Democratic Nigeria
Nigeria’s democratic governments from 1999 to present, including presidential administrations, reforms, protests, and state politics.
The Court Battles of Fela Kuti in the 1980s
The story of the Fela Kuti court battles in the 1980s captures one of the most turbulent periods in the life of Nigeria's celebrated...
M. C. K. Ajuluchukwu: 5 Defining Chapters in the Life of a Zikist Journalist and Political Communicator
M. C. K. Ajuluchukwu belonged to a generation in which Nigerian journalism and political struggle were often inseparable. During the final decades of British...
7 Defining Milestones of Professor Itse Sagay
Professor Itse Sagay is widely associated with Nigerian legal scholarship, university education, constitutional debate and public affairs. Yet the career for which he later...
1973 Gboko Bank of the North Opening: A Historic Window into A.J. Adeka, Gondo Aluor and Benue-Plateau
The 1973 Gboko Bank of the North opening captures a striking moment from Nigeria's post-independence history. A.J. Adeka, then Commissioner for Finance in Benue-Plateau...
Nigerians’ Idea of Kindness: 5 Revealing Themes in Femi Oyawale’s 1968 Sunday Post Essay
Nigerians’ Idea of Kindness appeared in the Sunday Post on 25 August 1968, at a time when Nigeria was undergoing civil war, military rule...
The History of Obalende
The history of Obalende is inseparable from the transformation of Lagos at the beginning of the twentieth century. Soldiers, Hausa migrants, government institutions, traders...
Victor Oyenuga’s 1950 Newcastle Wedding: The Remarkable Ceremony That Drew Around 4,000 People
Victor Oyenuga’s 1950 Newcastle Wedding brought an extraordinary crowd to St John the Baptist Church on Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 11 April...
MacGregor Canal: The Powerful Colonial Project That Reshaped Lagos and Helped Define Ikoyi
The MacGregor Canal is one of the most revealing examples of how colonial public health, engineering and land reclamation physically transformed Lagos in the...
Nigeria’s Disputed 1964 General Election
Nigeria's disputed 1964 general election marked a defining moment in the country's First Republic. Held on 30 December 1964, the election was intended to...
The 1968 Foundation Day of University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan 1968 Foundation Day marked an important milestone in the history of Nigerian higher education. Twenty years after its establishment as...