27 April 2024

THE CRUX VATICANA – THE TRUE CROSS Between the years 1096 and 1291, eight major crusades took place – with […]

Medieval Marriages A wedding was a verbal promise that could be made anywhere – it did not even need to

The Unsinkable Molly Brown No film has transformed the cultural significance of an historical event quite like James Cameron’s Titanic.

RICHARD RICH “A man of whom nobody has ever spoken a good word!” Since the mid-16th century, Richard Rich has

Catherine and Henry From the beginning, Henry VIII showed little to no interest in his fourth wife, Anna of Cleves.

ỌBA TITLE: WHO OWNS IT? (1) Evidence supporting the assertion that the word Ọba belongs to the Yorùbá rather than

ỌBA TITLE: WHO OWNS IT? (2) Our Benin brothers often lack a deep understanding of Yorùbá culture within the broader

ÌLÚ ÀRÓ: A YORÙBÁ TOWN NOW KNOWN AS ILARO The legend of Aro, the revered founder of Ilaro town in

ỌBA TITLE: WHO OWNS IT? (3) Benin revisionists have been propagating the erroneous claim that prior to 1937, there was

BENIN PALACE SUSPENDS SIX CHIEFS FOR VISITING ILE IFẸ The letter reads: BENIN TRADITIONAL COUNCIL OBA PALACE, BENIN CITY BTC

Eedris Abdulkareem became the first African Rapper to make international news for his clash with 50 Cent in Nigeria in

THE IGBO STORY IN THE MOVIE BLACK PANTER In the movie The Black Panther, Erik Killmonger wore a very distinctive

John Arthur (“Jack”) Johnson was born March 31, 1878 and became the first Afrikan heavyweight champion after winning the crown

Viola Harris McFerren was a civil rights activist alongside her husband, John McFerren, in Fayette County, Tennessee. Viola Harris was

Historic Portrait of a Titled Igbo Man from Ogwashi Ukwu, Enuani, Delta State in 1912 This captivating image captures a

Biography of jacob Egharevba Chief Jacob Uwadiae Egharevba MBE (1893–1981) was a Bini historian and traditional chief whose writings specialized

This is the Iya Abessan Temple in Okọ̀rọ̀ (Akron) quarters, Àjàṣẹ́ (Porto Novo), Benin Republic. 🇧🇯 Okoro together with Jassin