Author Archives: EZIOKWU BU MDU

The Arrest of Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka: The End of Nigeria’s Most Notorious Manhunt The Arrest of Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka: The End of Nigeria’s Most Notorious Manhunt This historic image documents the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka, one of the most consequential figures in Nigeria’s military history and the country’sContinue reading “The Arrest of Lt. Col. Buka Suka Dimka: The End of Nigeria’s Most Notorious Manhunt”

Fearless Journalist • Investigative Pioneer • Martyr of Press Freedom in Nigeria 📰 Dele Giwa Fearless Journalist • Investigative Pioneer • Martyr of Press Freedom in Nigeria 🇳🇬 Sumonu Oladele “Dele” Giwa remains one of the most important figures in Nigerian media history — a journalist whose commitment to truth redefined investigative reporting in Africa.Continue reading “Fearless Journalist • Investigative Pioneer • Martyr of Press Freedom in Nigeria”

Danjuma inspects the Guard of Honor, 1st battalion Coldstream Guards, at the British Ministry of Defense. Source: Central Press/Getty Images Danjuma inspects the Guard of Honor, 1st battalion Coldstream Guards, at the British Ministry of Defense. Source: Central Press/Getty Images Theophilus Danjuma; Military general who played crucial roles in the shaping of post-independence Nigeria. DanjumaContinue reading “Danjuma inspects the Guard of Honor, 1st battalion Coldstream Guards, at the British Ministry of Defense. Source: Central Press/Getty Images”

Real decolonization is not noise. Real decolonization is not noise.It is not rage without direction.And it is not the replacement of one myth with another. Real decolonization is work. It begins with reclaiming documented African histories, not as footnotes to European narratives, but as histories with their own timelines, logic, and internal complexity. Africa hasContinue reading “Real decolonization is not noise.”

ABBA WAS SPOKEN — EMPIRE BUILT “GOD” 🔥 ABBA WAS SPOKEN — EMPIRE BUILT “GOD” HOW LANGUAGE, POWER, AND EMPIRE SHAPED MODERN RELIGION Jesus did not speak English.He did not speak Latin.He did not use the modern word “God.” Jesus spoke Aramaic. In Aramaic, the words attributed to Jesus were: These words were relational, intimate,Continue reading “ABBA WAS SPOKEN — EMPIRE BUILT “GOD””

A TALE OF TWO NNAMDI A TALE OF TWO NNAMDI Once upon a time, in the land of the Rising Sun, the people came under severe subjugation by a Pharaoh from a far away continent. This Pharaoh turned the ways of the people upside down and dramatically changed the way the people of the RisingContinue reading “A TALE OF TWO NNAMDI”

For My Continent, Africa. For My Continent, Africa. Come here, my brother.Come here, my sister.Before you scroll, before you doubt, before you forget,embrace this truth with me. I pledge my youth, my strength, and my consciousness to Africa,for I know there will never be another land that calls me son the way she does.There isContinue reading “For My Continent, Africa.”

Oyo People Will Not Apologize For History Oyo People Will Not Apologize For History My inbox is flooded this morning. Minor Yoruba groups outside Oyo are hurling threats at the Oyo people, driven by insecurity and a desperate urge to rewrite what cannot be erased. That will not pass in silence.I will defend the peopleContinue reading “Oyo People Will Not Apologize For History”

Amina of Zazzau (Hausa Kingdoms)The Warrior Queen Who Redefined Power Amina of Zazzau (Hausa Kingdoms)The Warrior Queen Who Redefined Power Long before colonial borders and European chronicles, there ruled in the Hausa lands a woman whose name still carries the weight of conquest, strategy, and authority: Amina of Zazzau. Queen Amina was not a symbolicContinue reading “Amina of Zazzau (Hausa Kingdoms)The Warrior Queen Who Redefined Power”

Nigeria’s Super Eagles -World Cup, USA 1994” Nigeria’s Super Eagles -World Cup, USA 1994” It was 1994, and the world finally saw what Nigeria had long known that our nation could soar. In this historic team photo, the Super Eagles stood tall in green and white, ready to make their first-ever appearance at the FIFAContinue reading “Nigeria’s Super Eagles -World Cup, USA 1994””