*Photo: President Bola Tinubu* Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day…
Category: History
Ibadan-Oyo war of supremacy over obas council,- By Lasisi Olagunju
At the Alaafin’s Garden Hall in Oyo on 6 November, 1934, Alaafin Siyanbola Ladigbolu held a…
Lugard: 80 Years After
By Lasisi Olagunju *Photo: Lord Friedrick Lugard* On 9 June, 1913, Lord Friedrick Lugard minuted on…
A review of IBB’s book of billions
By Lasisi Olagunju *Photo: General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd)* In five parts, thirteen chapters, six appendices, including…
Borno Man Who Fought in America’s Civil War in 1860s
By Farooq A. Kperogi *Photo: Nicholas Said* In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which…
Alaafin:Some words for king and chiefs,- By Lasisi Olagunju
The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why…
Making of an Aláàfin: Bribe or gods?
By Festus Adedayo *Photo: Prince Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo-designate* In a viral video, Professor…
Borgu, Northern Nigeria, and Yoruba History,- By Farooq A. Kperogi
*Photo: Farooq A. Kperogi* My December 21, 2024, column titled “Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient…