Men standing with metal hoppers on narrow-gauge tracks:Workers at the Udi coal mine on the hillside above the town of Enugu by E.H. Duckworth in 1930#Enugu #CoalMining #NigerianHistory #IgboHistory #AfricanHistory #ColonialNigeria #UdiCoalMine #EnuguCoal #HistoryOfNigeria #IgboCulture

Sword
Composite sword (a), iron hilt, covered with skin, iron blade, with sheath (b) of leather, fibre and metal. Made by Margi people in modern day Borno state. Year 1906
Photo credit: British Museum #AfricanHistory #NigerianHistory #BornoState #MargiPeople #KanemBornu

Igbo architecture: Compound (ǹgwùlù) entrance and high walls (aja ǹgwùlù), in or near Önïcha. Photographed by Herbert Wimberley, c. 1903-18. Cambridge University Library. #IgboCulture #IgboArchitecture #AfricanArchitecture #NigerianHistory #IgboHeritage #Onitsha

General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, A Sober Reflection by Lawson Akhigbe A sober reflection on General Murtala Ramat Mohammed requires a careful separation of verifiable history from rumour, memory from myth, and institutional responsibility from individual culpability.…

50 years after his assassination, reflecting on Gen. Murtala Mohammed: From counter-coup firebrand to reformist icon. But let’s peel back the myths—violence, vision, and unresolved shadows. A sober read by @LawAkhigbe 📖 #NigerianHistory #MurtalaLegacy lawakhigbe.com/2026/02/13/g...

25 Oct. 1905. [Ibibio] Bridge (about 220 yards long) over Eduem stream [Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria].
PHOTO CREDIT: Charles Stanley Partridge
#IbibioHistory #AfricanArchitecture #NigerianHistory #AkwaIbom #ColonialPhotography

Photograph (black and white), from an album; view of several thatched structures surrounded by a wooden fence. Trees in the background. Ikot Ekpene,( modern day Akwa ibom Nigeria)
Date: 1907 #AfricanHeritage
#NigerianHistory
#TraditionalArchitecture
#AkwaIbomCulture
#PreColonialNigeria

Martin Koenigsberg's review of Close Air Support 4/5: Really enjoyed this book as a deep dive into the impact of the Airplane on the battlefield since its introduction in WWI. Harry Raffal is an Air Power Scholar and John Alexander a veteran and aca...

Just finished my 47th Book Review of the Year!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #21stCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AvGeek #AviationHistory #AirPower #AirSupport #BritishImperialHistory #AmericanHistory #NigerianHistory #HistoryBookChat
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ABA Women’s War of 1929. A powerful uprising led by Southeastern Nigerian women against unjust taxation, oppressive warrant chiefs, and colonial exploitation. #Nigeria #GreatBritain #Colonialism #Resistance #Women'sHistory #NigerianHistory #BlackHistory

Former Nigerian Presidential Aide Doyin Okupe Dies at 72, Leaders Across Political Spectrum Pay Tribute | AI News Brew <p>Dr. Doyin Okupe, a prominent Nigerian political figure and former presidential spokesperson, died on March 8, 2025, at the age of 72 following a prolonged illness [1][2].</p><p>Born on March 22, 19...

Former Nigerian Presidential Aide Doyin Okupe Dies at 72, Leaders Across Political Spectrum Pay Tribute haiku.ainewsbrew.com/article/3418

#NigerianPolitics #DoyinOkupe #NigerianDemocracy #AfricanPolitics #NigerianLeadership #PublicService #PoliticalLegacy #NigerianHistory

Did you know that the great wall of Benin was one of the largest man made structures in history? It was built between the 13th and 15th centuries, it stretched over
16,000 kilometers, even longer than the Great Wall of China!

#ikejabirdmedia #history #culture #africa #benincity #nigerianhistory

the title of my project has changed since i made this BUT i am still looking for more people to interview about Nigerian history and social media! please share and get in touch if you know someone who might be interested 🙏🏻 #nigerianhistory #nigeria #phdresearch