Coca-Cola Invented
By Publisher Kindly share: MAY 8 1. Coca-Cola Invented (1886 ) What happened: Dr. John Pemberton sold the first glass of Coca-Cola at…
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Germany Surrenders in WWII
By Publisher Kindly share: MAY 7 1. Germany Surrenders in WWII (VE Day) –1945 What happened: Nazi Germany formally surrendered to the…
Africa’s open grave: Nigeria, the continent’s mobile morgue
By Publisher Kindly share: There is a bleeding nation at the heart of Africa, a place where the soil is…
Mozambique Gains Independence
By Publisher Kindly share: May 6 1. Mozambique Gains Independence (1974) What Happened: Mozambique achieved independence from Portuguese colonial rule on May…
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua dies
By Publisher Kindly share: May 5 1. President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua dies (2010) What Happened: President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua passed away…
Nigeria: Enactment of Press Freedom Bill
May 3 Nigeria: Enactment of Press Freedom Bill (1999) What happened: On May 3, 1999, Nigeria passed the Freedom of Information…
Death of Leonardo da Vinci
By Publisher Kindly share: MAY 2 1. 1519 – Death of Leonardo da Vinci What happened: Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential…
By Publisher Kindly share: Nostalgia: Catching up with landmark events from Another Time History, though often confined to dusty archives…
Power & Paradox, Faith & Folly, Economy of Irony: The Nigerian Experiment as You’ve Never Seen It
Welcome to Topsy-Turvy, a column curated not just for commentary but for confrontation. Not the kind that starts street fights,…
Topsy-turvy: Nigeria, land of the weird
By Anthony Iwuoma It is repugnant.The poignant story of Segun Olowookere, the Osun man, who recently made headline news for…