In 1906, Obalende became a resettlement site for soldiers and the veterans of the Royal West Force (RWAFF). Hence, the name, Obalende was given by...
Sir David Hunt served as the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Nigeria from 1967 to 1969, a period that coincided with the outbreak and most...
On 17 May 1933, Abubakar Olusola Saraki was born in Ilorin, in present-day Kwara State, Nigeria. Though he would later become one of the most...
In 1964, Western Nigeria was engulfed in intense political crisis. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the opposition and a dominant political figure in the Western...
The image shows a German military bicycle from the early 20th century, identified as a Herrenrad Victoria model used during World War I. Spring Wheel...
They went to appeal directly to Nigeria’s Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, seeking clemency for their friend and colleague, Mamman Vatsa, a Major-General in the...
After his tor*ture and exe*cut*ion by soldiers led by Major Theophilus Danjuma, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military Head of State, was buried in...
Brigadier Babafemi Olatunde Ogundipe occupies a pivotal yet often overlooked place in Nigeria’s military and political history. Hailing from Ago-Iwoye in present-day Ogun State, Ogundipe...
In 1982, Mr. Audu Innocent Ogbeh served as Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Communications, a role he held until 1983. His appointment came at a time...
Full Name: Alhaji Adegoke Gbadamosi Adelabu Birth Name: Gbadamosi Adegoke Akande Date of Birth: 3 September 1915 Place of Birth: Ibadan, present-day Oyo State, Nigeria...
