Category: Social

Nollywood

Entertainment – Nollywood, Media – TV & Radio, Nollywood – General, Nollywood – Others, Nollywood – Yoruba

Nollywood; is the often criticized but common expression for the Nigerian film industry. Nigerian movies are seen as the pivot of a developing African film industry and the cultural mainstay of Africans… read more
Onyeka Onwenu

Entertainment – Media, Media – TV & Radio, Music – Others, Nollywood – General

Onyeka Onwenu; legend of Nigeria’s music industry and multiple award-winning songstress, fondly called the Elegant Stallion. Onyeka was known also to a generation of Nigerians as a broadcaster, and lastly, an actress. Onyeka took part in Half of a… read more
Television

Entertainment – Media, Media – TV & Radio, Nollywood – General, Social – Relaxation

Television in Nigeria was anticipated by Adekanbi, editor of Eko Akete in a 1924 publication when, in reaction to Colonel Malone, chairman of the Radio Association’s prediction of the emergence of the television… read more
Victor Ikpeba

Sports

Victor Nosa Ikpeba; Super Eagles winger and striker, belonging to the golden and nostalgic era of Nigerian football when the national teams were a force to reckon with in African football. Fondly… read more
Jimi Solanke

Literature – Others, Media – TV & Radio, Philosophy – African

Jimi Solanke; Children’s storyteller, also an acclaimed actor, teacher, and poet . Born July, 1942, the versatile artist with a warm personality also veered into such business as owning a club and… read more
Godfrey Chukunweke

Journalism, Media – TV & Radio

Odu Godfrey Chukunweke; Nigerian journalist with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA. Born in 1946, Odu Godfrey was a native of Ezi, Aniocha Local Government, Delta State. He graduated from the University of… read more
Bola Akinterinwa

Journalism, Policy

Bola Akinterinwa; Nigerian Diplomat. Born August 8, 1950 in Ile-Oluji, Ondo State. He was educated as St. Andrews Primary School, Ile-Oluji, 1957-62; St. Joseph’s College Ondo, 1965-69; University of Paris, Sorbonne, 1973-975;… read more
Sokoto Caliphate

History – Civilization, History – General, History – Social, Religion

Sokoto Caliphate; the history of which, in the 19th Century commenced in 1804, is essentially centered on the legendary Dan Fodio and his socio-religious revolution, otherwise referred to as the Islamic Jihad… read more
Ibrahim Dasuki

Culture – Others, History – Social, Religion

Ibrahim Dasuki; Sultan of Sokoto from 1988 to 1994. Dasuki mounted the throne despite stiff opposition from supporters of his cousin, Muhamadu Maccido. Like it happened in 1933, an outside power eventually… read more
Yusuf Mohammed

Sports

Yusuf Muhammed; Nigerian football player who once played for El-Kanemi of Borno, and Enyimba International of Aba. He later joined the Sudanese division one side, El-Hilal. Mohammed made his long expected… read more