By Dr. Yau Muhammad Professor Haruna Wakili (1960–2020) was a distinguished Nigerian academic, historian, and public servant whose contributions...
By Huzaifa Dokaji About 2 years ago, a good friend of mine who works and lives in the UK engaged me in a conversation...
By Abbas Yushau Yusuf On September 23, 2003, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, Chief William Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo, was allegedly gassed at...
The first professor in Nigeria was Professor Kenneth Dike (1917-1983). He was a renowned historian and academic who made significant contributions to the field of...
By Jamilu Uba Adamu Late Mallam Sa’adu Zungur (1915 – 1958) in his song Arewa Mulukiya ko Jamhuriya said; “Ya Sarki Alhaji Bayero, Ga Yan...
Modakeke is a town in Osun State, South West Nigeria, with a population of close to three hundred thousand people. The Modakekes are also...
Early 19th Century: The Beginning The Ajanakus family traces its roots back to the early 19th century in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria. The family’s progenitor,...
Margaret Walker was born on July 7, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama was a college student at the age of 15 when she begin writing poetry. She...
Abbas Yushau Yusuf On the 31st of December 1983, forty years ago today, the military, led by Major General Muhammad Buhari, Nigeria’s former civilian President, overthrew...
Aliyu Babba popularly known as Alu was believed to have been born in 1853. He was named after his maternal grandfather Sarkin Musulmi Aliyu Babba. He...