THE GENERAL WHO WAS OUT OF NIGERIA WHEN HIS GOVERNMENT WAS TOPPLED THE GENERAL WHO WAS OUT OF NIGERIA WHEN HIS GOVERNMENT WAS TOPPLED For almost two years… Nigeria had a man who seemed almost impossible to challenge. His name was Major General Tunde Idiagbon. He wasn’t Nigeria’s Head of State. But inside the BuhariContinue reading “THE GENERAL WHO WAS OUT OF NIGERIA WHEN HIS GOVERNMENT WAS TOPPLED”
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DIOMANDÉ • JOMANDÉ • DJOMANDÉ • JOMANNI
DIOMANDÉ • JOMANDÉ • DJOMANDÉ • JOMANNI DIOMANDÉ • JOMANDÉ • DJOMANDÉ • JOMANNI THE CAMARA LINEAGE OF DIOMAN From Siby to the Forests of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone & Liberia The history of the Diomandé begins not with a separate people, but with a branch of the ancient Camara lineage of Mandé. AmongContinue reading “DIOMANDÉ • JOMANDÉ • DJOMANDÉ • JOMANNI”
SANKO / SONKO / SANKOH
SANKO / SONKO / SANKOH SANKO / SONKO / SANKOH A Historical Reconstruction of a Mande Lineage Across the Western Sudan, Kaabu, Senegambia, Guinea and Sierra Leone For generations, surnames such as Sanko, Sonko and Sankoh have appeared across different parts of West Africa. Today, they are sometimes classified according to the language or ethnicityContinue reading “SANKO / SONKO / SANKOH”
MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN
MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN 🇳🇬 Popularly known as the Mother Theresa of Africa, Mama Janet Ekundayo dedicated her life to taking care of orphans. SheContinue reading “MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN”
How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting.
How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting. How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo seized power in Equatorial Guinea on August 3, 1979, by launching a bloody military coup that overthrew his ownContinue reading “How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting.”
A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti all from the same parents and a bl00dline of activism. The trio is known to have made marks that have enriched Nigeria’s history inContinue reading “A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti”
THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER
THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER Imagine living in a territory where a private company could negotiate treaties with rulers, control trade, maintain armed forces and exercise administrative powers. It sounds like something from a fictional story. But itContinue reading “THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER”
THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914).
THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914). THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914). The war was named the EKUMEKU war. The Ekumeku were a group of Igbo resistance fighters/warriors. The Ekumeku warriors were especially from areas of present-dayContinue reading “THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914).”
THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP!
THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP! THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP! 🇳🇬 The man in this photograph is Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, born on 14 NovemberContinue reading “THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP!”
Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”.
Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”. Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”. Here is the story behind the nickname. Following a failed coup attempt on May 15, 1979, Rawlings was arrested and court-martialedContinue reading “Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”.”
