1965: Joseph Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Congo, rolls up sleeves in a pose that seemed he was passionate about his country. However, the man turned...
Francisca Nneka Okeke is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). She has contributed to the development of physics at the secondary...
The photograph of Chief Abraham Salako—popularly remembered as Afilaka—standing beside a Peugeot 404 in the 1960s is more than just a family heirloom. It is a...
Ekei Eyo as Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Queen’s College for Girls, Lagos Circa 1940s Editor’s Note: After diligently searching through archival records for over an...
Haunting photographs of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first Prime Minister, alongside his closest allies, Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito, under guard as they await their fate, January...
In 1950, Josiah Olutunji Majekodunmi etched his name into history when he won Nigeria’s very first international sports medal, a silver in the men’s high jump...
The Ijora Power Station in Lagos is one of the oldest electricity plants in Nigeria and a landmark in the country’s early power infrastructure. It was...
Bode Thomas, Nigeria’s first Minister of Transportation, died on November 23, 1953, under controversial circumstances. What happened to him? Thomas, then Chairman of Oyo Divisional Council,...
Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande being sworn in as the first Executive Governor of Lagos State by the State chief judge Adetunji Adefarasin in 1979 He was...
The Funkees were among Nigeria’s leading Afro-funk innovators, blending highlife, funk, rock, and Afrobeat into a distinctive sound that resonated across Africa and the diaspora. Formed...
