Students in Nigeria Having a Milk Break in Queens College

Nigerian Students in 1959 having a Cup of Creamy Milk. Photo Credit: Abiyamo

The beautiful image above was taken in 1959. Its shows female students of the famous Queen’s College Yaba having drink of a cup of creamy milk during their break time. This was exactly what the Nigerian students were enjoying back in those days where the Nigerian government provided everything to make learning and condition for studying very comfortable

The Fulani Woman in 1930.

A Fulani Woman with her Child in 1930: Photo Credit: Nigerianolstagia.com

The image above is a capture of the Fulani mother and child in 1930! The Fulanis are one of the major tribes that are found in the northern part of Nigeria. They are predominantly herdsmen and nomadic who migrate in search of greener pasture for their cattle. During the longer dry season in north, they move in droves down to the southern part of the country to find grasses and shrubs for their animals. The Fulanis have a very unique culture. The sharo cultural festival is one of the unique cultures celebrated in the Fulani community to usher in new kings and initiate young Fulani men into

Fashion in 1963 - Enugu Nigeria

Enugu in 1963

The picture above was taken in 1963 in Enugu State.  I think life back then was quite simple and fun. The car at the background looks like an Opel product. Registration number EE5844 was a car plate number from Enugu State, south eastern Nigeria. Certainly, life was relatively easier and cheap compare to what we have today. The scenery tells us how nature was still at peace and free from the

Ntoe Ika Ika Oqua II of Big Qua Town in Calabar

Ntoe Ika Ika Oqua II - Photo Credit : Nigerianostalgia

His Royal Highness Ntoe Ika Ika Oqua II was one of the famous traditional ruler in ancient calabar kingdom. He was the paramount ruler of the Big Qua town. The picture above was taken in 1959 and shows how the ruler was reverend by the people. Big Qua town

A Young Yoruba Girl in 1970

A  Young Yoruba Girl in 1970. Photo Credit: Abiyamo

The Yoruba ethnic group comprises of tribes majorly from the south western part of Nigeria. They are said to consist of over 40 millions people of the population of Nigeria. This ethnic group is known to be the most populous in the West Africa sub region. The yorubas speak the yoruba language and can be found in the following states in Nigeria; Ogun, Ekiti, Lagos, Osun, Kwara, Oyo and Ondo. Yorubas are known for their unique traditional

King Jaja of Opobo

King Jaja Of Opobo. Photo Credit: www.Abiyamo.com

King Jaja of Opobo was born in 1821 and died in 1891. Jaja was a slave that was sold at the tender age of 12 to the king of bonny in bonny kingdom, Nigeria.  He was originally from umuduruoha but took the name Jaja because of his tactical relationship with the European.  Jaja showed his mastery of trade and business right from his early age, his skills earned him reputation which led to his promotion and removal from the position of a slave and eventually making him the paramount superintendent

Atiku Abubakar as a Young Custom Officer

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as a young Custom Officer. Photo Credit: Abiyamo.com

The picture above is that of the former vice president of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar posing as a young custom officer. This notable Nigerian politician was born precisely in November 25th 1946 in small village called jada located in today’s adamawa state. Atiku Abubakar studied briefly in police college Kaduna; in 1966 he left for the school of hygiene in kano where he bagged a diploma. He also bagged a diploma in law from the Ahmadu Bello University before joining the Nigerian

Mungo Park The Discoverer of River Niger

Mungo Park the Discoverer of Niger River. Photo Credit: shakespearestremor

 Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer known to be one of the first sailor to explore west Africa deeply. He was the 7th child of Mr and Mrs Park a Scottish farmer. Mungo Park is credited for discovering the River Niger. There are severally contradiction about the time and life of Mungo Park in new Bussa currently in Niger state. Some school of thought said Mungo Park was attacked and killed by angry locals as a result of his role in mingling with their affairs while othe people believe that Mungo

Major Kaduna Nzeogwu Chukwuma

Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. Photo Credit - ABDUL-RAZAQ MUSTAPHA LAWAL

Major Kaduna Nzeogwu was a young military officer who championed the infamous coup that led to the killing of the Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Western Premier, the Prime Minister, a minister in 1966. An ibo by tribe, Nzeogwu got his name “Kaduna” from his northern collogues. Before joining the Nigerian Army, Nzeogwu attended the famous military school in sandhurst, England. This young officer was the brainchild behind the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and the first officer

The First Female Pilot in Nigeria Captain Chinyere Kalu

Captain Chinyere Kalu: First Nigerian Female Pilot: Photo credit - www.vanguard.com

Captain Chinyere Kalu was the first ever female Nigerian pilot to fly plane commercially in Nigeria. Captian Chinyere is presently the rector of the prestigious Nigerian College of Aviation Technology that is situated in zaria, Kaduna state. Mrs Kalu in a recent interview stated that she went into flying because of passion she had for it. In those days when flying a plane was exclusively reserved as a man’s profession, Chinyere made the decision to break the jinx of the opposition parents had about sending their female children to flying the iron bird. For almost 35 years now, Mrs Chinyere

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The Nigerian and Biafran Civil War

Sight and Sound of Biafran Civil War. Photo Credit: www.nigeriaworld.info

The Biafran or Nigerian Civil War started in July 6th 1967 and ended in January 15th 1979. The war started as both an ethnic and political conflict. It was escalated as the result of the southern region of Nigeria seeking for self secession. The ethnic angle to the war was as the result of huge cultural, religious and economic tension that exists between the ibos and the hausa of southeastern and northern Nigeria respectively. The Nigerian war lasted for about 1 and half years and saw over one million people died from the crisis. The major tool used during the war to cause millions of death was starvation resulting from the blockage of food supply to the besieged area during the civil war. This resulted to genocide mainly on the ibo tribe of the eastern region of Nigeria. We pray that this kind of war

Obafemi Awolowo Wedding Pictures.

Wedding Picture of Obafemi Awolowo and his Beloved Wife Madam Hanna Awolowo

Here is the wedding picture of Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memory and his beloved wife Madam Hanna Awolowo. Obafemi Awolowo was one of Nigeria’s founding father who partook in the struggle for the independence of Nigeria in the late 1950s. Born in the 1909, he was a native of ikenne in Ogun State, Nigeria. Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s father was a local farmer who passed away when femi was just 7 years old. Femi in his earlier career was a teacher in his home town Abeokuta. He was good at shorthand. After attending Wesley College, he proceeded for further studies in England. Awolowo is the founder of one of Nigeria’s biggest national newspaper the Nigerian Tribune.

Nigerian Students in the 1970s Enjoying Government's Food Program

Ahmadu Bello University Students Enjoying a Buffet. Photo Credit: www.Abiyamo.com

Good old days! The above picture captured a group of the Ahmadu Bello University Students in 1970 enjoying an assorted buffet in the school cafeteria. This was what the Nigerian students were enjoying before the intrusion of the military government in 1980 forcing the cancellation of the free feeding program for students. What a great good old days. Wish I could turn back the hands of time. Today in most Nigerian universities you see thousands of young people struggling to eat three times daily. Did you practice one-zero-one? Laugh! If we don’t cook indomie for lunch, it either

Senator David Mark As a Young Nigerian Soldier

Senate President David Mark As a Young Soldier: Photo Credit - www.Abiyamo.com

This image above is the picture of the current Nigerian President, Senator David Mark posing as a young Nigeria military officer. Senator David Mark was born 18th April 1948. Precisely, from a Otukpo, Benue State. He has served as onetime Nigeria’s military governor (Niger State) between 1984 to1986. David went to Saint Francis Catholic School before gaining entrance to the Nigerian Military School located Zaria in the year 1962, after graduation he joined the Nigerian Defense Academy in Kaduna State. David Mark is a member of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP). Elected

Nigerian Currencies

Nigerian Coins: Photo Credit - www.nigeriaworld.info

Old One Naira Note: Photo Credit - www.nigeriaworld.info

Nigeria House of Representative Speakers

Nigerian Dams

Dams in Nigeria Photo Credit - www.goodlife.com.ng

 The Dams in Nigeria are majorly used for farming activities, portable water supply and power generation. They are very important in the agricultural and power sectors of the Nigerian economy. Dams in Nigeria are particularly of great essence as they ensure that farming activities especially crops in the northern part of Nigeria are provided with water year round due to the low annual rainfall experienced in this as this part of the country. The shiroro power dam in Niger state is the

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Of Nigeria

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Photo Credit - www.en.wikipedia.org

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan became the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2011. He is a graduate of Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt. He graduated with a second class honors and also obtained his Masters and PhD in Zoology from the same institution. Good luck Jonathan was given birth to in the present day bayelsa state situated in the south south part of Ngeria. He is from the Ijaw ethnic group, a minority group in Nigeria. He is married to Dame Patience Jonathan with two children. Goodluck Jonathan had worked as a lecturer and also served as a senior education inspector before he entered into politics. He became active in politics in 1998. He was elected as a deputy

Nigeria's Father of Nationalism

Nigerian Father Of Nationalism. Photo Credit: www.abiyamo.com

Portrait of Herbert Macaulay on one naira coin. Photo Credit:www.abiyamo.com

Olayinka Macualay Badmus aka Herbert Macualay is often referred as the Nigerian’s Father of nationalism. He was given birth to in lagos on the 14th Nov, 1846 to parents from sierra leone His contribution and legacy to the Nigerian Nation cannot be over emphasized. This Nigerian father of nationalism is known to always be on his black tie. Herbert was a grandson to the renown bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther. This renowned and famous founding father of Nigeria went to