Biographies & Cultural Icons of Nigeria
Life stories of Nigerian political leaders, monarchs, activists, writers, artists, and other influential historical figures.
A Queen, a Tomb, and a Lost Wonder: The Mystery of Bilikisu Sungbo
Hidden among the lush forests and rolling landscapes of Ogun State is a place where legend and history seem to meet. It is a...
The Nigerian Spring That Never Cools: Inside the Enduring Mystery of Wikki Warm Springs
Deep within the vast savanna landscape of Bauchi State lies one of Nigeria's most remarkable natural wonders. Surrounded by wildlife, ancient rock formations, and...
Where the Desert Meets the Lake: The Remarkable Story of Lake Alau’s Shifting Sands
The strange story of Lake Alau's desert landscapeGolden sand dunes and open water coexist in a landscape that seems to belong to two different...
The Wedding That Joined the Okoya and Tejuoso Families in Yoruba High Society
The marriage of Prince Olanrewaju Adeyemi Tejuoso and Princess Mojisola Okoya remains one of the notable Yoruba society unions remembered from the late twentieth...
Dangiwa Umar, The Soldier Who Stood Against the Silence of June 12
Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, retired, belongs to one of the most complicated chapters of Nigeria’s modern political history. He was a trained soldier, a...
When Juju Met Diplomacy: Andrew Young, King Sunny Adé and Lagos in 1977
In 1977, Lagos stood at the centre of one of the most ambitious cultural moments in modern African history. It was Nigeria’s federal capital,...
I.K. Dairo’s Decca LP and the Recorded Rise of Modern Juju Music
In 1962, Decca released Juju Music of I.K. Dairo, a 10-inch mono LP credited to I.K. Dairo and His Blue Spots. The album is...
Ade Love’s Taxi Driver 2 and the Mistaken Name That Distorted Yoruba Cinema Memory
In Nigerian film history, some stories survive through cinema reels, family archives, old newspaper reports, television memories, video uploads, and the recollections of people...
Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, The Doctor Who Became Osile of Oke Ona Egba
Oba Dr Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, Karunwi III, stands among the notable modern royal figures of Egbaland. Known as the Osile of Oke Ona Egba,...
Ngwo Pine Forest Cave: The Hidden Nigerian Cave Where a Waterfall Falls Through Solid Rock
In the quiet hills of Enugu State, there is a place where the ground seems to open into another world. A forest of tall...