Shared Heritage Grace Eniola Soyinka (1908–1983) and her cousin Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (1927–2003) belonged to one of Nigeria’s most influential Yoruba families. Their mothers were sisters...
The Nigerian Naira (₦) and the Ghanaian Cedi (₵) are two of West Africa’s most widely traded currencies. Both play crucial roles in their respective economies,...
Authorities in Libya have moved 18 undocumented Nigerian migrants from the Sirte Immigration Detention Center to the southern city of Sabha, where they are expected to...
Security operatives in Kurna area of Kano metropolis have arrested a group of suspected thugs who disguised as women to carry out targeted attacks. It was...
Balogun Odueyingbo Kuku was a prominent 19th-century warlord and influential leader in Ijebu-Ode, a key town in present-day Ogun State, Nigeria. Known for his military prowess,...
This iconic photograph brings together three of Nigeria’s most influential nationalist leaders—Nnamdi Azikiwe, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Obafemi Awolowo—men whose political vision and leadership shaped the...
George Oruigbi Pepple, born in 1849, reigned as King of the Kingdom of Bonny, a powerful trading state in the Niger Delta, during one of the...
Akinwumi Ogundiran is an internationally respected archaeologist, anthropologist, and cultural historian whose work bridges African history, archaeology, and the African diaspora. He is Cardiss Collins Professor...
Akinwunmi Ambode (born 14 June 1963 in Epe, Lagos State) is a Nigerian public administrator and politician best known for serving as the 14th Governor of...
Osifekunde of Ijebu (born c. 1795) occupies a unique place in the history of West Africa and the wider Atlantic world. His personal testimony—recorded in Paris...
