*Photo: Chief Dare Babarinsa* Text of a public lecture to mark the 64th Independence Anniversary of…
Category: History
Fear history!,- By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
Just as they say that social media neither sleep nor slumber, history also never forgets! The…
”Help us to return home”, Kogi, Kwara Yoruba monarchs beg Ooni of Ife
*Photo: Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi* The Ooni of Ife and Co- Chairman, National Council Of Traditional…
Ilorin and Dan Fodio’s deadstock,- By Lasisi Olagunju
*Photo: Emir Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari of Ilorin* Justice Ibrahim Kolapo Gambari, JCA became the Emir of Ilorin…
Kings and Imams in Yorubaland,- By Lasisi Olagunju
Beyond its outer casing of spirituality, the post of Imam in Yorubaland potentially guarantees prestige, power…
Katsina: How late President Yar’adua ensured leadership of the state remained within his political family – Gov Radda
*Photo: The late President Umaru Yar’Adua* Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has observed that…
Remembering Sir Ahmadu Bello – By Kehinde Yusuf
*Photo: Sir Ahmadu Bello* There are people you wish never died, on account of the immense…
Abuja and the two Nigerias – By Lasisi Olagunju
If we take the Central Bank of Nigeria to Sokoto, will that translate to wellness for…
The Importance Of History, The Bloody Coup Of January 15th 1966 And A Tribute To Our Heros Past – By Femi Fani-Kayode
*Photo: Fani-Kayode* Nigeria is the only country in the world in which history is not taught.…
Hausa Names as Ethnographic Identifiers
By Abdallah Uba Adamu It happened 40 years ago. A friend’s wife in Kano had delivered…