Category: History & Life Story
HISTORY OF YEWA IN OGUN STATE
Yewa (formerly Egbado) is a multicultural diverse sub ethnic group of Yoruba people located in Ogun State, South west region of Ni...
THE BIBLE OF THE POOR (BIBLIA PAUPERUM)
Officially it is called Biblia Pauperum, meaning the “Bible of the Poor”, yet this illuminated codex, with almost 100 miniatures d...
2023: THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION...
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States marked the commencement of Donald Trump's term as pres...
JAJA ANUCHA NDUBUISI WACHUKU, NIGERIA'S FIRST AMBA...
Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku, a Royal Prince of Ngwaland and "descendant of 20 generations of African chiefs in the Igbo country o...
MIHAILO TOLOTOS, THE MONK THAT NEVER SET EYES ON A...
Mihailo Tolotos, an Orthodox Greek Monk, is said to have been born some time in 1856 and did not see his mother as she died shortl...
MEET NIGERIAN-AMERICAN YEMI MOBOLADE, THE FIRST EL...
Did you know that Yemi Mobolade's victory as first elected black mayor of United States' Colorado Springs, Colorado, is neither as...
MEET THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO HOLD A GUINNESS WORLD R...
Did you know that the first Nigerian to have his name in the Guinness World Records is a Deltan who achieved that feat in 1999 wit...
CHINYERE KALU, THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY AN AIRCRAFT ...
Chinyere Kalu, MFR (née Onyenucheya), who served as the rector and chief instructor of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology...
STÉPHANE BREITWIESER, THE WORLD'S MOST CONSISTENT ...
Did you know that Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, ...
AFRICAN HISTORY: MUHAMMAD ALI PASHA, FOUNDER OF MO...
The Muhammad Ali dynasty (also known as Alawiyya or Alawite dynasty in contemporary English, as Al-ʾUsra al-ʿAlawiyya in Arabic, a...
THE HISTORY OF ZUMA ROCK, INTERESTING THINGS TO KN...
According to history, Zuma rock was discovered by a group known as the Zuba people (Koros), and the rock possesses great powers.
VIGDÍS FINNBOGADOTTIR, THE FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY EL...
Did you know that Vigdís Finnbogadottir is also the longest-serving elected female head of state of any country to date, and the f...
HOW PHONE HACKING SCANDAL ENDS THE REIGN OF POPULA...
The News of the World was a weekly national red top tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 20...
HISTORY OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: THE NIGERIA P...
The Nigeria Police Force serves society by ensuring the protection of human rights and freedom, countering crime, supporting the p...
THE STORY OF QUEEN AMINA OF ZARIA
In the past, women played a significant role in the leadership and liberation of some places in Nigeria. Although the traditional ...
THE STORY OF NIGERIA'S MOST FAMOUS MAGICIAN PROFES...
Professor Peller The magician was one of the Nigerians that opened Nigerian to what magic was. He is the father of Shina Peller th...
FERDINAND MARCOS SR., THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL LEADE...
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917–September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kle...
THE RISE AND FALL OF AL CAPONE, THE MOST INFAMOUS ...
In 1920 during the height of prohibition, Al Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gamb...
SHEHU USMAN ALIYU SHAGARI, THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC PR...
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR and holder of the title, Turakin Sokoto, was the first democratically elected President of Nigeria...
REMEMBERING NIGERIA'S 2011 POST-ELECTION RIOT, THE...
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011 after they were postponed from 9 April 2011.
