Ugep, An ode to Africa’s Largest Native Town
By Ekubi Bassey Ugep, the land of my birth. Umor Otu-tu city of the Yakö people. The great land of the warriors. Great population beneaths thy length and breadth. Your name rings a bell in…
June 12: How it all started
By Ekubi Bassey I recall just like yesterday as I joined the retinue of voters to queue for voting. It was the Presidential elections in 1993, before then the universities in the country were already…
How Sir George Goldie founded Nigeria
By Dr Raphael James and Frankie Ifop Sir George Taubman Goldie would have been 174 years on May 20, 1846. He was the fourth son of Lieutenant Colonel John Taubman Goldie. The founder of the…
Fact Files: Events in the History of Nigeria that occurred in May/June
By Frankie Ifop The month of May and June have been memory months when it comes to the history of Nigeria. The months hold a lot of events before and after Nigeria gained her independence….
The last statement of Ken Saro-Wiwa at the Military tribunal in 1995
By Frankie Ifop and Delaprince Adesanya Ken Saro-Wiwa, an award winning Nigerian writer, television producer and environmental activist, was killed on November 10, 1995, because of his activism and his fight for the freedom of…