Nigerian history
Nigeria's momentous history, from independence through to its emergence as a leading African nation.
Wole Soyinka: Imprisoned during Nigeria’s Biafra war
In 1967, Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka was jailed following his efforts to avert civil war
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Building the New Afrika Shrine in Nigeria
The opening of the 'spiritual home of Afrobeat' in 2000
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West Africa fights back against Boko Haram
In 2015, a coalition of West African countries fought back against a caliphate in Nigeria
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Launching Lagos Fashion Week
Lagos Fashion Week was launched in 2011 putting Nigerian style on the global map
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Festac ’77: Nigeria’s largest festival of African arts and culture
The 1977 celebration of African culture that attracted half a million visitors
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Boko Haram massacre in Gwoza
In 2014, Boko Haram drove into Gwoza in Nigeria and began an assault that killed hundreds
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Nigerian photographer’s iconic 'Hairstyles' series
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, known as Nigeria’s top photographer gained international acclaim
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Goodluck Jonathan’s phone call that changed Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan's call to Muhammadu Buhari to concede election defeat in 2015
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A young mother saved from death by stoning
In 2003, human rights lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim defended Amina Lawal from death by stoning
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Chinua Achebe’s revolutionary book Things Fall Apart
Achebe's English language novel from 1958 about life in Nigeria before colonialism
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Supermalt: The malt drink created after the Nigerian civil war
In 1972, a Danish brewery created Supermalt
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The Creation of Modern Nigeria in 1914
Rare archive recordings of people who lived through the unification of Nigeria in 1914
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Ibadan Zoo
Bob Golding turned Ibadan Zoo into one of Nigeria's biggest attractions in the 1970s
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Biafra
It's exactly 40 years since the Biafran war of independence from Nigeria ended in failure.
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Nigerian Independence
It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent
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Nigeria's Lost Election
The election of Chief MKO Abiola 20 years ago, which was annulled by the military
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Maitatsine
In 1980 thousands died in the Nigerian city of Kano in an uprising by an Islamic sect.
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The Origin of Nollywood
The story of the 1992 film which launched Nigeria's hugely successful movie industry
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