Nigeria History

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, a Nigerian journalist and novelist in an article published by BBC revealed that one of her ancestors...

There are two versions of story about how Ìjẹ̀sà people come to be. One is traced to Odùduwà and the...

The Emir of Kano is a well respected traditional position among the Hausas and is considered the most respected traditional...

Conflicts and tensions in a country may result in clashes and war. Nigeria experienced the effects of such tensions during...

Though many characteristics of the Igbo culture are a bit unconventional, when it comes to socializing they tend to be...

As far back as 1987 when some of you were still in the incubator, Oba Yesufu Oloyede Asanike, Olubadan of...

Nigeria was a Federal State of three Regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. Additionally, provinces, were abolished in 1976 and today country has a 36 state country

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War and the Nigerian-Biafran War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), was a war fought between...

Nigeria has over 371 documented tribes scattered all over the country and not all of them are exposed to the...

History is us. It is about our forefathers, our past, our culture ....e.t.c Having full knowledge of it is paramount...

Government practiced in Nigeria: All countries are known to be headed and overseen by a governing authority made of a...

There is a popular Yoruba parlance when translated it means spending money like Da Rocha. In another Yoruba parlance when...

How much do you know about Nigeria, especially her leaders? Who founded the Central Bank of Nigeria? Did you know...

On this day 21 years ago, Fela Anikulapo Kuti a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre,...

Grandmother, Grace Atinuke, born November 16, 1931, is known to be the first ever Miss Nigeria, having won the pageant...

Many people today make use of the Nigerian naira but don’t know its history as well as the various signs,...