17 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Olu Jacobs, Nollywood’s ‘Lion of Lufodo’
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, a Nigerian actor and film executive, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, died at the age…
September 18 in Nigeria History: Bandits Kill 5 Farmers in Katsina in 2020, Senator Waziri Dies in 2010
On September 18, 2010, a prominent businessman and politician, Senator Mahmud Waziri died in Saudi Arabia. Waziri, born…
September 17 in Nigerian History: 10 Generals Died in NAF Dornier 228 Crash in Benue
On September 17, 2006, a Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 transport aircraft crashed and killed 15 out of…
September 16 in Nigerian History: Gunmen Killed 50 in Kaduna Villages
On September 16, 2014, at least 50 people were killed when gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia stormed…
28 Things You Didn’t Know About late PDP Natl Chair, Bamanga Tukur
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, is dead. He was 90. Tukur,…
September 15 in History: A Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally killed nine civilians in Yunusari, Yobe
On September 15, 2021, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet opened fire on Buhari village in Yunusari Local…
September 14 in Nigerian History: Spanish Flu Reached Lagos in 1918
On September 14, 1918, a dreaded influenza widely known as the “Spanish Flu” officially reached the shores of…
September 13 in Nigerian History: MASSOB, a pro-Biafra Group Was Formed
On September 13, 1999, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, was formed.…
September 12 in Nigerian History: 240 Inmates Escaped Kabba Prison
On the night of September 12, 2021, the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, Kogi State, was breached…
19 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Prof. Ayodeji Badejo, New LASU Vice-Chancellor
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Professor Ayodeji Olawunmi Badejo as the new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos…
September 11 in Nigerian History: Rare 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Happened in Ogun, Lagos and Oyo States
On September 11, 2009, a rare earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck Abeokuta and several towns…
FACT-CHECK: Did Atiku Abubakar promise to abolish house rent if elected as president?
CLAIM A photo of a newspaper front page dated 1 September, 2026 has been circulating on social media.…
September 10 in History: Isaac Adaka Boro, Pioneer of Minority Rights Activism in Nigeria Was Born
On September 10, 1938, an activist and a defining figure in the Niger Delta region, Isaac Adaka Boro…
September 9 in Nigerian History: NASB was officially inaugurated by the Federal Government
On September 9, 1982, the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB) was officially inaugurated by the Federal Government to…
September 8 in Nigeria History: Queen of Nigeria and First Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II Dies
On September 8, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who served as Nigeria’s first Head of State and…