Democratic Nigeria
Nigeria’s democratic governments from 1999 to present, including presidential administrations, reforms, protests, and state politics.
Peter Nwaoboshi: Senator, Legal Battles, and Legacy
Peter Onyeluka Nwaoboshi was born on 29 June 1958 in Delta State, Nigeria. He pursued a formal legal education, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws...
Ikedi Ohakim and the Politics of Imo State
Chief Ikedi Ohakim is a Nigerian businessman and former governor of Imo State, whose career spans the private sector and state governance. His story...
Namadi Sambo: Architect to Vice President
Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, is a Nigerian architect and elder statesman whose public service career spans roles...
Kaduna Under Dabo Lere
Alhaji Mohammed Dabo Lere was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Kaduna State from 2 January 1992 until November 1993 during Nigeria’s...
How Western Nigeria Pulled Off a Television First
On 31 October 1959, a new kind of public signal went live from Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria’s Western Region. The station was Western...
Steven Bankole Rhodes II, Nigerian Supreme Court Judge
Steven Bankole Rhodes II (1890–1951) was a Nigerian barrister, jurist, and colonial legal administrator whose career reflected a gradual shift in British colonial Nigeria,...
From Holiday Inn to Landmark, The Making of Eko Hotel and Suites
Eko Hotel and Suites is now one of the best known hospitality properties on Victoria Island, Lagos, but its roots sit firmly in the...
NITEL and Nigeria’s Payphone Era
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, popularly known as NITEL, was the cornerstone of Nigeria’s telecommunications landscape for decades. Established in 1985, NITEL emerged from the merger...
Carter Bridge and Lagos Harbour
Few cities in Africa owe their modern growth as directly to water, bridges and maritime engineering as Lagos. From the early twentieth century, the...
Duro Ladipo Transforms Yoruba Drama into Global Cultural Force
Durodola Durosomo Duroorike Timothy Adisa Ladipo, known popularly as Duro Ladipo, is recognised as one of Nigeria’s most influential theatre practitioners. Writing and performing...