SHERE HILLS

Tucked in Jos, the capital of Plateau state in the middle belt region of Nigeria is Shere hills with its undulating rocks and rock formations with peaks and dips that would please the most ardent rock/mountain climber. Plateau state as the name rightly connotes us peppered with scenic ranges of hills, rocks and valleys. According […]

Military Thriller ’76 Gets Approval from Obasanjo

The innovative military thriller ’76 was recently approved by former President Olusegun Obasanjo who was the military Head of State in 1976. The film depicts events that took place following the assassination of Gen. Murtala Mohammed. The ex-president lauded the movie during a private screening  at his Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Adonis […]

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 […]

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 […]

Did You Know? Soukous Means Congolese Music.

Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo varies in its different forms. Outside of Africa, most music from the Democratic Republic of Congo is called Soukous, which most accurately refers instead to a dance popular in the late 1960s. The term rumba orrock-rumba is also used generically to refer to Congolese music, though neither is precise nor accurately descriptive. Really, […]