Ndi Igbo have been smelting iron in Lejja Nsukka more than 4000 years ago before Abraham
Archaeological excavations in Uturu shows that Ndi Igbo have been inhabiting the land for more than 10,000 years ago before Adam (Before you argue that Adam is the first man, remember he existed about 6000 years ago according to bible,…
List of Top 20 Traditional Rulers Dethroned in Nigerian History
1. Ooni of Ife – Ogboru Ogboru is 19th century Ooni of Ife dethroned mischievously by Ife Palace Chiefs who got tired of his 70yrs long reign. He was deceived by trick to come out of his place to come…
King ATTAH AMEH OBONI who Refused To Bow To Queen Elizabeth
The Story Of Attah Ameh Oboni Nigerian King who Chose Suicide Instead of Bowing to the Queen of England. Attah Ameh Oboni was a revered Igala King. At a particular meeting held in Kaduna which consisted of all paramount traditional…
How the Economy of the Former Eastern Region Was Planned and How the Civil War Truncated It -Prof. Chidi Osuagwu
MagazineThe economy of the former Eastern Region was planned from the ground up by the US consulting firm Arthur D. Little. Zik brought them and they worked with MI Okpara at first, then with Sam Otti and Eluwa who headed…
THE IGBO PEOPLE AND THEIR QUEST FOR FREEDOM A CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THE EKUMEKU WAR(1883 – 1914)
Historically, the resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885, gave the European nations the right to lay claim to the lands and resources in Africa. Britain, who had engaged in the trade with coastal cities before and during the 19th…
Modernisation And Politics Disintegration: Nigeria And The Igbo By Paul Anber
The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. The gap between the eastern region and other parts of Nigeria was too much. It led to resentment…
Meet the man who is brain behind establishment of Ikwerre as a separate ethnic from Igbo.
Obi Wali was born on 27 February 1932 in Rumuigbo) Town, headquarters of Aparo Kingdom, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. His parents were Late Chief Frank Wali Otogbo and Late Mrs. Jane Wali Otogbo daughter of…
COLONIAL AFRICA KNOWLEDGE IS POWER – BERLIN CONFERENCE 1884
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany’s sudden emergence as an imperial power. AGENDA [ 1]…
The Yoruba region in Togo is called ATAKPAME-Denisef Fantchede
This is what his ancestors migrated to West Africa when the tribal war raged in the 177th century. “The majority of the IFE settlers migrated from Ija-oku in the former Dahomey to the Togo region and then established the City…
Hubert Ogunde Nigerian playwright, actor, theatre manager, and musician
Hubert Ogunde, (born 1916, Ososa, near Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria—died April 4, 1990, London, Eng.). He was a pioneer in the field of Nigerian folk opera (drama in which music and dancing play a significant role). He was the founder of the…