King Duke IX of Calabar,(1895). wore 2 crowns,to show that he was crowned by the British as well as the Efik people
Emir of Katsina barefooted outside an hotel in Liverpool with his son and brother, 1931. Known to have brought development to his people
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Nigerians who raised money for England to buy weapons in WWII were given Kill Hitler Certificates'41,Credit:Bee News
King Sunny Ade and FELA at an Airport in the 1970s. Sunny Ade: "Fela is a legion onto his own,a master of his music"
T. Balewa's mother, shortly after the confirmation of the death of her son(Prime Minister) 1966. Credit:TJ Bello/NNP
In 1964, Malcolm X visited Nigeria where he was given the name ‘Omowale' meaning “The child has returned home"
Actor, Pete Edochie on Ojukwu
If you want us(North) to be part of this Nigeria you have in mind,then we want 50% of the membership of the Nat'l Assembly-Ahmadu Bello,1952
1895,King Koko of Nembe (now in Bayelsa) took 60 white men hostage.When the British refused his demands,more than 40 of those men were eaten
The "Naira" was coined from the word "Nigeria" by Chief Obafemi Awolowo when he was the serving as the Federal Commisioner of Finance
Onyeka Onwenu's first album "Endless Life" (released in 1982) was produced by Sunny Okosun
Album sleeve of Arinze Ejiofor (Musician and Doctor), father to British-born Nigerian Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor
The Typical African...his mind is far nearer to the animal world than that of the European or Asiatic...-Lord Lugard(1926)NG,Gov-Gen 1913-18
From being a Celebrity Hairdresser, Franca Afegbua became Nigeria's 1st elected Female Senator
