902, the British Empire fought a war in southeastern Nigeria that changed Igboland forever. It is called the Anglo-Aro War. Outside of […]
The name Nigeria is barely 110 years old. The nations inside it are not. Before 1914, the area now called the Giant of Africa was […]
For many Christians, the life of Jesus is well known from birth in Bethlehem to ministry in Galilee, crucifixion in Jerusalem, and resurrection. But between […]
Some history claim that ancient China was founded by African people, and that evidence of a Black presence in the Shang, Zhou, and Han dynasties […]
