African History
Before Lagos Became Lagos, There Were the Awori
Every day, millions of people move through Lagos without ever thinking about what existed before the city became Nigeria’s commercial giant.They see traffic. Bridges....
Yoruba Culture Outside Nigeria: History of Yoruba People Across West Africa and the Americas
Long before Nigeria existed as a country, the Yoruba people were already part of a vast and interconnected civilization stretching across West Africa. Their...
Ikale People of Ondo South: The Yoruba Coastal Community Shaped by Forest, Water, and Enduring Tradition
In the southern reaches of Ondo State, where dense rainforest gradually meets winding rivers and the distant pull of coastal waters, lives a Yoruba...
Egun (Ogu) People of Nigeria: History, Culture, Language, and Border Identity With Benin Republic
Along the quiet waterways of Badagry and the winding creeks that stretch into the coastal communities of Ogun State, life moves with a different...
Egba People of Abeokuta: History, Origins, Culture, and Their Resistance Against Dahomey
There is a city in southwestern Nigeria where stone once became salvation.Long before modern roads cut through Ogun State and before Abeokuta became known...
EFCC Probe of Rochas Okorocha Over Imo Land Disputes
When Rochas Okorocha left office as Governor of Imo State in 2019, the expectation in many political transitions is that attention shifts to the...
Abdulmumin Jibrin Budget Padding Scandal 2016
Budgets are not supposed to be dramatic.They are meant to be technical, procedural, and, to most citizens, almost invisible. But in July 2016, Nigeria’s...
The Badeh Case: Rise, Corruption Allegations, and Sudden Death of a Defence Chief
For years, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh stood among the most powerful figures in Nigeria’s military hierarchy. As Chief of Defence Staff, he led...
Power Storm: Oshiomhole and Allegations of Political Influence
In Nigerian politics, power is rarely loud at the beginning. It starts in closed rooms, in tense meetings, in lists of names that determine...
Femi Fani Kayode EFCC Aviation Ministry Probe
In 2006, the Federal Ministry of Aviation sat at one of the most sensitive intersections of Nigeria’s public finance system. It was not just...