THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955 THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955 In 1955, something happened in Nigeria that had never happened before. For the first time, women were formally recruited into the Nigeria Police Force. Only 20 women were selected for the pioneering Women’s Police Branch.Continue reading “THE 20 WOMEN WHO MADE NIGERIAN POLICE HISTORY IN 1955”
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KWAME NKRUMAH & FATHIA — THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN WHO BECAME GHANA’S FIRST LADY
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BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?
BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM? 🔥 BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?In the darkest chapter of the Nigerian Civil War, the suffering of civilians in Eastern Nigeria became a humanitarian catastrophe. MillionsContinue reading “BRUCE MAYROCK: THE YOUNG MAN WHO SET HIMSELF ON FIRE FOR BIAFRA — HAVE WE FORGOTTEN HIM?”
THE GREATEST BETRAYAL IN NIGERIA: How Northerners and Igbos Went From Best Friends To Civil War Enemies
THE GREATEST BETRAYAL IN NIGERIA: How Northerners and Igbos Went From Best Friends To Civil War Enemies THE GREATEST BETRAYAL IN NIGERIA: How Northerners and Igbos Went From Best Friends To Civil War Enemies This Is The Story They Will NEVER Teach You In School Or NYSC Camp. They will give you the sanitized version.Continue reading “THE GREATEST BETRAYAL IN NIGERIA: How Northerners and Igbos Went From Best Friends To Civil War Enemies”
OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY
OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY 🇪🇹 OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY 🇪🇹 As we move through the month of October, there are several important moments in Ethiopian history and tradition that the Rastafari family can remember, acknowledge, and reason upon. October 1 —Continue reading “OCTOBER — A MONTH OF ETHIOPIAN REMEMBRANCE FOR THE RASTAFARI FAMILY”
TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE.
TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE. TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE. 59 years ago today, Asaba was drenched in the blood of its own people. On October 7, 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War, one of the darkest chapters in the history of theContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE.”
TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP
TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP 31 years ago today, Nigeria achieved something the country had been waiting decades to see. On October 8, 1993, the SuperContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP”
