Historical Nigeria https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Mallam Aminu Kano and His Family: A Remarkable 1960s Glimpse Oba Daniel Aladesanmi II: Ado-Ekiti’s Remarkable History Aguiyi-Ironsi and Fajuyi: The Tragic July 1966 Counter-Coup Barnabas and Amaka Igwe: The Murder That Shook Anambra The Miracle Well in Badagry National War Museum, Umuahia Irefin Palace: The Historic Ibadan Landmark with 125 Rooms That Appeared in Saworoide The Old Bank Safe of Ikot Abasi and the Man Trapped Inside Murtala Mohammed: The Remarkable Story of a Nigerian War Commander Theophilus Danjuma in 1966: The Untold Story of Nigeria’s Coup Crisis Clarion Chukwura and Sir Shina Peters: A Remarkable Family Story Murtala Muhammed’s 1975 Appointments: The First Supreme Military Council Yakubu Gowon in Exile: The 1975 London Photograph with His Children Mohammed Abacha and Hamza al Mustapha: The Kudirat Abiola Murder Case Emmanuel Nwude: The Fraudster Behind the $242 Million Fake Airport Scandal The 1929 Women’s War: How Igbo Women Rose Against British Rule Biafran Child Soldiers: The Powerful 1968 Photograph from Umuahia Igbo Landing: The 1803 Revolt That Ended in a Tragedy at Dunbar Creek Demas Nwoko: The Nigerian Artist Whose Talent Opened Doors in Architecture Without a Degree Mustapha Sani Abacha: The Remarkable Story of His Birth at Aso Rock Before Victoria Island, There Was Iru Town Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Abuja: The History Behind Nigeria’s Tribute to Fallen Heroes Pastor Bimbo Odukoya: The Tragic Story Behind Her Final Days Ibrahim and Maryam Babangida: The Story of Their 1969 Wedding Mudashiru Ayeni: The Nigerian Student Sent to a Psychiatrist After Building a Robot The 1975 Cement Crisis: Nigeria’s Development Struggle The Court Battles of Fela Kuti in the 1980s The Cement Armada: How Nigeria Ordered More Cement Than Its Ports Could Handle The 400 Ships That Turned Lagos Waters Into a Cement Parking Lot Blaise Compaoré’s 27 Years in Power: What Happened After Sankara? From Silence to Justice: How Burkina Faso Finally Confronted Sankara’s Murder October 15, 1987: The Day Thomas Sankara Was Killed The Black Box Nobody Ever Heard: The Unanswered Questions of Nigeria’s 1992 C 130 Crash September 26, 1992: The Day 159 Lives Were Lost in Lagos King Leopold II and the Congo Free State: The Private Empire That Became a Global Scandal The Osun River: How a River Born in Igede Became the Sacred Heart of Osogbo Chief Oshodi Landuji Tapa: The Warrior, Merchant and Power Broker Whose Name Lives on in Lagos Oya’s Grove: The Sacred Forest at the Heart of Ira’s History Ooni Luwo Gbagida: Why Did Ife Crown a Woman, and Why Did It Never Happen Again? Esie Museum: The Stone People, the Hunter and the Mystery Behind Nigeria’s First Museum Human Zoos: When Humans Were Put on Display Like Animals Yeyemolu: The Eternal First Wife of the Ooni of Ife Africa Was Civilised Before Colonisation: The Great Kingdoms and Empires That Built a Continent’s History Amina J. Mohammed and the SDGs: The Powerful Story Behind the 2030 Agenda Dr Bennet Omalu and CTE: How One NFL Autopsy Changed the History of Football and Brain Trauma Babatunde Osotimehin: 6 Powerful Years Leading the UN Population Fund General Martin Luther Agwai: Nigeria’s Commander at the Birth of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur 5 Defining Moments of Chief Emeka Anyaoku Chinwuba Onumba: 7 Seeds and the Enduring Story of an Aguleri Afa Diviner