Hunwick (1966) said that the Hausa land before the arrival of Islam was largely a pagan oriented society. There were about fourteen independent kingdoms of Hausa states before the arrival…
Cr: 300 Level Students (2020/21) of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. Notable students are Oluboyo Ayomide, Omolusi Precious, and others... Given the political thought…
After the presence of the state university, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State in Akungba-Akoko, the second notable thing that gives this place popularity is because of the incessant and…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
Efunsetan Aniwura was born in Ikija-Egba in the 1820s, Aniwura's family was a migrant from Egbaland in the present-day Ogun State and moved to Ibadan after the fall of Ikija in…
Sogidi Lake is an enigmatic lake in Awe, a town in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State. The lake is imputed for its alleged healing powers and protection for…
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,…
Beating during celebrations has become a tradition for youths of the present generation. People engage in this, as a way to show merriment and to celebrate with the celebrant. Beating…
Written by Adeyeye Joshua, a student of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. The early 19th century was marked by two movements…
The Hausa land lies in the northern part of Nigeria, which now includes states like Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, among others. This part enjoys low rainfall in contrast with that…
A baby gorilla, Colo, was born on December 22, 1956, at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. Colo became the first-ever gorilla to be born in captivity. Colo’s Parents Colo,…