David Okunola

Iyamode Iyamode is the only person in the entire world the Aláàfin is permitted to kneel down before. He kneels before no one else except Iyamode. Iyamode occupies a role deeply respected that the king calls her ‘Baba’ (father).Whenever the Aláàfin goes on his knees before this powerful woman, she also returns the salutation by…

Nigerian Airforce Pilot Yisa Doko Evaluates Mirage Fighter Jet – 1970 In the year 1970, Nigerian Airforce pilot Yisa Doko undertook a significant mission on behalf of his country. Tasked with the critical responsibility of evaluating the Mirage fighter jet, he represented the interests of Nigeria in assessing the capabilities and potential of this advanced…

Ofarnyi Kwegya Ofarnyi Kwegya, the giant who traveled from ancient Egypt to Ghana, now stands immortalized by a statue in Moree, Central Region. Ofarnyi Kwegya was a member of Asebu Amanfi’s group that arrived in what is now Asebu. Both were giants, with Asebu Amanfi founding the town of Asebu and Ofarnyi Kwegya, a legendary…

7 founders of Pirates Confraternity These are the 7 founders of Pirates Confraternity at the University College Ibadan (now University of Ibadan UI) 1952. Wole Soyinka at the far left, Ralph Opara, Pius Oleghe, Olumuyiwa Awe, Nathaniel Oyelola, Sylvanus Egbuche, and Ikpehare Aig-Imoukhuede.

The Dahomey  The Dahomey Amazons were an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in the Benin Republic, West Africa. They were known for their fearless attributes and exceptional swords and spear skills. The fictional world of Wakanda drew inspiration from these valiant women, who were both fearlessly beautiful and incredibly skilled. The Dahomey…

Nigeria Festac 77 Forty-seven years ago, in the winter of 1977, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture took place in Lagos, Nigeria.

Foundation for Pan-Africanism Men who laid the foundation for Pan-Africanism

Benin City, the ancient Edo Capital of Great Benin Kingdom, is still surrounded by a huge mound of earth known as Moat in English and “Iya” in Edo. It is as high and as wide as a two-story building, six miles long, surrounding the most important part of Benin. Outside this wall is a ditch…

Thomas Fuller, the African maths genius also known as “Negro Tom” and the “Virginia Calculator,” was an enslaved African born in today’s Benin in 1710 and died in 1790 USA, renowned for his mathematical abilities. Also known as a mental calculator. Shipped to America as a slave in 1724, he had remarkable powers of calculation.…

The Ana people, also known as the Atakpame people, are an ethnic group of Benin and Togo. They are concentrated between Atakpame, primarily in the Gnagna and Djama quarters, between Atakpame and Sokode, and down to the Togo-Benin border. Ethnologists identify the Ana as the most western of the Yoruba subgroups. In fact, the Ana…