Nigeria’s colonial history is dotted all over from Sokoto to Benin with punitive expeditions which impressed imperial power on the subjugated folk. Designed to shut down local unrest or enforce Crown rules, these expeditions represented the most rudimentary forms of the proselytization of democratic thought […]
There are many attributes of history. For one, it’s not set in stone. History may be facts; that much is true. However, what constitutes history for a set of people may be far removed from what actually happened at that defining time period. Today, we […]
The documented history of the discovery of the Niger River is a long, winded tale of bravery, perseverance and fortitude. Though this history is no older than 300 years and locates itself mostly in Africa, it stars a multitude of Europeans, predominantly Englishmen, of considerable […]
The flag started out as derivatives of the British flag and continued in that format until 1960. Taiwo Akinwunmi designed the new flag that was put in use after 1960.
Towards the end of the 1800’s it became customary to regard Nigeria as separated into the Colony of Lagos managed by the Colonial Office, the Niger Coast Protectorate to the east under the supervision of the British Foreign Office and the Royal Niger Territories to […]
While many are aware that no official Nigeria existed before the amalgamation of its northern and southern territories in 1914, only a few know that in spite of the enormous differences then existent between the regional protectorates the plan for a unified territory of Nigeria […]
GSM, also known as Global System for Mobile Communications, has birthed huge changes throughout Nigeria since it was first introduced. Today, Nigerians now have access to a variety of different services, such as mobile banking, online payments, cheaper international calls, mobile TV and the internet. […]
The social buzz seizing Nigerian youths lately reveals a lot about how the internet is changing the face of the communication in the country. Instagram and Facebook have netted record numbers in terms of usage among its population of Nigerian subscribers, and while these two […]
PRESS RELEASE 19/56 FIRST OIL SHOW IN DELTA As a result of tests carried out at Shell-D’Arcy’s exploration well at Oloibiri, in Brass Division, some oil has been found in quantities somewhat larger than so far discovered in other wells. However, until tests in […]
Clapperton himself returned to Kano in July of 1826 to resume his initial effort to trace the Niger’s course, but could proceed no further on account of the war between Sultan Bello, the leader of Sokoto, and El-Kanemi who managed Bornu. Following several months’ of […]
