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Oba Daniel Aladesanmi II: Ado-Ekiti’s Remarkable History

In 1952, Oba Daniel Anirare Aladesanmi II, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, was photographed welcoming visitors to his palace grounds. The image offers a glimpse of the traditional institution at the centre of Ado-Ekiti’s public life during the colonial period.Aladesanmi II ruled from 1937 until 1983, witnessing major changes in the town’s political, social and...

MILITARY ERA

Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi: The Tragic July 1966 Counter-Coup

Murtala Muhammed’s 1975 Appointments: The First Supreme Military Council

Biafran Child Soldiers: The Powerful 1968 Photograph from Umuahia

Yakubu Gowon in Exile: The 1975 London Photograph with His Children

General Martin Luther Agwai: Nigeria’s Commander at the Birth of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur

Florence Ajimobi and Adeyinka Adebayo: The Powerful 1967 Photograph Linking an Ibadan Schoolgirl to Nigerian History

William Walbe and the July 1966 Counter-Coup: Inside the Seizure of Ironsi and Fajuyi

Lt S. E. Idowu: From Army Promotion to the Tragedy of the July 1966 Counter-Coup

MILITARY ERA

Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi: The Tragic July 1966 Counter-Coup

Murtala Muhammed’s 1975 Appointments: The First Supreme Military Council

Biafran Child Soldiers: The Powerful 1968 Photograph from Umuahia

Yakubu Gowon in Exile: The 1975 London Photograph with His Children

General Martin Luther Agwai: Nigeria’s Commander at the Birth of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur

Florence Ajimobi and Adeyinka Adebayo: The Powerful 1967 Photograph Linking an Ibadan Schoolgirl to Nigerian History

William Walbe and the July 1966 Counter-Coup: Inside the Seizure of Ironsi and Fajuyi

Lt S. E. Idowu: From Army Promotion to the Tragedy of the July 1966 Counter-Coup

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BIOGRAPHIES

Oba Daniel Aladesanmi II: Ado-Ekiti’s Remarkable History

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Mustapha Sani Abacha: The Remarkable Story of His Birth at Aso Rock

Pastor Bimbo Odukoya: The Tragic Story Behind Her Final Days

Ibrahim and Maryam Babangida: The Story of Their 1969 Wedding

The Osun River: How a River Born in Igede Became the Sacred Heart of Osogbo

Oya’s Grove: The Sacred Forest at the Heart of Ira’s History

MILITARY ERA

Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi: The Tragic July 1966 Counter-Coup

Murtala Muhammed’s 1975 Appointments: The First Supreme Military Council

Biafran Child Soldiers: The Powerful 1968 Photograph from Umuahia

Yakubu Gowon in Exile: The 1975 London Photograph with His Children

General Martin Luther Agwai: Nigeria’s Commander at the Birth of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur

Florence Ajimobi and Adeyinka Adebayo: The Powerful 1967 Photograph Linking an Ibadan Schoolgirl to Nigerian History

William Walbe and the July 1966 Counter-Coup: Inside the Seizure of Ironsi and Fajuyi

Lt S. E. Idowu: From Army Promotion to the Tragedy of the July 1966 Counter-Coup

CIVIL WARS

Lieutenant Macaulay Lamurde: 7 Fateful Days from a Filmed Killing to Execution in 1968

Stephen Odike Photograph: 5 Crucial Clues from Nigeria’s Civil War Years

Ndubuisi Kanu: The Igbo Naval Officer Who Fought for Biafra and Later Governed Lagos State

Obasanjo’s Letters to Gowon: 4 Revealing Wartime Dispatches from Nigeria’s Civil War

4 Major Political Crises of the Nigeria’s First Republic

Joseph Hannibal Achuzia: 3 Decisive Phases of the Battle for Onitsha, 1967–1968

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

PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIA

The 1929 Women’s War: How Igbo Women Rose Against British Rule

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Bamidele Areogun: The Powerful Story Behind a 1974 Epa Sculpture and a Yoruba Carving Legacy

Funmilayo Ranco: The Woman Who Fought Men in the Ring and Played Men on Stage

The King Who Changed Ilaro: Farming, Punishment and the Origin of “Oko Oba”

The Prince Who Died on His Way to Become King of Ilaro

NIGERIAN HISTORY

Oba Daniel Aladesanmi II: Ado-Ekiti’s Remarkable History

Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi: The Tragic July 1966 Counter-Coup

Barnabas and Amaka Igwe: The Murder That Shook Anambra

Murtala Muhammed’s 1975 Appointments: The First Supreme Military Council

Emmanuel Nwude: The Fraudster Behind the $242 Million Fake Airport Scandal

The 1929 Women’s War: How Igbo Women Rose Against British Rule

Biafran Child Soldiers: The Powerful 1968 Photograph from Umuahia

Igbo Landing: The 1803 Revolt That Ended in a Tragedy at Dunbar Creek

DEMOCRATIC NIGERIA

The Court Battles of Fela Kuti in the 1980s

M. C. K. Ajuluchukwu: 5 Defining Chapters in the Life of a Zikist Journalist and Political Communicator

7 Defining Milestones of Professor Itse Sagay

1973 Gboko Bank of the North Opening: A Historic Window into A.J. Adeka, Gondo Aluor and Benue-Plateau

Nigerians’ Idea of Kindness: 5 Revealing Themes in Femi Oyawale’s 1968 Sunday Post Essay

The History of Obalende

Victor Oyenuga’s 1950 Newcastle Wedding: The Remarkable Ceremony That Drew Around 4,000 People

MacGregor Canal: The Powerful Colonial Project That Reshaped Lagos and Helped Define Ikoyi

INDEPENDENCE

M. C. K. Ajuluchukwu: 5 Defining Chapters in the Life of a Zikist Journalist and Political Communicator

4 Major Political Crises of the Nigeria’s First Republic

Nigeria’s First Republic: 4 Critical Events Behind Its Collapse

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

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