Political History
How Omoyele Sowore’s #RevolutionNow Shook Nigeria’s Democracy
Omoyele Sowore entered Nigeria’s political arena with the reputation of an activist journalist and the defiance of a protest organiser. His presidential campaigns in...
Omoyele Sowore, from campus organiser to Sahara Reporters publisher and opposition candidate
Omoyele “Yele” Sowore stands as one of the most visible figures shaped by Nigeria’s culture of protest and reform activism. His public life stretches...
Madam Efunroye Tinubu, How a Yoruba Merchant Woman Rose to Power in Lagos and Abeokuta
Madam Efunroye Tinubu, who died in 1887, was one of the most powerful women in nineteenth century Yorubaland. Her life unfolded during an era...
How Benin and Portugal Built an Early Trade Corridor on the Bight of Benin
When Portuguese ships began moving steadily along the West African coast in the fifteenth century, they entered a region shaped by long-standing commercial routes...