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The Cost Of Japa: How Nigerians Are Falling Victim To Dubious Travel Agents

In June 2009, shortly after writing her West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the…

Ojukwu Bunker
I visited Ojukwu Bunker, the hiding place of the Biafran warlord during the civil war. Here’s what I found

Shortly after the Nigerian civil war broke out on July 6, 1967, following the declaration…

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Obituary: Tafa Balogun – the Police Chief who became first high-profile convict of Obasanjo’s anti-corruption war

Mustapha ‘Tafa’ Balogun, Nigeria’s 11th indigenous Inspector General of Police, who died on Thursday, August…

They Carried June 12 On Their Back; 29 Years Later, They Remain Forgotten While Their Backs Ache

Nigeria is in the process of electing the next leader in 2023 as political parties…

20 Years After Ikeja Bomb Explosion, I Sat With Victims’ Families. Here’s What They Told me

Like most residents of Oshodi, Agege, Mushin, Maryland, and other communities around the Ikeja military…

Captain Hadizah Lantana Odoh: How Nigerian Airways’ first female pilot was tragically murdered by her domestic staff

This latest cases of violence against women and unprosecuted killings across the country brings back…

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Shina Rambo – The robbery kingpin who vanished in 1992 and resurfaced as a preacher years after

Olusegun Adeshina Adisa Kuye popularly known as Shina Rambo was one of the last robbery…

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Lawrence Anini – the cab driver who became Nigeria’s most notorious robbery kingpin

“Anini will forever be remembered in the history of crime in this country, but it…

Isiaka ‘Mighty Joe’ Busari – the ‘Strongman of Idi Oro’ whose execution still generates controversy

On the morning of June 6, 1973, armed policemen arrived at Kirikiri prisons, in Apapa,…

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Ishola Oyenusi: The robbery kingpin and serial jail breaker who boasted to police he would escape before execution

“Many rich men who ride in cars are thieves,” Ishola Oyenusi told a fellow inmate…

Richard ‘Dick Tiger’ Ihetu: The Nigerian world boxing champion who trained Biafran soldiers

The 30-month Biafran War (July 1967 – January 1970) to some was more than a…

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Babatunde ‘Baba Oni Lace’ Folorunso – the bandit getaway driver who made Nigerians stop wearing lace

Legendary Nigerian juju musician Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi is not only famous for using his music for…

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Abiodun ‘Godogodo’ Egunjobi – the one-eyed monstrous bandit who terrorised Southwest Nigeria for over a decade

When the history of crime is told in Nigeria, names like Lawrence Anini and Ishola…

Victor Banjo
He’s Yoruba. He Fought On Biafra’s Side In The Civil War. Then Ojukwu Executed Him. The Story Of Victor Banjo

He’s been dead for over 50 years now. Victor Banjo, the widely-admired military charmer who…

The story of the Benin Bronzes and how they ended up in Germany

On January 4, 1897, a British party led by vice Consular general James Philip entered…

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The Story Of How Naira Replaced The Pound As Nigerian Currency

January 2022, makes it 49 years since the Naira became Nigeria’s official currency. Although it…

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu – the visionary rich kid who wrote the blueprint for the Igbo nation

In the past two decades, the Nigerian government has battled the resurgence of a pocket…

Ladi Kwali
Ladi Kwali: The talented potter who made it to the back of ₦20 note

During Nigeria’s independence celebration in 1960, her potteries were displayed.