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Did you know that as a young army officer, Emeka Ojukwu found it extremely difficult to live within his means. Did you know that as a young army officer, Emeka Ojukwu found it extremely difficult to live within his means. His father, Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, was a very wealthy man but he never gaveContinue reading “Did you know that as a young army officer, Emeka Ojukwu found it extremely difficult to live within his means.”

WHY OBASANJO WITHHELD THE FUND On this day, 24 July 2007, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua ordered the release of funds belonging to the Lagos State Government that had been withheld by the previous federal administration which was headed by President Olusegun Obasanjo. The move was widely seen as an effort to improve federal-state relations. WHYContinue reading “WHY OBASANJO WITHHELD THE FUND”

THE RISE AND FALL OF LUCAS MANGOPE 🇿🇦 THE RISE AND FALL OF LUCAS MANGOPE Lucas Manyane Mangope was born on 27 December 1923 in what is today South Africa. A teacher by profession, he later entered politics during the apartheid era and became one of the most influential leaders of the so-called Bantustans—territories createdContinue reading “THE RISE AND FALL OF LUCAS MANGOPE”

Prayer for the Sick Through the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary Prayer for the Sick Through the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin MaryHeavenly Father, You are the Divine Physician, the source of all healing and comfort. Today, we lift up to You all who are sick in body, mind, or spirit. Through the lovingContinue reading “Prayer for the Sick Through the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary”

Meet an active Hausa slave, Usman Sallama Dako. Meet an active Hausa slave, Usman Sallama Dako. His grandfather was among the Muslims captured by the Fulani and turned into a royal slave during the reign of Ibrahim Dabo. What is the Islamic ruling on enslaving Muslims? His grandfather died in 1945 at the age ofContinue reading “Meet an active Hausa slave, Usman Sallama Dako.”

JULY 21, 1969: THE DAY THE BIAFRA WAR REACHED THE BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS 🇳🇬🇧🇮 JULY 21, 1969: THE DAY THE BIAFRA WAR REACHED THE BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS On July 21, 1969, while the Nigerian Civil War was raging thousands of kilometres away in West Africa, the suffering caused by the conflict became theContinue reading “JULY 21, 1969: THE DAY THE BIAFRA WAR REACHED THE BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS”

THE SOUMAH / SUMA / SUMAH: A SURNAME BORN IN COASTAL GUINEA THE SOUMAH / SUMA / SUMAH: A SURNAME BORN IN COASTAL GUINEA Across the Atlantic coast of West Africa, few surnames carry as much historical prestige as Soumah (also written Somah or Suma, Sumah). Today, the name is inseparable from the history ofContinue reading “THE SOUMAH / SUMA / SUMAH: A SURNAME BORN IN COASTAL GUINEA”

THE WANGARAN: THE NATION THAT CONNECTED WAGADOU TO MANDEN THE WANGARAN: THE NATION THAT CONNECTED WAGADOU TO MANDEN Who were the Wangaran? Were they an ethnic group? A merchant class? A nation? Or the architects of one of West Africa’s greatest civilizations? The answer depends on whether we look through the lens of mainstream historicalContinue reading “THE WANGARAN: THE NATION THAT CONNECTED WAGADOU TO MANDEN”

THE CISSÉ (CEESAY/SESAY): FROM WAGADOU TO MANDEN — A SURNAME THAT SHAPED WEST AFRICAN HISTORY THE CISSÉ (CEESAY/SESAY): FROM WAGADOU TO MANDEN — A SURNAME THAT SHAPED WEST AFRICAN HISTORY Across West Africa, few surnames are as ancient, widespread, and respected as Cissé, also written Ceesay, Sesay, Ciise, Siise, or Sise, depending on local languagesContinue reading “THE CISSÉ (CEESAY/SESAY): FROM WAGADOU TO MANDEN — A SURNAME THAT SHAPED WEST AFRICAN HISTORY”

PRESS STATEMENT: SHEIKH GUMI, I DID NOT DEFAME YOU , LETS MEET IN COURT . PRESS STATEMENT: SHEIKH GUMI, I DID NOT DEFAME YOU , LETS MEET IN COURT . My attention has been drawn to a 24-hour ultimatum issued by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi demanding that I retract my public statement calling on the NigerianContinue reading “PRESS STATEMENT: SHEIKH GUMI, I DID NOT DEFAME YOU , LETS MEET IN COURT .”