Lt. Colonel Buka Suka Dimka was a key player in the failed 1976 coup in which the then Nigeria’s Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, was...
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War or the Nigerian-Biafran War, broke out between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the secessionist state...
Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu died in the final week of July 1967. While there is consensus that he died, exactly how he died and at the...
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...
Nigeria is the most populous Black nation in the world today, with an estimated population of 204 million people. This country is marked by the emergence...
In 1945, a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s history unfolded with the initiation of the first general strike, a nationwide labor movement led by thousands of workers...
On May 30, 1967, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu made the official declaration of secession for the Eastern Region from Nigeria, proclaiming the birth of the Republic of Biafra......
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to break away from conventional Nigerian businesses, Michael Ibru launched his frozen fish venture in 1957, despite doubts...
In 1989, Ene Obi made history as the first female president of the Students Union of The University of Jos (Unijos), a position that had been...
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen suffered an ankle injury during the Super Eagles’ 1-0 victory over Rwanda in their World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International...