Zikism: Azikiwe’s Political Philosophy
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1966), usually referred to as “Zik”, was a Nigerian statesman and political leader who served as the first President of Nigeria…
Issei Sagawa Who Killed, Had $3x with and Ate Friend in 1981
Issei Sagawa a Japanese murderer, also known as the “Kobe Cannibal,” who (according to several publications (1) killed his friend, Renée Hartevelt, had $3x with the corpse and later ate…
Types, Formation and Enforcement of Treaties
A treaty, one of the viable sources of international law, is the body of agreements that involve two or more parties; governmental bodies like states, countries, or non-governmental bodies like…
Ogun Okuta of 1931 in Akure
Ōgūn Òkúta (Stone War) of 1931: Summary and Facts by Tadese Faforiji
Ōgūn Òkúta was the first indigenous revolt to occur in Akure, which was during the era of colonisation. “All states or polities have witnessed one event of a conflict or…
Napoleon Bonaparte. Photo cr: History.com
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte after the French Revolution of 1789
Napoleon Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio on the island of Corsica on 15 August 1769 that was one year after the island was transferred to France by the Republic of…
Illustration from Chambers Book of Days depicting a sow and her piglets being tried for the murder of a child. The trial allegedly took place in 1457, the mother being found guilty and the piglets acquitted. Wikimedia photo
Animal Trial
Animal trial, as in legal history, was the criminal trial of a non-human animal (Wikipedia). The majority of such trials as recorded occurred in Europe from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. Just like humans,…