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Solomon Arase (1956–2025): The Intelligence Officer Who Became Nigeria’s Police Chief

Solomon Arase (21 June 1956 – 31 August 2025) was a Nigerian police officer, lawyer and public administrator who served as the country's 18th indigenous Inspector-General of Police from April 2015 to June 2016. His career spanned more than three decades and included major responsibilities in criminal intelligence, police investigations and national security administration. Born...

MILITARY ERA

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

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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

MILITARY ERA

Theophilus Danjuma in 1966: The Untold Story of Nigeria’s Coup Crisis

Murtala Mohammed: The Remarkable Story of a Nigerian War Commander

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

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BIOGRAPHIES

Solomon Arase (1956–2025): The Intelligence Officer Who Became Nigeria’s Police Chief

The Miracle Well in Badagry

Irefin Palace: The Historic Ibadan Landmark with 125 Rooms That Appeared in Saworoide

Clarion Chukwura and Sir Shina Peters: A Remarkable Family Story

Mallam Aminu Kano and His Family: A Remarkable 1960s Glimpse

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

Demas Nwoko: The Nigerian Artist Whose Talent Opened Doors in Architecture Without a Degree

Before Victoria Island, There Was Iru Town

MILITARY ERA

Theophilus Danjuma in 1966: The Untold Story of Nigeria’s Coup Crisis

Murtala Mohammed: The Remarkable Story of a Nigerian War Commander

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

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

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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

Solomon Arase (1956–2025): The Intelligence Officer Who Became Nigeria’s Police Chief

The Miracle Well in Badagry

National War Museum, Umuahia

Irefin Palace: The Historic Ibadan Landmark with 125 Rooms That Appeared in Saworoide

The Old Bank Safe of Ikot Abasi and the Man Trapped Inside

Theophilus Danjuma in 1966: The Untold Story of Nigeria’s Coup Crisis

Clarion Chukwura and Sir Shina Peters: A Remarkable Family Story

Murtala Mohammed: The Remarkable Story of a Nigerian War Commander

DEMOCRATIC NIGERIA

Solomon Arase (1956–2025): The Intelligence Officer Who Became Nigeria’s Police Chief

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

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

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

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