The July 1966 coup was planned, and conducted by officers from the Northern region of the country, in revenge for the earlier coup which had installed Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and which was seen as an Eastern coup.

One of the most famous documents in the world, Magna Carta Libertatum (Great Charter of the Liberties), is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, on 15 June 1215...

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” That statement, credited to Karl Marx, was referring to how Napoleon III came to power in France by outmanoeuvring Marc Caussidière...

The Metropolitan Police Service, informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police. The Met was established, by an Act of Parliament, in 1829. By 1838, the force had…

“It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races. For the likes of us, the mere thought is unspeakably dreary.” - Albert Einstein, in his diary, between October 1922 and March 1923. In other entries in his diary, recently published, he called China “a peculiar herd-like nation,” and “more like automatons than…

Desperation for electoral victories is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria, and has on many occasions led to a significant loss of life. As Ekiti prepares for elections next month...

The fundamental reason that unions embark on strike is to show their displeasure about a particular circumstance or situation that they are passing through.

On May 1, the Federal Ministry of Health ordered NAFDAC to immediately stop the issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. Health minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said the ban was necessary because of the gross abuse of codeine in the country.

[vvideo code="MUJIJXC6" autoplay="yes"] At nearly all levels of life, there are symbols of authority and power which are closely associated with the bodies they represent. For example, the Ada kevbe Eben which started out as weapons of war, are so inextricably linked to the Oba of Benin, that anywhere they are seen, people immediately know…

[vvideo code="RBIMQ05K" autoplay="yes"] In January 2012, the ill-timed petrol subsidy removal by the Goodluck Jonathan administration unwittingly triggered one of the most unusual and extraordinary events in recent Nigerian history, setting off a series of daily protests across most of the country for almost a week and bringing economic activities to a halt. It is…

During the Napoleonic wars, it became very difficult for the British to import grain from Europe. This led to the British looking inward and expanding wheat farming in their own country.

Nigerian history without Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo is impossible. Zik and Awo were clerks, teachers, journalists and politicians. The former dropped his colonial name Benjamin, the later put aside his Christian name Jeremiah. As politicians they were great rivals. Zik ended up as Nigeria’s First President after serving as the last Governor–General. The Presidency…