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Babangida and Abacha

Babangida and Abacha rose through the military ranks during the 1970s and early 1980s... ...

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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.

First Republic

(1960-1966)

Nigeria’s First Republic lasted for less than three years until it fell on January 15, 1966, after the country’s first military coup.

The full story of how the political rivalry between Ladoke Akintola and Obafemi Awolowo led to Nigeria's First Coup D'état in 1966...

Professor Saburi Biobaku least expected it. A radical student activist...surged forward from the crowd and stabbed the Vice-Chancellor at the back...

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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...

People & Places

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

Second Republic (1979-1983)

Nigeria's Second Republic, which fell on December 31, 1983, has been described ...

Fourth Republic

(1999 to date)

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

The October 2020 EndSARS Protest in Nigeria actively lasted for 17 days; from October 7, 2020, to October 24, 2020.

Olusegun Obasanjo created the EFCC and the ICPC to combat corruption. He also ntroduced the GSM to improve communication in Nigeria...

While Bola Ige was shot and killed in Ibadan, Funsho Williams was stabbed and strangled to death at his home in Lagos.

The Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)

The Nigerian civil war witnessed the death of about one to three million Nigerians, with the majority being from the Eastern region.

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War or the Nigeria-Biafra War, was a war fought to counter the secession of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria.

The Ogbunigwe was used in combat during the Nigerian civil war and at the height of production, about 500 units were being produced every day in Biafra.

In January 1967, representatives from the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Eastern Region met in Ghana to agree on what is now known as the Aburi Accord...

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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.

The Nigerian Football Team was not known as the Super Eagles from its inception in 1949. The football team was known as the...Green Eagles.

Popularly known as "Zik" or "The Great Zik of Africa", Nnamdi Azikiwe was Nigeria’s first president at the beginning of the First Republic in 1963.

The October 2020 EndSARS Protest in Nigeria actively lasted for 17 days; from October 7, 2020, to October 24, 2020.

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