1976 coup: Why I declined taking over after Murtala’s death – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said that he was persuaded to take over as Head of State, shortly after General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in the 1976 coup. The then Head of State, Gen Muhammed, along with his aide-de-camp, ADC (Lt. Akinsehinwa), orderly and driver were assassinated on February 13, 1976 while on his way […]

Lagos Island: Home to the Brazilian Quarter of Lagos

Lagos Island is the principal and central local government area in Lagos Metropolitan Area in Lagos State. It is part of the Lagos Division. Lying in Lagos Lagoon, a large protected harbour on the coast of Africa, the island was home to the Yoruba fishing village of Eko, which grew into the modern city of Lagos. The city has now spread out to cover the neighbouring […]

Lagos State: A Major Financial Centre in Africa

Lagos City with its adjoining conurbation, is the largest city in Nigeria, as well as on the African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and also one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. Also, Lagos is a major financial centre in Africa and has the highest GDP, housing one of the largest and […]

UMUNZE TOWN

Umunze town in Anambra State Nigeria is one of the most amazing places …If I may say so myself, maybe it’s because this is where I am from. Umunze is the headquarters of Orumba south local government area in Anambra state of Nigeria. Its geographic coordinates are 5° 58′ 0″ north, 7° 13′ 0″ east. […]

Chronicle of The New Nigerian Cinema

I found out that the New Nigerian Cinema which’s also known as New Nollywood or New Wave is an emerging phase in Nigerian cinema, in which there became a major shift in the method of film production, from the video format, which came about during the video boom, back to the cinema method, which constituted the films produced in the Golden era of Nigerian cinema […]

BAUCHI STATE: In Hausa the word Bauchi means the Land of Freedom and Tourism.

Bauchi and Adamawa were the two main sources of freedom and tourism for the Fulani empire of Sokoto. According to tradition, it was named for a hunter known as Baushe, who settled in the region before the arrival of Yakubu, the first traditional ruler of Bauchi emirate (founded 1800–10). Bauchi State is located in the Northeastern part of […]

The Walls of Benin City was the world’s largest man-made earth structure.

I was startled when I heard about the Walls of Benin. It was considered the largest man-made structure lengthwise and was hailed as the largest earthwork in the world. That’s mind blowing! Seeing that Nigeria has such an outstanding historic fact that’s exclusive and unique, no country in any continent can counter it. Scientist figured out […]

The Story of Benin City; the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace

This is the story of a lost medieval city you’ve probably never heard about. Benin City, originally known as Edo, was once the capital of a pre-colonial African empire located in what is now southern Nigeria. The Benin empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to […]