Gen. Diya was crossed examined at the Human Rights Violation Commission (HRVIC) on the coup plan 1997 to overthrow Gen. Sanni Abacha, He bluntly denied the...
Aguiyi-Ironsi (L) and Adekunle Fajuyi (R) Nigeria has seen the rise and fall of many military regimes since she became a sovereign state in 1960 and...
General Sani Abacha is perhaps Nigeria’s most enigmatic head of state. He reigned from 1993 until his death in 1998. General Abacha was born in Kano...
Background On the 27th of May, 1967, General Yakubu Gowon promulgated decree number 14 which created 12 states (six in the north and six in the...
I walked into an eatery one afternoon to order takeout. While I waited for my food I kept busy with my phone. A man walked...
On the 3rd of June, 1999, Salisu Buhari, a 29-year-old Nigerian businessman who made his fortune dealing in computers, was elected as the speaker of the...
Joseph Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu alias Adelabu Penkelemesi was a colossal in the political arena of Ibadan and the then Western Region before the independence of...
Who was Alimotu Pelewura? Alimotu Pelewura was the brave and radical woman who led the Lagos Market Women’s Association (LMWA) in its oppositions to the taxation policy...
Brief Details of Ibadan Before we begin with the history of Ibadan, let us set some facts straight. Ibadan, (pronounced E- baa- dawn) the present capital...
Prophet Daniel Abodunrin’s corpse Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, is the third-largest city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano. The city is popularly known for...