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ERI RULED AS ATTAH IGALA AT OPU-ATTAH PALACE. ERI RULED AS ATTAH IGALA AT OPU-ATTAH PALACE. Eri himself was of Igalamela, and he ruled as Attah Igala when Igalaogba and Igalamela were the two groups in Idah.The two groups were providing the ruler in rotational form but the palace of Attah was located in Opu-AttahContinue reading “ERI RULED AS ATTAH IGALA AT OPU-ATTAH PALACE.”

CHIEF ANTHONY UKPABI ASIKA THE MAN WHO RULED EAST CENTRAL STATE DURING THE CIVIL WAR CHIEF ANTHONY UKPABI ASIKA THE MAN WHO RULED EAST CENTRAL STATE DURING THE CIVIL WAR Come, let me take you back to one of the most complicated periods in Nigeria’s history, when the country was fighting a civil war andContinue reading “CHIEF ANTHONY UKPABI ASIKA THE MAN WHO RULED EAST CENTRAL STATE DURING THE CIVIL WAR”

THE HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BOKÉ: A Story of Many Peoples, Many Roads, and Many Meetings. THE HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BOKÉ: A Story of Many Peoples, Many Roads, and Many Meetings. Introduction: Boké, an ancient space of encounters The region of Boké, which largely matches the old Kakandé and the Rio NunezContinue reading “THE HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BOKÉ: A Story of Many Peoples, Many Roads, and Many Meetings.”

THE MOROCCAN INVASION OF 1591: THE FALL OF SONGHAY THE MOROCCAN INVASION OF 1591: THE FALL OF SONGHAY In 1591, the Moroccan army under Pasha Judar, a Spanish-born commander/mercenary in Saadian service, marched on Timbuktu. The Tarikh ‘s-Sudan records that Shaykh Abd’r-Rahman ibn Qadi Mahmud, the righteous waliy of Timbuktu, warned the people: “By Allah!Continue reading “THE MOROCCAN INVASION OF 1591: THE FALL OF SONGHAY”

DIALLO/JALLOH/JALLOW/JALO: THE FIRST FULANI SON AND THE FOUNDING PATRONYM OF WASSOLON DIALLO/JALLOH/JALLOW/JALO: THE FIRST FULANI SON AND THE FOUNDING PATRONYM OF WASSOLON The Forgotten Story Behind One of West Africa’s Most Powerful Names Millions of people across West Africa carry the name Diallo. But behind this familiar patronym lies a much deeper question: Where didContinue reading “DIALLO/JALLOH/JALLOW/JALO: THE FIRST FULANI SON AND THE FOUNDING PATRONYM OF WASSOLON”

CHRISTIANS, JEWS, AND MUSLIMS SHOULD KNOW THIS NOW-AND HAVE PEACE. CHRISTIANS, JEWS, AND MUSLIMS SHOULD KNOW THIS NOW-AND HAVE PEACE. The Only Thing God Did Not Promise Ishmael But Promised Isaac: I wish every Christian and Muslim would come across this post to end the long-standing misunderstanding of their individual prophetic positioning in the divineContinue reading “CHRISTIANS, JEWS, AND MUSLIMS SHOULD KNOW THIS NOW-AND HAVE PEACE.”

THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT ROME. THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT GREECE. BUT WHY DID THEY SKIP AKSUM? THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT ROME. THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT GREECE. BUT WHY DID THEY SKIP AKSUM? Let’s be honest. When people talk about the “great civilizations of the ancient world,” they immediately mention Rome, Greece, Persia, and Egypt. ButContinue reading “THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT ROME. THEY TAUGHT YOU ABOUT GREECE. BUT WHY DID THEY SKIP AKSUM?”

TODAY IN HISTORY, ON THIS DAY-SEPTEMBER 16, 1968: THE DAY OWERRI F€LL TO FEDERAL TR`OOPS TODAY IN HISTORY, ON THIS DAY-SEPTEMBER 16, 1968: THE DAY OWERRI F€LL TO FEDERAL TR`OOPS Owerri, Eastern Nigeria — September 16, 1968. On this day in 1968, the w@r reached another major city in the heart of Biafra. After weeksContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY, ON THIS DAY-SEPTEMBER 16, 1968: THE DAY OWERRI F€LL TO FEDERAL TR`OOPS”