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The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy A rare photograph from the 1960s captures Yusuf Maitama Sule, Federal Minister of Mines and Power during Nigeria’s First Republic, standing with Saddik and Mukhtar, the young sons of Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.Continue reading “The Sons of Tafawa Balewa: Paths After a National Tragedy”

Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow Source: The Times, Sunday, August 7, 1975Following the coup that ousted General Yakubu Gowon, Brigadier Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria’s new Head of State, announced the formation of a new Cabinet of 23 commissioners (ministers). This Cabinet reflected a careful attemptContinue reading “Murtala Mohammed Forms New Cabinet Following Gowon’s Overthrow”

I was ready to give up on this Olmecs topic, I was ready to give up on this Olmecs topic, then came this while looking for something else: Egypt was the receiver still more than the giver … Ancient Egypt was essentially an African colonization.”– Basil Davidson, The African Past “Remember that, just like inContinue reading “I was ready to give up on this Olmecs topic,”

If you are an Igbo person or interested to know more about the Igbo people , here are my recommendations for you in 2025. If you are an Igbo person or interested to know more about the Igbo people , here are my recommendations for you in 2025. 1) “The Interesting Narrative of the LifeContinue reading “If you are an Igbo person or interested to know more about the Igbo people , here are my recommendations for you in 2025.”

Yesterday in History: January 17, 1966 Yesterday in History: January 17, 1966 January 17, 1966, is an important day in Nigerian history. On this day, Lt. Col. Emeka Ojukwu was made Military Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. He held this position from 1966 to 1967. Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi, who had become the headContinue reading “Yesterday in History: January 17, 1966”