In 1887, King Jaja of Opobo was arrested and deposed for obstructing British commercial and political expansion.

On February 26, 2015, Buhari described himself as a converted democrat as he endeared himself to Nigerians in the race for the 2015 elections.

Abacha is ranked among the most corrupt leaders in modern history. It is estimated that he embezzled between $3 billion and $5 billion from Nigeria's treasury.

Babangida and Abacha’s paths crossed because they were ranking officers of the Nigerian Army, during a period marked by political instability and military ambition.

The Nigerian Army played a significant role in both World Wars, contributing manpower and resources as part of the British Empire.

Alaafin Sango is one of the most famous and powerful kings in Yoruba history, especially known as the third Alaafin (king) of the Oyo Empire.

On January 1, 1914, Lagos became Nigeria's first capital city after the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorates.

The middle class which ought to be the backbone of the Nigeria’s economy and the driving force behind economic development is slowly shrinking.

As of 2023, Nigeria is the sixth most dangerous country in the world to live in as a Christian after North Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Eritrea, and Libya.

In their experience with the Igbos, the British colonial army went from suppressing one resistance to facing another.

President Jimmy Carter was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Nigeria, underscoring the country's strategic importance as a regional power in Africa.

The Benin Bronzes, created by the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin from around the 13th century onward, represent a significant artistic evolution that can be traced back, in part, to the earlier Nok culture.

The Nok culture, one of the earliest known civilisations in West Africa, flourished between 1500 B.C. and 300 A.D., in what is now modern-day Nigeria.

On June 6, 2018, Buhari declared that Nigeria’s Democracy Day would be celebrated as a national holiday every year on June 12 instead of May 29.

As the Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello is still venerated by millions of Nigerians, especially among his kinsmen in Northern Nigeria.

Obafemi Awolowo rose to become the first Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria and the leader of the Action Group Party in the First Republic.

Murtala Muhammed remains the youngest Nigerian Head-of-State to die in office and the only one to die before the age of 40.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu allegedly labelled incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari as an “ethnic bigot and a religious fanatic” in 2003.

In April 1963, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi of Kano flouted the First Law of Power and was deposed by the Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello...

The Super Eagles made its debut at the 1994 edition of the World Cup. Since its debut, the team has only failed to qualify for the tournament twice.