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Safiya Hussaini: The Nigerian Woman Who Defeated a Death Sentence by Stoning

The sentence was one that could have ended Safiya Hussaini's life in the most brutal way imaginable.She had been ordered to be stoned to death after a Sharia court in Sokoto State convicted her of zina, unlawful sexual intercourse. Her alleged offence involved a pregnancy that resulted in the birth of her daughter, Adama.For...

MILITARY ERA

Who is Lt-Col Abogo Largema?

5 Critical Political Violence Before Nigeria’s First Coup

Joshua Dogonyaro 1985 Coup Speech: The Powerful 27 August Broadcast That Ended Buhari’s First Rule

Usman Kakanda Bello and the 1990 Coup: The Officer Who Died Defending Dodan Barracks

Nigeria’s First Republic: 5 Crucial Years That Ended in Military Rule

Debo Basorun and Babangida: The Powerful 1989 Court Battle That Exposed a Military Rift

Gideon Orkar coup attempt: 69 Executions After Nigeria’s Dramatic 1990 Military Uprising

Death of Timothy Onwuatuegwu: 3 Powerful Accounts Behind an Unresolved 1970 Mystery

MILITARY ERA

Who is Lt-Col Abogo Largema?

5 Critical Political Violence Before Nigeria’s First Coup

Joshua Dogonyaro 1985 Coup Speech: The Powerful 27 August Broadcast That Ended Buhari’s First Rule

Usman Kakanda Bello and the 1990 Coup: The Officer Who Died Defending Dodan Barracks

Nigeria’s First Republic: 5 Crucial Years That Ended in Military Rule

Debo Basorun and Babangida: The Powerful 1989 Court Battle That Exposed a Military Rift

Gideon Orkar coup attempt: 69 Executions After Nigeria’s Dramatic 1990 Military Uprising

Death of Timothy Onwuatuegwu: 3 Powerful Accounts Behind an Unresolved 1970 Mystery

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BIOGRAPHIES

Safiya Hussaini: The Nigerian Woman Who Defeated a Death Sentence by Stoning

A Hero Without a Medal: How Emmanuel Chukwu Saved More Than 1,000 Nigerians During Liberia’s Civil War

Thomas Babington Macaulay: The Powerful 1859 Story Behind Nigeria’s First Secondary Grammar School

Ayanti Udo Udoma and Nigeria’s Lost Cricket Generation That Faced the MCC Era

Sheikh Muhammad Jamiu Bulala: The Enduring Legacy of Offa’s Remarkable Tijaniyya Mystic

Captain Sinmisola Ajibola: The Woman Who Took Command of the Skies

Ladi Kwali: The Potter Who Took Nigerian Craft to the World

25 Years Ago Today, Nigerian Godwin Ajala Gave His Life Saving Others on 9/11

MILITARY ERA

Who is Lt-Col Abogo Largema?

5 Critical Political Violence Before Nigeria’s First Coup

Joshua Dogonyaro 1985 Coup Speech: The Powerful 27 August Broadcast That Ended Buhari’s First Rule

Usman Kakanda Bello and the 1990 Coup: The Officer Who Died Defending Dodan Barracks

Nigeria’s First Republic: 5 Crucial Years That Ended in Military Rule

Debo Basorun and Babangida: The Powerful 1989 Court Battle That Exposed a Military Rift

Gideon Orkar coup attempt: 69 Executions After Nigeria’s Dramatic 1990 Military Uprising

Death of Timothy Onwuatuegwu: 3 Powerful Accounts Behind an Unresolved 1970 Mystery

CIVIL WARS

Lagos Billion Naira Budget: 3 Powerful Headlines That Captured Nigeria Before the 1983 Coup

Awolowo and Biafra: The £20 Policy, Starvation and Currency War That Shaped Nigeria’s Civil War

Ogbugo Kalu: The Remarkable Commander Behind Biafra’s 1969 Recapture of Owerri

Mohammed Shuwa: The Civil War General Whose Death Exposed Nigeria’s New Security Crisis

The General Who Survived Nigeria’s Civil War, Then Fell in Maiduguri

Angelica Oyediran and the Quiet Work of Returning Biafra’s Displaced Children

Adekunle Fajuyi and the July 1966 Crisis

Why Ojukwu Declared Biafra After Killings, Fear, and the Collapse of Nigeria’s First Union

PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIA

History of Nnewi Kingdom: 4 Enduring Quarters, Colonial Change and Orizu III’s Remarkable 63-Year Reign

Owiwi War: The Decisive 1832 Battle That Transformed Abeokuta and Yorubaland

Britain Stormed Benin City in 1897. But the Attack Was About More Than Revenge

The Fulani Jihad That Transformed Northern Nigeria

The Rivers That Became Highways of Colonial Expansion

How European Colonialism Destroyed Centuries Old Political Systems

Obi Ijeh of Idumuoghu: The Powerful 1978 Photograph That Preserved an Igbuzo Moment in History

Onye Ocha Masquerade: How Igbo Performers Turned Colonial Rule into Comedy

NIGERIAN HISTORY

Safiya Hussaini: The Nigerian Woman Who Defeated a Death Sentence by Stoning

A Hero Without a Medal: How Emmanuel Chukwu Saved More Than 1,000 Nigerians During Liberia’s Civil War

Thomas Babington Macaulay: The Powerful 1859 Story Behind Nigeria’s First Secondary Grammar School

Central Bank of Nigeria Building: The Landmark 1959 Opening at Tinubu Square

History of Nnewi Kingdom: 4 Enduring Quarters, Colonial Change and Orizu III’s Remarkable 63-Year Reign

Ayanti Udo Udoma and Nigeria’s Lost Cricket Generation That Faced the MCC Era

Owiwi War: The Decisive 1832 Battle That Transformed Abeokuta and Yorubaland

Sheikh Muhammad Jamiu Bulala: The Enduring Legacy of Offa’s Remarkable Tijaniyya Mystic

DEMOCRATIC NIGERIA

Central Bank of Nigeria Building: The Landmark 1959 Opening at Tinubu Square

The Western Nigeria Housing Corporation

The Good Side of Sani Abacha: What His Government Built

Sir Kashim Ibrahim’s London Visit: 3 Remarkable Figures in Nigeria’s 1962 Federal Diplomacy

Udoji Award in 1975 Nigeria: How a ₦1,250 Windfall Captured an Oil Boom Turning Point

The 1964 Gazette Record of Sule Alumbugu

New Calabar Crisis: The Decisive 1879 Conflict That Reshaped 3 Kalabari Towns

Ebun House: The Remarkable 1913 Mansion That Redefined Lagos Architecture

INDEPENDENCE

How Colonial Institutions Shaped Post-Independence Nigerian Politics: 3 Powerful Constitutional Shifts That Entrenched Regional Rivalry

Nigeria’s First Republic: 4 Critical Crises That Broke Civilian Rule, 1960–1966

6 Defining Crises That Shattered the Nigeria’s First Republic in 1960–1966

5 Critical Turning Points of Nigeria’s First Republic

Northern Nigerians in London in 1950: 10 Remarkable Faces Before Independence

Organised Nigerian Nationalism in Lagos: 5 Powerful Forces That Transformed Colonial Politics in the 1920s

Herbert Macaulay and Nigerian Nationalism

Lokoja House and Nigeria’s 1914 Amalgamation

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