Tag Archives: dailyprompt-2805

Major Theophilus Danjuma and the 1966 Counter-Coup Major Theophilus Danjuma and the 1966 Counter-Coup Major Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma was one of the Nigerian Army officers who played a significant role in the July 29, 1966 counter-coup, a military uprising that changed Nigeria’s history forever. The counter-coup was organized mainly by northern officers in response toContinue reading “Major Theophilus Danjuma and the 1966 Counter-Coup”

FORGOTTEN NIGERIAN LEGENDS: FORGOTTEN NIGERIAN LEGENDS: THE NIGERIAN LAWYER WHO DIED PLAYING FOR HIS COUNTRY—THE STORY OF SAMUEL OKWARAJI On Saturday, August 12, 1989, more than 80,000 football fans packed the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. Nigeria was facing Angola in a crucial qualifier for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The Green Eagles desperately neededContinue reading “FORGOTTEN NIGERIAN LEGENDS:”

Do you know one of The world oldest iron-smelting site is located in Lejja Nsukka, Enugu State. Dated back 2000 BC. Do you know one of The world oldest iron-smelting site is located in Lejja Nsukka, Enugu State. Dated back 2000 BC. Lejja, Nsukka, in the present-day Enugu state, is the location of a pre-historicContinue reading “Do you know one of The world oldest iron-smelting site is located in Lejja Nsukka, Enugu State. Dated back 2000 BC.”