#  @StartArchiving archivi.ng archivi.ng posts on X about nigeria, $7846t, money, in the the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1284784141901467648/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +328% - [--] Month [---------] +114% - [--] Months [---------] +72% - [--] Year [---------] +182% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1284784141901467648/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -38% - [--] Month [--] +23% - [--] Months [---] +24% - [--] Year [---] +429% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1284784141901467648/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +2.10% - [--] Month [------] +9.20% - [--] Months [------] +44% - [--] Year [------] +111% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::1284784141901467648/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [currencies](/list/currencies) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [musicians](/list/musicians) [social networks](/list/social-networks) **Social topic influence** [nigeria](/topic/nigeria), [$7846t](/topic/$7846t), [money](/topic/money), [in the](/topic/in-the), [house of](/topic/house-of), [london](/topic/london), [benin](/topic/benin), [the super](/topic/the-super), [bank of](/topic/bank-of), [history](/topic/history) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@bros_aik](/creator/undefined) [@ebenghoart](/creator/undefined) [@fuadxiv](/creator/undefined) [@famuyiwakaydy](/creator/undefined) [@uda_nkzz](/creator/undefined) [@faka_strange](/creator/undefined) [@emekene](/creator/undefined) [@thembuotidem](/creator/undefined) [@designahabraham](/creator/undefined) [@habibamfashi](/creator/undefined) [@uacfoodsng](/creator/undefined) [@j0k3ster](/creator/undefined) [@tjwhizkid](/creator/undefined) [@0xfemi](/creator/undefined) [@mowaaofficial](/creator/undefined) [@enchantedconc](/creator/undefined) [@outhausco](/creator/undefined) [@asakygrn](/creator/undefined) [@bbcworld](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [April (APRIL)](/topic/april) [Crown (CRW)](/topic/crown) [Caught in 4K (4K)](/topic/$4k) [Buttcoin (BUTTCOIN)](/topic/butt) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Abacha buys Pleasure Boats - PM News Friday September [--] [----]. Abacha has paid for his sins. - PM News Tuesday June [--] [----]. Remembering Abacha the Tyrant - PM News Tuesday June [--] 1999" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1717107288819822665) 2023-10-25T09:14Z [----] followers, 69.9K engagements "On the 24th of September [----] the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the states supplementary Appropriation Bill totaling [-----] billion naira. State Governor Bola Tinubu had initially proposed a [-----] billion naira budget. Source - PM News September [--] 1999" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1719649607641071896) 2023-11-01T09:36Z [----] followers, 26.9K engagements "In [----] Nigeria was banned from FIFA following Sani Abachas withdrawal of the team from participating in the AFCON finals. To participate in the [----] World Cup in France Nigeria called on prominent players to intercede. Source: P.M News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1747589785277919524) 2024-01-17T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Under the leadership of General Mohammadu Buhari millions of naira were alleged to have been misappropriated by the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund and a [--] man panel was set up by civilian president Obasanjo to investigate the claim. Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1750122558999982559) 2024-01-24T11:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Super Eagles Disgrace Cameroun - PM News June [--] 2003" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1751552562560463141) 2024-01-28T10:27Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements "Today a dollar is almost N1600. In [----] it was N138. Source: P. M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1758130293272203406) 2024-02-15T14:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Mr. Ibu will always be remembered for bringing laughter and happiness to people. Rest in peace Legend" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1764261755155308899) 2024-03-03T12:09Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements "Today over [----] archived days (90s & 2000s) are now accessible to you. That's over 20% of progress towards our Phase [--] Goal: making [-----] days from [----] to [----] accessible. Here's what you can do: [--]. RT this. [--]. Watch this [--]. Back this: http://Archivi.ng/donate http://Archivi.ng/donate" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1772942236310769923) 2024-03-27T11:02Z [----] followers, 98.4K engagements "In [----] the University of Ilorin shutdown for over two months after a violent protest ensued over the unavailability of water on campus. Following the protest [--] students were expelled and all returning students were required to pay a restitution fee of N1500" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1778120762429218910) 2024-04-10T18:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Before Abacha died in [----] he stashed his loot in foreign accounts. So far $3.65 billion has been recovered. We are putting this money into your hands to spend the way you want Play Spend Abacha's Loot: http://archivi.ng/spend-abacha-loot http://archivi.ng/spend-abacha-loot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1781358952585830480) 2024-04-19T16:27Z [----] followers, 184.2K engagements "In [----] a plate of ewa agayin and bread cost N20 and was the go-to meal for many people. It is still a source of happiness for Nigerians today. However it wasnt always like that. Ewa agayin found its way to Nigeria in the late 70s. How Find out here: https://archivi.ng/search/Kwc5PYoBCQSJetOqzsci https://archivi.ng/search/Kwc5PYoBCQSJetOqzsci" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1783125118517969058) 2024-04-24T13:25Z [----] followers, 407.2K engagements "Do you remember collecting bottle crowns growing up what were the exciting things you used them to do and did you ever win a promo https://archivi.ng/search/0n4Q0ooBCULQj6J17lM8 https://archivi.ng/search/0n4Q0ooBCULQj6J17lM8" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1783859233017983457) 2024-04-26T14:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "May [--] 1998: The jamming role of JAMB It is on record that on a yearly basis no less than [------] and [------] candidates sit for the UME and PCE exams respectively. Of those figures a maximum of 12000.gain admission. https://archivi.ng/search/yn5k1ooBCULQj6J1gGWv https://archivi.ng/search/yn5k1ooBCULQj6J1gGWv" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1785676300725751898) 2024-05-01T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "What is the ideal minimum wage In [----] the proposed minimum wage was N52500. This isnt the first time the NLC is going at the government to give public sector workers a livable wage on par with the Nigerian economy" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1797580600796147824) 2024-06-03T10:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "How the Ojude Oba festival was captured in March [--] [----]. Source: P. M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1803325548698927229) 2024-06-19T07:14Z [----] followers, 148.3K engagements "Music is not something you retire from it is something that lives in you. - Onyeka Onwenu 19th April [----] A true legend❤" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1818582413854835110) 2024-07-31T09:40Z [----] followers, 40.3K engagements "This is how Nigeria participated in the Olympic Games from [----] to [----]. Source: P. M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1822623031090442381) 2024-08-11T13:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Each stage is an obstacle and each obstacle is sweat tears and most of all money. Read The Economics of Archiving Old Newspapers here: https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/economics-of-archiving https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/economics-of-archiving" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1830562704219619586) 2024-09-02T11:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Peter Obi's performance in last year's election has sparked a conversation about the viability of a true third force in Nigerian politics. But the archives show this is not the first time voters have toyed with a third force. What happened in the past https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/the-history-of-third-force-political-movements-in-nigeria https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/the-history-of-third-force-political-movements-in-nigeria" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1844665127867466186) 2024-10-11T09:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When Buhari's administration needed a scapegoat for its anti-corruption campaign in [----] Umaru Dikko an ex-minister was the top target. The only problem was he lived in London. But that didn't stop a team of kidnappers from trying to send him home. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1847593997096591381) 2024-10-19T11:01Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements "Like on any regular day four young Nigerian men arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on October [--] [----] ready to travel. But unlike other passengers they boarded Nigeria Airways flight WT470 with kegs of petrol tear gas knives and guns. They also had handbills" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1849865195482644769) 2024-10-25T17:26Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements "Before the flight could land in Abuja 19-year-old Richard Ogunderu Kabir Adenuga (22) Kenny Rasaq-Lawal (23) and Benneth Oluwadaisi (24) hijacked the plane. They wanted to fly to Germany but the plane did not have enough fuel so they landed in the Republic of Niger to refuel" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1849865205725151640) 2024-10-25T17:26Z 19.3K followers, [---] engagements "From the Archives: M.A.D Boys Return In February [----] the four young men who hijacked a Nigeria Airways plane in [----] returned to the country after nine years in prison in the Republic of Niger where they flew the plane. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng [--] years ago today four young Nigerians smuggled petrol tear gas jack knives and guns into a Lagos to Abuja flight hijacked the plane and flew to the Republic of Niger where they held hostages for three days. What did they want https://t.co/ATJbm7ofor http://Archivi.ng [--] years ago today four young Nigerians smuggled petrol tear gas jack" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1850162658722414833) 2024-10-26T13:08Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements "26 years ago today months after he was released from prison Olusegun Obasanjo officially announced his intention to contest in the [----] presidential election. The rest is history. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1853079410183749915) 2024-11-03T14:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Gbenga Adeboye was at the peak of his careercaptivating audiences as one of Nigerias most popular Yoruba entertainerswhen he tragically passed away in April [----]. But that was not the end of his story" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1854568724210368871) 2024-11-07T16:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] police officers accused a 10-year-old boy of being a pick-pocket and detained him for seven months. Held without charge he was in detention for so long that other inmates appointed him the vice president of his police cell. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1855189175483482254) 2024-11-09T10:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Before she won the Miss World crown in November [----] Nigerian beauty queen Agbani Darego became the first Nigerian to finish in the top [--] of a Miss Universe contest held in May [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1858077604915417510) 2024-11-17T09:19Z [----] followers, 75.5K engagements "In [----] following the advice of the Vision [----] committee the Nigerian government gradually stopped sports financing and granted autonomy to sport associations" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1858511288495685729) 2024-11-18T14:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This affected some less popular sport associations like the Nigerian Amateur Boxing Association whose athletes couldnt travel to participate in an invitational tournament in Argentina due to a lack of funding" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1858511530045702342) 2024-11-18T14:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "In [----] a riot erupted in Zaki Biam Benue State after an Okada rider accused his passenger of stealing his penis. He claimed the passenger kept touching his waist during the trip and he realised he had "lost his manhood" when they arrived their destination" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1858805067039576115) 2024-11-19T09:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After the suspect was detained at the Zaki Biam police station fellow Okada riders demanded his release so he could return the stolen penis. When officers refused and transferred the suspect to the state headquarters in Makurdi the Okada riders attacked the station" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1858805075130695912) 2024-11-19T09:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements ""Nigerians are again demonstrating they have an incredible capacity to endure suffering. The recent increase in VAT by 100% and increase in pump prices of petroleum products have brought about suffering in the land." P.M. News "Suffering and Smiling" editorial June [--] 2007" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1859169146891579733) 2024-11-20T09:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When Okechukwu died in [----] and his nephew inherited his estate over his two wives and two daughters per local custom one of his wives refused to back down. This is the story of Mojekwu v. Mojekwu a family feud fought in court for over [--] years. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1859251556018717058) 2024-11-20T15:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] when ethnic tensions between Yorubas and Ijaws blew up in Lagos and the Niger Delta [---] Yoruba police officers abandoned duty posts in Bayelsa and ran home to the South-West. Officers with tribal marks felt most endangered. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1859878485868884236) 2024-11-22T08:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After the high court dismissed his case believing strongly he was entitled to the property as Oli Ekpe Augustine appealed the judgement. In a [----] ruling Justice Niki Tobi of the Court of Appeal upheld the high court's decision and condemned the Oli Ekpe custom" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1860277655901212798) 2024-11-23T11:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Women celebrated the court's strong criticism of the Oli Ekpe custom but the joy of the moment was short-lived after Augustine headed to the Supreme Court. By the time the final judgement was announced in [----] Caroline was dead. Read how it all ended. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1860277662364704773) 2024-11-23T11:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Nigerian basketball star Michael Olowokandi who played for Timberwolves was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing after he refused to leave a nightclub. He was eventually acquitted in [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1861331036350681311) 2024-11-26T08:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] the Abacha regime sentenced four Nigerian journalists to death for "accessory after the fact of treason" punishing them for reporting about an alleged coup against him. Abacha later reduced the sentence to [--] years in prison. Source: PM News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1862487428608516253) 2024-11-29T13:23Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "When Bola Tinubu secretly escaped abroad after the Abacha regime said he plotted to bomb the NNPC depot in Ejigbo the police arrested his associates. In this [----] interview one of them described how he survived [--] days in detention. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1863139163979100637) 2024-12-01T08:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "2024 has been a transformative year for and we want to tell you everything. This monthly dispatch covers: Our outings New office space The Archivist launch Financial health An update about The Fellowship https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/the-archiving-monthly-december http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/the-archiving-monthly-december http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1863298738430636138) 2024-12-01T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in [----] the Nigerian government did everything to impress including banning hawkers and beggars. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1864233175813165396) 2024-12-04T08:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When we announced the launch of The Fellowship in September we called on curious people from everywhere to help us enhance the world's understanding of Nigerian history. Meet our inaugural cohort of fellows. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1864281615398031541) 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 28K engagements "Habiba Malumfashi (@Habibamfashi) is an artist curator researcher and art enthusiast. Shes the programs officer at the Open Arts Development Foundation and runs the Open Arts Space a community art centre in Kaduna" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1864281624377999684) 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 22.6K engagements "Oghosa Ebengho (@ebengho_art) is a creative problem-solver at heart who helps his clients sell ideas using illustrations and concept designs. He's worked with high-profile clients including Netflix's Dear White People and Afropolitan Nation" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1864281628895236246) 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements "In [----] P-Squares album Game Over sold one million copies just days after release making them the first Nigerian artists to sell one million compact discs few days after release. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1865306569270829149) 2024-12-07T08:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] P-Squares album Game Over sold one million copies just days after release making them the first Nigerian artists to sell one million compact discs few days after release. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1865312686776406449) 2024-12-07T08:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In the 1990s Ibrahim malo malo Ogundero was one of the hottest female dancers for Fuji and Juju music stars like Sunny Ade Sikiru Ayinde Barrister and Wasiu Ayinde Marshal. But he was a man in womens clothes that his wife made. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1865697912480825624) 2024-12-08T10:00Z 11.3K followers, [----] engagements "The Supreme Court ruled in [----] that the Federal Governments decision to withhold allocations to Lagos councils was unconstitutional. The court held that the president or Federal Government cant determine the legality of councils. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1866553665601015884) 2024-12-10T18:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The Supreme Court ruled in [----] that the Federal Governments decision to withhold allocations to Lagos councils was unconstitutional. The court held that the president or Federal Government cant determine the legality of councils. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1866561380188340366) 2024-12-10T19:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] the shot putter Vivian Chukwuemeka threatened to dump Nigeria to represent another country complaining about poor treatment from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). She won multiple gold medals for Nigeria. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1867129393119637529) 2024-12-12T08:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The year he joined Ajax Tijani Babangida provided an assist in his first UEFA Champions League game for the club in a 1-0 win. Ajax reached the semi-finals of that season's UCL and Babangida finished the campaign with three goals. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1867644269919432845) 2024-12-13T18:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After winning AMAA's Best Actress award in [----] Funke Akindele said she had yet to reach the peak of her career as many people thought. Since then she's produced the top three highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1867897299428397482) 2024-12-14T11:39Z [----] followers, 27.3K engagements ""Policemen Burgle Own Station Steal Cash" P.M. News October [--] [----] "The police in Nigeria would rob us. The police stole my brother's shoes and his watch. It's a very poor country so people do all sorts of things." - Kemi Badenoch https://t.co/NJrro4EHKj "The police in Nigeria would rob us. The police stole my brother's shoes and his watch. It's a very poor country so people do all sorts of things." - Kemi Badenoch https://t.co/NJrro4EHKj" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1868219096971817000) 2024-12-15T08:58Z 10.2K followers, 57.7K engagements ""One week in Nigerian markets is a pretty long time. A long time in a country where prices of goods are adjusted upwards almost every day. This is especially so as Christmas draws near." P.M. News December [--] [----] Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1868647224177250487) 2024-12-16T13:19Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements "A [----] presidential election campaign advert revisits a [----] interaction between a newspaper editor and the PDP candidate and former military head of state Olusegun Obasanjo. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1868678182947422234) 2024-12-16T15:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In December [----] Colonel Buba Marwa the military governor of Lagos State survived two bomb attacks that left about [--] people injured. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1868704014759870665) 2024-12-16T17:05Z 10.2K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] the Lagos State governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu threatened to ban sachet water citing health and environmental concerns. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1868926393620541829) 2024-12-17T07:49Z 10.2K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Abacha ordered a crackdown on BDC operators blaming them for the terrible naira/dollar exchange rates. The dictator also believed media reports of black market rates worsened the value of the naira. "We're not the ones killing the naira" BDC operators responded" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1870084268547842241) 2024-12-20T12:30Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements ""My greatest worry is that I have no competitor. I went to America with [----] jokes and came back with [---] untouched despite the fact I was there for [--] months with a very busy schedule." - Gbenga Adeboye July [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1870785857214611714) 2024-12-22T10:58Z 10.4K followers, 242.6K engagements "After releasing Beware (1995) and Appreciation (1997) with Sony Music Queen Salawa Abeni did not renew her contract reportedly because she was unhappy with how the music label promoted the albums. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1872990214815363461) 2024-12-28T12:57Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "A month after four young men hijacked a plane travelling from Lagos to Abuja and landed it in the Niger Republic Nigerian police arrested the mastermind Jerry Yusuf. The Nigerian government sent him to Niger without being asked and he was charged to court in [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1873268213464875239) 2024-12-29T07:22Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements "Funke Akindele in [----] 👏🏿 GOD DID Thank you Jenifans for supporting Everybody Loves Jenifa We couldnt have gotten here without you. Were excited for whats to come with this massive win. Keep watching in all cinemas nationwide Heres to more #ELJthemovie #funkeakindele #FunkeakindeleNetwork https://t.co/FZiEdXGmPD GOD DID Thank you Jenifans for supporting Everybody Loves Jenifa We couldnt have gotten here without you. Were excited for whats to come with this massive win. Keep watching in all cinemas nationwide Heres to more #ELJthemovie #funkeakindele #FunkeakindeleNetwork" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1873730431197348180) 2024-12-30T13:58Z 10.4K followers, 337.7K engagements "The Warri Refinery in the 1990s. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This development is a remarkable way to end the year following the feat recorded https://t.co/YfKxoLlk99 http://Archivi.ng The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1873796659752419670) 2024-12-30T18:21Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements ""Styl-Plus did not go into music because of the economic depreciation in the country. Most musicians that you see since music is a gift they are more or less called. - Styl-Plus [----] Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1874016267230994789) 2024-12-31T08:54Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "The Nigerian press is in constant danger of repression: whether it's under the iron-fist military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha or the democratic governments that have followed since his death. How does one become the most arrested journalist in Nigeria https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/most-arrested-nigerian-journalist https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/most-arrested-nigerian-journalist" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1874059308318810266) 2024-12-31T11:45Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "A wild one to start [----]. Pres. Obasanjo lost his car to robbers in Ogun State in [----]. When it was later found in Benin Republic Nigerian police reportedly paid 2m 'bribe' to Beninois police to return it. Obasanjo closed the land border between both countries over the rift" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1874511464352071976) 2025-01-01T17:42Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements ""Adeboye Sacks Popular Pastor (Ituah Ighodalo) For Remarrying [--] Years After Divorce" - P.M. News August [----] Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1875876902373613662) 2025-01-05T12:08Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "In August [----] all hell broke loose between neighbours in Osun State over the creation of a new Local Government Council and the location of its headquarters. The Ife-Modakeke crisis claimed over [--] lives as the two communities engaged in a "mutually-destructive war."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1876240045440487554) 2025-01-06T12:11Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements "After a coup plot against Sierra Leone's President Tejan Kabbah failed in [----] he asked the General Sani Abacha regime for help. Nigeria sent police officers to its West African neighbours to investigate the incident but they met a hostile local reception" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1877254479705194965) 2025-01-09T07:22Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements ""Fake Beggars On The Prowl" P.M. News June [----] "There's a popular beggar who usually sits on his wheelchair from morning till night begging for alms. City Investigation revealed that he has three wives and two buildings in his village." Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1877676510800388492) 2025-01-10T11:19Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements "Today in [----] a group of soldiers killed many Army officers and senior politicians including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa. It was Nigeria's first of many military coups. Also today in [----] the Nigerian Civil War officially ended after the death of millions of civilians" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1879605725611339917) 2025-01-15T19:05Z 11.3K followers, [----] engagements "Today in [----] Sade Adu was born in Ibadan. She moved to the United Kingdom at age [--] and was a fashion designer and part-time model before she started making music full-time. In [----] she became the first Nigerian-born artiste to win a Grammy Award" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1879788174764855805) 2025-01-16T07:10Z 11.4K followers, 11.2K engagements "In February [----] police officers in the U.S. arrested a Nigerian woman Arianna Uzo Egwu and charged her to court for running a prostitution ring which made $2 million a year. She advertised the business Glamour Roses online and charged clients between $1 and $4k an hour" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1883055407180189781) 2025-01-25T07:32Z 17.5K followers, 1.8M engagements "17 years ago: "2Face Finally Settles For Annie Macaulay" - P.M. News April [--] [----] "2Face Now Butt of Comedian's Jokes" - P.M. News April [--] [----] Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1884338371759136799) 2025-01-28T20:30Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] freelance journalist Sam Ogun confessed to DRUM magazine that he spied on Nigeria for the U.S. West Germany and Ghana for nearly [--] years. "You don't apply to be an agent or spy. You're spotted and trailed and an assessment made of you without your knowing."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1887585495800250786) 2025-02-06T19:33Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements "In July [----] Siamese twin boys were successfully separated in Port Harcourt Nigeria. Source: West African Pilot. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1893939027339780516) 2025-02-24T08:20Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements "A Lagos fast-food manager's account appears to suggest that Mr Biggs sold meat pies for [--] in [----]. Source: P.M. News Can one search @StartArchiving with AI to find the price of Mr Biggs Meat Pie in [----] So many parts of our business history are lost because of poor records. Can't we verify from @uacfoodsng themselves what the price was at that time instead of this endless back-and-forth Can one search @StartArchiving with AI to find the price of Mr Biggs Meat Pie in [----] So many parts of our business history are lost because of poor records. Can't we verify from @uacfoodsng themselves what" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1894745934463938657) 2025-02-26T13:46Z 12.6K followers, 146.6K engagements ""Tunde Kelani: The Man At Mainframe" - P.M. News April [----] "Kelani is believed to have done so much for the industry especially as it concerns the quality of movies that are thrown into the market." What's your favourite Tunde Kelani film A Birthday at [--] From Across the Seas on February [--] [----] A birthday snapshot at [--] sent from afar Im in transit and will be with you all in a few days. What more can I do than express my deepest gratitude to each of youmy family friends colleagues supporters https://t.co/nGtuS8gVWC A Birthday at [--] From Across the Seas on February [--] [----] A birthday" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1895028645942411342) 2025-02-27T08:30Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] the colonial Nigerian government charged Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti to court for not paying her income tax for 1947/48. The case was dropped after an unnamed "peace lover" paid the tax for her; but the next morning Mrs Kuti led hundreds of women to continue protests against women's poll tax. Source: The Daily Service" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1895073901136503265) 2025-02-27T11:30Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements "In July [----] Bukar Shaib of Bornu Province became the first Nigerian veterinary officer with full United Kingdom qualifications. Source: West African Pilot. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1895156951845065164) 2025-02-27T17:00Z 12.5K followers, [---] engagements "Doyin Okupe was an aspirant for the [----] Ogun State governorship election but eventually lost the PDP's ticket to Gbenga Daniel. Doyin Okupe (1952 - 2025)" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1897957858316091752) 2025-03-07T10:29Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Mrs Louisa Yejide Marquis in [----] passed the Diploma in Domestic Science in Bristol. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1899370206280945982) 2025-03-11T08:02Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements "Sa'adatu Kande Balarabe was a Nigerian politician from Kano State who played a key role in advancing women's political participation. After training at the Royal School for Nursing in London she worked at Murtala Mohammed Hospital in Kano before leaving in [----] to focus on politics. As leader of the People's Redemption Party (PRP) womens wing in Kano during the Second Republic she emerged as a prominent voice for women in politics. In [----] she won a seat in the House of Representatives one of five women elected that year but her tenure was cut short by a military coup. In [----] she joined the" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1900228441464520968) 2025-03-13T16:52Z 12.7K followers, [---] engagements "Madam J. Obunadi Taylor led the Aba women rioters in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1900509714376446075) 2025-03-14T11:30Z 12.7K followers, [---] engagements "@J0k3ster_ @tjwhizkid The 2k mentioned in the article is the additional allowance paid by the state government not the uniform federal government allowance" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1901333062451138844) 2025-03-16T18:01Z 12.8K followers, [--] engagements "Madam Emebren Ojojo Jolarungin pictured here in [----] was known for her famous Ojojo Brass Band. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1901959267617329358) 2025-03-18T11:30Z 13K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] after hundreds of people were killed in communal clashes in Plateau State President Olusegun Obasanjo suspended Governor Joshua Dariye and declared a state of emergency. Two years later he did the same in Ekiti suspending Governor Ayo Fayose. Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1902064534082482618) 2025-03-18T18:28Z 13.1K followers, 186.5K engagements "In [----] Mrs J.E. Salami was the proprietor of Ekundayo Medicine Stores Victoria Street Lagos. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1903046430891315462) 2025-03-21T11:30Z 13K followers, [----] engagements "Mrs Subulola Ayanewu from [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1903416375961440454) 2025-03-22T12:00Z 13K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Mrs Rebecca Nzogwu pursued a course in nursing and midwifery in Scotland. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1903771205175582742) 2025-03-23T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements "Found this from the West African Pilot newspaper on January [--] [----] three months before implementation. .@StartArchiving are there any news pieces about Nigerias switch from left to right hand driving Cant stop thinking about what a chaotic period it must have been. .@StartArchiving are there any news pieces about Nigerias switch from left to right hand driving Cant stop thinking about what a chaotic period it must have been" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1904476165001069039) 2025-03-25T10:11Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements "Grace Ifeka was one of over [---] nurses and midwives trained at the Iyi-Enu Hospital in Ogidi (in present-day Anambra State) between [----] and [----]. The Church Missionary Society (CMS) established the hospital in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1904495985436381461) 2025-03-25T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements "At [--] Yinka Jegede-Ekpe tested positive for HIV a revelation that reshaped her life and future. She immediately faced rejection as her church choir turned her away and her nursing school pressured her to leave. Undeterred she continued her education and earned a degree in [----]. Years later as misinformation and denial about HIV/AIDS fuelled preventable deaths across Nigeria she chose to go public about her status becoming the first Nigerian woman to do so. Driven to create change from her experience she founded the Nigerian Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS providing support amplifying" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1904584979994001622) 2025-03-25T17:23Z 13.1K followers, 14.7K engagements "A group of young ladies who are uniform-conscious. Their grandmas staged a revolution in Aba twenty years ago. West African Pilot [----] #NigerianWomenInHistory" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1904858372912144801) 2025-03-26T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements ""With a guitar and a dream 23-year-old Margaret Aghomo is setting out to break the male monopoly of popular music in Nigeria. She has put aside thoughts of getting married or of having a good time to work to make her dream come true." - TRUST magazine October 1971" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1904982449848746277) 2025-03-26T19:43Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements "Nwonaku Ogoegbunam the mother-in-law of Nigerias first president Nnamdi Azikiwe. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1905220758701301946) 2025-03-27T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements "The first First Lady of Nigeria Flora Ogoegbunam Azikiwe in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1905583146521035204) 2025-03-28T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements ""A survey of fees paid at a secondary school revealed that two-thirds of the student fees were paid by their mothers. The working conditions of women need to be thoroughly examined." - Lady Kofoworola Ademola [----] Source: DRUM" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1905893187832438789) 2025-03-29T08:02Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements "Mrs Olu Solanke was an inspiration to her husband Mr Ladipo Solanke through the years. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1905968184567710123) 2025-03-29T13:00Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Miss Nwokedi returned from the United Kingdom where she went on a mission scholarship before taking up a job as a teacher in Kano. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1906307922810024074) 2025-03-30T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements "Omu Okwei dominated West African trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A strategic entrepreneur the Nigerian merchant queen built a vast trading empire dealing in palm oil textiles and European goods effectively bridging indigenous and foreign markets. Her keen business acumen and extensive network established her as one of the most influential and wealthy women of her time. Okwei also played a pivotal role in governance. Crowned Omu of Osomari in [----] she became a key figure in the Igbo dual-gender political system overseeing womens affairs and ensuring their representation in" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1906649410626281809) 2025-03-31T10:06Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements ""Since the soul music mania hit Nigeria its impact on the countrys youth has been terrific. They spend their time dancing it. They spend their money buying dresses that symbolise they are soul brothers/sisters. They regard any other music as uncivilised." DRUM magazine (1971)" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1908791632276635793) 2025-04-06T07:59Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements ""Soul is evil. It drives youths away from God. The hotels and nightclubs have become the house of worship for our youths not to mention the adverse effect of the importation of the crazy soul dresses on Nigerias foreign exchange position. Where do the young boys and girls get money to buy such costly dresses" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1908791637158822119) 2025-04-06T07:59Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements ""Margaret Ekpo said in the Eastern House of Assembly that a woman Police Force should be created. she suggested the creation should help arrest the serious crime wave in the contemporary Nigeria Police Force "because women would not take bribes." West African Pilot (1954)" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1908973092573007962) 2025-04-06T20:00Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements "Yesterdays Price: March [----] [--] years ago a bag of rice cost [----] a crate of eggs (750) a Tiger generator (12000) and a medium Thermocool refrigerator (30000). How much are you buying these today Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1909207025684459999) 2025-04-07T11:30Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements "Yesterdays Price: November [----] Daddies and mummies how much are you buying Pampers today [--] years ago Pampers sold for [----]. Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1911328506967146783) 2025-04-13T08:00Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements ""Meet Nollywood Stars Who Hit Stardom By Chance" P.M. News [----] "When I decided to go into the movie industry I thought of it as a hobby not a means of livelihood. I actually wanted to be a banker and probably the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria." Desmond Elliot" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1911811694856204320) 2025-04-14T16:00Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements "Yesterdays Price: January [----] How much are you buying all these at Shoprite these days Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1913193290171834820) 2025-04-18T11:30Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements "How Atiku Abubakar campaigned for the SDP's ticket for the June [--] [----] presidential election. "I am offering myself as a tool of change and servant of the people to make real dreams of a great country where peace and unity reign." Source: Newswatch http://Archivi.ng Ahead of Nigeria's controversial June [--] [----] presidential election the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had three strong candidates fighting for its ticket. This is how the first ballot ended: [--]. M.K.O. Abiola [--]. Baba Gana Kingibe [--]. Atiku Abubakar 📜: The Nigerian Economist https://t.co/b63sqiSILv http://Archivi.ng Ahead of" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1915355512683503730) 2025-04-24T10:41Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] PMAN launched the Nigerian Music Awards Nite. It was Nigeria's answer to the Grammys: star-studded and historic. Majek Fashek was the night's biggest winner but he was absent. Do today's awards shows measure up Source: Newswatch" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1915435569934483948) 2025-04-24T16:00Z 13.3K followers, [---] engagements ""Gorillas Get Drunk After Bamboo Drink Party" P.M. News March [----] "The boss of the group a huge silverback called Kwitonda and some of the younger males were completely out of it."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1916959674282164460) 2025-04-28T20:56Z 13.3K followers, 18.6K engagements "22 years ago today Nigerian comedian Gbenga Adeboye passed away at the age of [--]. What's the first clip or joke that comes to mind when you hear his name" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1917489348473221347) 2025-04-30T08:01Z 13.3K followers, [---] engagements "Macleans Peroxide Toothpaste ad published in the Southern Nigeria Defender in [----]. Who remembers this 👀" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1917609895727190506) 2025-04-30T16:00Z 13.3K followers, [----] engagements "The highest JAMB score in [----] was [---] achieved by Igatta C.N. from Enugu State" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1919441236475183591) 2025-05-05T17:17Z 14.2K followers, 45.3K engagements "On January [--] [----] the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the naira and kobo. The rest is history. Source: DRUM" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1919663674937245838) 2025-05-06T08:01Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Niger State governor Abdulkadir Kure ran into trouble with his Islamic sect after he shaved off his beard for a fresh look. He was ordered to regrow it immediately. Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1920750597373829499) 2025-05-09T08:00Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements "this woman was remanded with her baby who thus so early in life suffered from the sins of the parents. West African Pilot March 1949" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1921928348873490839) 2025-05-12T14:00Z 13.5K followers, [---] engagements "2004 AFCON Quarter-finals: Cameroon brought juju. Nigeria brought Jay-Jay Okocha. Source: P.M. News Visit for more http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1922290742757855544) 2025-05-13T14:00Z 14.2K followers, [---] engagements ""The Future of Jamb" The Nigerian Economist [----] ".JAMB in recent times has been bugged by controversy. It is suggested that the body should be stripped of its admission role. The whole essence of a centralised admission body has been defeated by declining standards."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1922695094940966996) 2025-05-14T16:46Z 14.5K followers, 223.7K engagements "Here's a 57-year-old Nigerian mystery for you to think about. A year into the Nigerian Civil War both sides met in a neutral country to talk peace. The gathering was ultimately unsuccessful but it changed one man's life forever. You've probably never heard his name before" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1923078269470920885) 2025-05-15T18:09Z 14.5K followers, 66.3K engagements "Samuel Okwaraji was born [--] years ago today. He played for Nigeria at AFCON [----] and the Seoul Olympics. Tragically he died of heart failure during a World Cup qualifier against Angola in [----]. He was just [--]. Did you ever hear about THAT Samuel Okwaraji story growing up" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1924374969120948497) 2025-05-19T08:02Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements "The big K not the small one. Have you ever been on a Kawasaki This ad is from 1977" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1925915031746625739) 2025-05-23T14:01Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements "29 years ago today Kudirat Abiola was killed in Lagos. She was a strong advocate for the validation of the June [--] [----] presidential election won by her husband MKO Abiola and annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida. Source: P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1930172673214296531) 2025-06-04T08:00Z 15K followers, [---] engagements "In the late 20th century the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) deployed helicopters to monitor and maintain Nigeria's power infrastructure. There's a reason you no longer see them today" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1930627611157299677) 2025-06-05T14:07Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements "The year is [----]. The president of the United States is in your city. You're the head of the most populous Black nation on Earth. How do you meet the moment If your name is Olusegun Obasanjo you pull up like this:" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1930942755477344590) 2025-06-06T11:00Z 15.6K followers, 29K engagements "27 years ago today General Sani Abacha suddenly died. June [--] the last full day he spent on earth was a Sunday. Here is TELL magazines [----] account of his final hours as Nigerias head of state" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1931622512552513965) 2025-06-08T08:01Z 17.6K followers, 428.5K engagements "Ojude Oba Festival in [----] [----] and [----]. Seasons change but Ojude Oba keeps serving. Source: P.M. News. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1931674315725951181) 2025-06-08T11:27Z 15.7K followers, 25.9K engagements "The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has raised an alarm over the 'advertisement' of fake miracles by pentecostal pastors on the nations airwaves hinting it may be forced to ban such programmes on television. P.M. News 2004" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1931743019176493519) 2025-06-08T16:00Z 15.7K followers, 19.9K engagements ""The camp of Team Nigeria the contingent to the Athens [----] Olympics was yesterday thrown into an unexpected celebration as some top officials celebrated the silver medal won by Nigerian-born Francis Obiorah Obikwelu who represented Portugal in the 100m men's final." 2004" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1933434169637663128) 2025-06-13T08:00Z 15.7K followers, [----] engagements ""The Going Of The King" Newswatch [----] "Sunny Ade gave juju music international recognition. Ade performed in [--] American cities and in European countries including England Germany Switzerland Sweden Holland Belgium and France in [----] alone."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1934655024530919538) 2025-06-16T16:51Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements ""Where Is Bright Chimezie" P.M. News [----] "Tongues have been wagging people have been asking through telephone calls letters text messages about the whereabouts of Bright Chimezie the Ogbonoman who dazzled music buffs with his well-choreographed dance steps."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1934667107469545718) 2025-06-16T17:39Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements ""Sound of Silence" - Newswatch [----] "Lemmy Jackson a Nigerian producer predicted that the music industry in [----] would be a "major disaster." He was right. New albums were few with hardly any hit making the year perhaps the worst so far in the decade."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1935002999962976766) 2025-06-17T15:54Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements "When President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Lagos in [----] some protocol issues arose involving Governor Bola Tinubu. "After the president cut the cake and wanted to put it in Tinubu's mouth the governor began to chant some incantations. This shocked Obasanjo." P.M. News" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1935244968399982665) 2025-06-18T07:55Z 16.2K followers, 84.3K engagements "Before Biafra Isaac Boro declared the Niger Delta Republic an independent country and led a 12-day rebellion that many have forgotten or never learnt about. But the grievances he raised have lasted for generations" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1935396435496677647) 2025-06-18T17:57Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements ""Nigeria 3rd Most Hit By Hunger" - P.M. News [----] "Nigeria is third amongst [--] countries worst hit by starvation occasioned by rising global food and energy prices. The study found that many people have been forced to eat less this year owing to the higher cost of food."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1935970877960524039) 2025-06-20T08:00Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements "In her early 20s Margaret Aghomo stepped onto a Lagos nightclub scene in the 1970s determined to break the male monopoly of Nigerias live music scene. A singer and guitarist she had already sharpened her craft in Kano Benin and Onitsha taking lessons and performing with local bands. Aghomo would lead The Originators an all-women band that marked a rare sight in the industry. She was among the pioneering set of women to play and sing Highlife publicly blending it with Rumba and Pop in a voice that held its own in a loud male-dominated era" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936058775124795663) 2025-06-20T13:49Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements ""From Toronto to Chicago" Crystal [----] "Tinubus days as Lagos State Governor are numbered. He may either be forced to resign like Buhari or impeached by the State House of Assembly. Head or tail it is a dead end for Tinubu at Chicago."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936393667247288695) 2025-06-21T12:00Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements "Lola Fani-Kayode made her mark on Nigerian television with Mirror in the Sun the groundbreaking soap opera she created wrote and produced. Airing from [----] to [----] the series offered an unflinching yet entertaining look at the lives of middle- and upper-class families setting a new standard for urban storytelling on Nigerian screens. Her gift for weaving social commentary into gripping drama helped define a new era in local television. Mirror in the Sun was a cultural touchstone that reflected the aspirations tensions and contradictions of contemporary Nigerian society. Fani-Kayode continued" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936418923596918850) 2025-06-21T13:40Z 16.9K followers, [----] engagements "Apostle T.O. Olabayo's prophecies for Nigeria for 1987/1988: "Shortage of oxygen gas will hit our hospitals." "Sex will be practised at an alarming rate amongst the lecturers and students in our higher institutions." "Lesbianism will be common amongst students and elites."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936740954188173673) 2025-06-22T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Victor Essiet taught himself the guitar and took to the stage while still a student at St. Timothys College Yaba. With Peggy Curtis Imanah he formed The Mandators and cut their first professional album in [----]. Another followed before theyd even left school. But it was Crisis in [----] that turned them into Reggae firebrands. Songs like Rise to the Top Inflation System and Redemption struck chords across Africa with their fierce calls for justice and black liberation. The tender anthem I Love You preached unity and became a major hit. The following year Rat Race lit up the Reggae scene. With" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936787296721785199) 2025-06-22T14:04Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements ""The camp of Team Nigeria the contingent to the Athens [----] Olympics was yesterday thrown into an unexpected celebration as some top officials celebrated the silver medal won by Nigerian-born Francis Obiorah Obikwelu who represented Portugal in the 100m men's final." [----] 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1936876124304183622) 2025-06-22T19:57Z 16.2K followers, 31K engagements "In [----] the shot putter Vivian Chukwuemeka threatened to dump Nigeria to represent another country complaining about poor treatment from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). She won multiple gold medals for Nigeria. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ http://Archivi.ng 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1937046132213055733) 2025-06-23T07:12Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements ""Nigerian Set To Win Gold For Canada" P.M. News [----] "Six years ago Igali was in Victoria Canada competing as a member of the Nigerian team. He looked around and discovered there were many competitive and educational opportunities here for wrestlers. He decided to stay." 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1937073200686653608) 2025-06-23T09:00Z 17.2K followers, 10.3K engagements ""For God Or Mammon" P.M. News [----] "There are varieties of Gospel ranging from Funk Gospel Waka Gospel Fuji Gospel Juju Gospel etc. The question is are they all sent by God Is Gospel taking over from other music Is it commercially oriented" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1937420428407877984) 2025-06-24T08:00Z 16.3K followers, [---] engagements ""From Toronto to Chicago" Crystal [----] "Kaduna-based Today Newspapers blew the whistle on Tinubu. the paper had published that the Governor falsified his age and academic records. The paper had alleged that Tinubu did not attend the University of Chicago."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1937518601084539385) 2025-06-24T14:30Z 17.1K followers, 21.5K engagements "Nigeria once gave shelter to a man wanted for crimes against humanity. What followed became one of the country's biggest political headaches" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938240505969565824) 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, 28K engagements "The guest was Charles Taylor the president of Liberia between [----] and 2003" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938240511803846844) 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "President Olusegun Obasanjo set up Taylor in Cross River State and wouldn't hand him over to anyone but Liberia" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938240517084512569) 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Liberia soon came calling after a period of healing and a new president in power" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938240522772217972) 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Michael Olutusen Onafowokan helped shape the identity of Nigerian architecture as a pioneer of Tropical Modernism weaving environmental awareness into every design. From natural ventilation to green spaces and climate-sensitive structures his buildings responded to their surroundings with intelligence and grace. Among his standout projects were the Cocoa House in Ibadan West Africas first skyscraper the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and the Western Regional Secretariat in Ibadan. Before founding the Onafowokan Cityscape Group which still carries on his legacy he served as Chief" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938284666160656587) 2025-06-26T17:14Z 17K followers, [----] engagements "@FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies What did they study And most importantly where are they now https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/nigerias-100-brightest-teenagers-in-2009 https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/nigerias-100-brightest-teenagers-in-2009" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938614437772132761) 2025-06-27T15:04Z 17.5K followers, 345.9K engagements "🫡 Today is my last day as a software engineer at Moniepoint. Its been [--] years since I started my career at this great company. [--] years of blood sweat tears and triumph. What a journey it has been https://t.co/E7HsSziri3 Today is my last day as a software engineer at Moniepoint. Its been [--] years since I started my career at this great company. [--] years of blood sweat tears and triumph. What a journey it has been https://t.co/E7HsSziri3" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938615717953180135) 2025-06-27T15:09Z 17.5K followers, 1.3M engagements ""Naira value" Citizen [----] "In the early 1980s naira was at par with the American dollars. Today even officially the dollar exchanges for [--] naira; at the bureau de change it exchanges for [--] naira. This has got to stop." The gap between [--] and $1 is so wide now that even if you save [--] every single day you wont save up to $1 in over [--] years The gap between [--] and $1 is so wide now that even if you save [--] every single day you wont save up to $1 in over [--] years" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938881319271883085) 2025-06-28T08:45Z 17.2K followers, 18.3K engagements "In [----] The Nation newspaper published a list of the top [---] candidates who sat for the [----] WASSCE conducted by WAEC. Last year it got us wondering: what do Nigeria's brightest young minds do after secondary school Here's what we found. @FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies What did they study And most importantly where are they now https://t.co/7r6ujd5Lii @FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938968001417453764) 2025-06-28T14:29Z 17.2K followers, 21.4K engagements "Sephiat Oniyangi of Loyola Jesuit College was at the top of the list with eight As and one B in nine subjects" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938968007419576813) 2025-06-28T14:29Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements "Plenty happened in Nigeria in 1975: Murtala Muhammed took power as head of state. Ola Balogun released Amadi an Igbo-language film. And this ad ran in DRUM magazine" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1938987757713445212) 2025-06-28T15:48Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "In the late 1960s The Expensives of Kaduna burst onto Nigerias music scene with a bold sound that mixed traditional rhythms with Rock and Funk. Formed in the culturally diverse city of Kaduna they stood out in the Northern region where popular music rarely thrived in the shadow of conservative norms. Their genre-blending style lit up local stages and carved out space for Pop experimentation in a region not typically known for it injecting fresh energy into Nigerias evolving sound" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1939309762228748521) 2025-06-29T13:07Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Lemmy Jackson born Otu Udofa was the sonic architect behind some of Nigerias most defining Pop and Reggae records of the 1980s. Trained in both metallurgy and music he began his career in London as a keyboardist for the band BLO before returning to Nigeria in [----] to join Time Communications. There he produced Oby Onyiohas I Want To Feel Your Love and released his own debut album Tonight blending Afrobeat rhythms with disco and boogie in a style that captured the eras energy. His sound was sleek yet rooted giving Nigerian Pop a fresh modern edge. Jackson later turned to Reggae producing" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1939675629508567259) 2025-06-30T13:21Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Fela Sowande brought orchestral splendour to Nigerian music blending Yoruba tradition with Western Classical forms. Trained in London he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in [----] graduating with top honours. His compositions bridged cultures with works such as African Suite (1945) and Obangiji (1955) combining folk melodies with symphonic structures. His diverse body of work includes organ pieces like Yorb Lament (1955) and Gloria (1958); choral compositions such as The Wedding Day (1957) and Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray (1958); solo songs including Because of You (1959) and" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1939751368077590639) 2025-06-30T18:22Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Heartbreak of the house hunter Nigerian Newsweek [----] Five years ago countless pleasant new houses were available around N45000 in the South. In the North similar houses were selling at about N30000. Now it is rapidly becoming impossible to build a house in the South for less than N80000. Why is it so" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940002446245269861) 2025-07-01T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "James Iroha launched his creative career in [----] with the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Service eventually rising to director of television and deputy general manager. In the wake of the Biafran War he used comedy to lift spirits creating The Masquerade which later became The New Masquerade on NTA. Running from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s the show became one of Nigerias longest-running and most cherished sitcoms celebrated for its sharp satire on postcolonial society and its role in fostering ethnic and cultural unity. Iroha also starred in the [----] Nollywood thriller Nneka The Pretty" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940409612865249535) 2025-07-02T13:57Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Abayomi Barbers breakthrough as an artist came in [----] when he won the Elder Dempster Lines Silver Cup at the All Nigeria Festival of the Arts setting him apart as a visionary voice early in his career. In the 1950s he worked as a graphic artist producing book covers advertisements and comic illustrations that sharpened his technical skill. From [----] to [----] he trained in London assisting sculptor Oscar Nemon on five busts of Winston Churchill and gaining further experience at the British Museum. Barber returned to Nigeria in [----] and joined the University of Lagos as an arts fellow. Two" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940454116490465450) 2025-07-02T16:54Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements "The NEP tariff increase recently has begun to attract criticisms from the populace The Nigerian Economist [----] With effect from April domestic consumers using residential single phase meters would have to pay [--] kobo per unit for the first [--] kW while [--] kobo is charged for every unit consumed from [--] kW upwards" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940727222312006132) 2025-07-03T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements "In July [----] NADECO was fighting for the removal of General Sani Abacha as Nigerias head of state and the countrys Dream Team was making waves at the Olympics in Atlanta. These were the stories that made news headlines this month in history. A thread" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940742341595451411) 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements "Canada Bans FG Officials - Visa Requests Rejected" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940742383534329964) 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [--] engagements "Nigerian Woman Sets World Record Delivers [--] Kids In [--] Years" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940742389507018757) 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [--] engagements "Bronze Winner Falilat Dedicates Medal To Husband" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940742395282575824) 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements "Final Before The Final. Nigeria Vs Brazil. Eagles Go For Revenge" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940742401162989614) 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements "RIP Peter Rufai aka Dodo Mayana (1963 to 2025) He played for football clubs including Stationery Stores Femo Scorpions Dragon of Cotonou Lokeren Go-Ahead Eagles Farense Hercules Deportivo La Coruna and Gil Vicente. 🕊 Forever in our hearts Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai a giant of Nigerian football and a [----] AFCON champion. Your legacy lives on between the sticks and beyond. Rest well Peter Rufai. 💚 #SuperEagles #AFCON https://t.co/9x7XEwE58a 🕊 Forever in our hearts Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1940853664283001040) 2025-07-03T19:22Z 17.5K followers, 33.5K engagements ""Abacha Chagouris Part Ways" P.M. News [----] "The cosy relationship between General Sani Abacha and his long-term business associates the Lebanese family of the Chagouris has gone sour as a result of mistrust."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1941044257009422600) 2025-07-04T07:59Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements "Adeyemi Afolayan fondly known as Ade Love was a leading figure in Nigerian cinema. Starting his journey in the 1960s with Moses Olaiyas drama troupe he quickly made his mark by founding his own company in [----] delighting audiences with his comedic plays. His landmark role in Ajani Ogun (1976) directed by Ola Balogun became a pioneering hit that helped define Yoruba-language cinema. Afolayans creative vision shone through in Kadara (1980) which he wrote produced and starred in; the film earned international attention at the Ninth Tashkent Film Festival for African and Asian cinema. His other" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1941483205854408740) 2025-07-05T13:04Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements "The Hykkers came alive in [----] when a group of Lagos-based students and white-collar dreamers united through their shared passion for music. Patt Finn Eddit Duke Emmanuel Lawson Jeff Afam and Bob Miga made up the original line-up. Drawing from the pulse of American and British Rock and Roll Blues and Soul they shaped something unmistakably their own threaded with the rhythm of Nigeria. Their self-titled debut in [----] and Stone the Flower in [----] carried the energy of a restless generation eager to bend notes and break moulds. On stages across the country The Hykkers were a signal of" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1941845078382669957) 2025-07-06T13:01Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements ""How Can Cultism Be Checked In Schools" P.M. News [----] "Secret cultism has become a hydra-headed problem in Nigerian schools. Nigerians proffer how the deadly trend could be checked."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1942210046332686434) 2025-07-07T13:12Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements "Rage of the Rains TELL [----] For residents of Lagos the last couple of weeks had convinced them that the days when rain was a blessing were gone. The rainy season to them brings fear and destruction" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1942546707398451646) 2025-07-08T11:30Z 17.5K followers, 27.9K engagements "As a poet Saadu Zungur wielded his pen as a weapon against colonial rule and feudal oppression composing in Hausa to reach the hearts of the people. His poetry was political prophecy. In Arewa Jumhuriya ko Mulukiya he challenged the emirate system and urged a turn toward democracy. Other works like Wakar 'Yan Baka Jihadin Neman Sawaba and Maraba da Soja critiqued colonialism social inequality and the Almajiri system warning of the consequences of neglecting education and justice. Many of his poems were censored but their messages endured. After his death in [----] efforts were made to collect" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1942579116869406878) 2025-07-08T13:38Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements "Obiora Udechukwu rose to prominence in Nigerias post-independence art scene by blending traditional Igbo aesthetics with modern expression. After moving to the University of Nigeria Nsukka in [----] he became a central figure in the Nsukka group which revitalised the uli art tradition. From the mid-1970s his work expanded to include nsibidi merging symbolism with philosophical and political commentary. His art often focused on everyday people was also shaped by his experience of the Nigerian Civil War. His powerful works like Silent Faces at the Crossroads (1967) Refugees (1977) No Water (1980)" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1943008677834952822) 2025-07-09T18:05Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements ""Visa Ban on Nigerian Youths" P.M. News [----] In April [----] the United Kingdom abruptly suspended visa applications from Nigerians aged [--] to [--] citing an overwhelming backlog. Only applicants travelling for business purposes were exempt from the restriction" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1943218640171474996) 2025-07-10T08:00Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements "Dan Maraya Jos was just seven years old in the early 1950s when he chose the path of a griot following the legacy of his late father a royal drummer. He grew into a skilled vocalist known for his mastery of the lute and the Hausa talking drum. Renowned for his praise-singing he often turned the tradition on its head by celebrating ordinary people. One of his most famous songs Wak'ar Karen Mota honoured young transport workers whose labour was often looked down on. Over the years he released hundreds of songs that reflected on wealth luck death and pressing social issues including the Nigerian" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1943301804885758232) 2025-07-10T13:30Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements "Can you believe this Cadbury's Chocolate Fudge ad is from [----] What treat from your past instantly brings back happy memories" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1943331884534239395) 2025-07-10T15:30Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "This [----] Coca-Cola ad reminds us that some feelings like Friday excitement are timeless. Source: DRUM" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1943694268796731659) 2025-07-11T15:30Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements "Surviving Old Nigeria is our new video series a chaotic guide to how Nigerians hustled their way through different eras of history up till [----]. It's human-centred gritty sometimes funny and often emotional. Our first stop is [----] for a familiar survival story" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944008534720454702) 2025-07-12T12:18Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Muhammadu Buhari (1942 - 2025) President: [----] - [----] Head of State: [----] - [----] Image Source: The Nigerian Economist (1993)" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944439142567305438) 2025-07-13T16:49Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Newswatch (1989) When Buhari's military regime was overthrown in [----] he spent over [--] years in detention. "When they were sacked precisely after [--] months of what Nigerians regarded then as the most iron-fisted rule the country had ever experienced Buhari was taken away."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944446415796625861) 2025-07-13T17:18Z 17.5K followers, 52.3K engagements ""In the beginning it seemed as if God sent Muhammadu Buhari to rescue his children from irascible Philistines. (But) the Buhari-Idiagbon duo was the first set of Nigerians to practicalise the concept of fear as an instrument of state policy in Nigerian history."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944446420649381943) 2025-07-13T17:18Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Nigerian agents kidnapped a former minister in London and rushed to a waiting Nigeria Airways flight at the airport to send him back home. They were caught triggering a diplomatic crisis with the UK. The head of state was Muhammadu Buhari. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944471701070516581) 2025-07-13T18:59Z 17.5K followers, 17.8K engagements "Akinola Lasekan born S.A. Oladetimi in Owo began as a self-taught artist before training under colonial art instructor Kenneth Murray. With a sure hand and sharp eye he became a pioneer of Nigerian modernism best known for his striking portraits and cultural imagery. He designed textiles in the 1930s illustrated Bible stories for the CMS Bookshop and by the 1940s was part of the first wave of Nigerian artists teaching art in schools across the country. In [----] he joined the University of Nigeria Nsukka where his work drew deeply from Yoruba myths and history. Some of his notable works include" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1944749723811725789) 2025-07-14T13:24Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "UK Ranks Nigeria Number [--] In League Of Shame P.M. News [----] Listings on the table of shame are determined by the number of serious offences committed by diplomats of countries and their family members offences that have earned jail terms of six months or more" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945030578698391595) 2025-07-15T08:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "For commuters the popular Lagos passenger bus Molue is a mixture of drama excitement and death Citizen [----] It is the nightmare of other road-users especially owners of smaller vehicles. What memory do you have of the king of the Lagos Road" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945075880155602977) 2025-07-15T11:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "Formed in the 1970s under the direction of Lasbrey Ojukwu Semi-Colon carved out a unique place in Nigerian music with their bold fusion of Afro-Rock and Psychedelic sounds. Their [----] album Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro-Jigida) offered an experimental counterpoint to the rising tide of Afrobeat swapping brass sections for searing electric guitar riffs and echoes of vintage rock. Songs like Nekwaha Semi Colon and Slim Fit Maggie blended Cuban grooves with Afro-Pop rhythm revealing a band unafraid to push musical boundaries. Though their moment in the spotlight was brief Semi-Colons daring style left a" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945174682195341440) 2025-07-15T17:32Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements ""A Peep Into Big Brother Nigeria House" P.M. News [----] ".the housemates must spend the 91-day duration of the show until they are evicted or one of them walks away as the ultimate winner of $100000 (about N12 million)."" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945466411788169365) 2025-07-16T12:51Z 17.5K followers, 13.5K engagements "Muhammadu Buhari who ruled different eras of Nigeria both as a soldier and a civilian has died. To understand the kind of leader he really was we're travelling back to [----] to revisit one of his most well-known policies. On this episode of Previously in Nigeria" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945528346651021384) 2025-07-16T16:57Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Evi Edna-Ogholi was once Nigeria's undisputed queen of reggae. She took over the late 1980s with breezy melodies and a banging birthday anthem. Then she suddenly walked away from it all" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945872991004299391) 2025-07-17T15:47Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Edna-Ogholi moved from Delta to Lagos in [----] to fulfil her dreams" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945872996133912649) 2025-07-17T15:47Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements "John Chukwu helped define what it meant to be funny in Nigeria. He was an all-round entertainer who worked as a comedian actor writer broadcaster musician and graphic artist. He rose to prominence in the 1970s with film roles in Amadi and Bisi Daughter of the River while also anchoring The Bar Beach Show on NTA. He was involved in other productions including Kusini Ajani Ogun and Trees Grow in the Desert and published a novel titled Destined to Live. By the 1980s Chukwu had become a pioneer of stand-up comedy performing at major events and launching the Klass Nite Club in Ikeja where his" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1945909506535268583) 2025-07-17T18:12Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Ibadan clubside 3SC wins CAF Cup Newswatch [----] Ibadan was thrown into a festive mood when thousands of people celebrated the victory of the Shooting Stars Sports Club 3SC in the CAF cup. 3SC defeated Nakivubo Villa of Uganda 3-0" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1946887817839116474) 2025-07-20T11:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements "Formed in the early 1970s by Martin Amenechi on guitar Soga Benson on bass and Skidd Ikemefuna on drums Grotto quickly distinguished itself as one of Nigerias most compelling high school bands. Drawing inspiration from Jimi Hendrix Carlos Santana and other global icons the group forged a bold fusion of Rock Funk and Psychedelia. Their [----] debut album Grotto At Last captured a sound both youthful and daring. The band's membership expanded by the time Grotto II: Wait. No Hurry dropped in [----] with Toma Mason Jr. and Etim Bassey on the album cover. Unlike many of their peers Grotto thrived on" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1947294407121666464) 2025-07-21T13:55Z 17.6K followers, [---] engagements "DRUM [----] The telecommunications link between Nigeria and Republic of Benin was inaugurated in January [----]. The Nigeria-Benin microwave link is part of the Pan-African Telecommunications Network. It covers about [---] kilometers and is a broadband microwave system with facilities for telephone television transmission between Neom House Lagos Nigeria and PTT Cotonou Benin" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1947612587287581127) 2025-07-22T11:00Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements "In the 1950s Batile Alake became the first professional Waka singer to record an album transforming the female-led rara chant tradition into a commercially viable genre. Her performances combined percussive rhythms and improvisational flair blending Islamic influences with Yoruba musical heritage. Known for her lyrical dexterity Alake adapted language fluidly to heighten the emotional impact of her songs. While contemporaries introduced faster tempos and topical themes her steadfast commitment to tradition preserved a rich authentic sound. Through concerts and recordings she elevated Waka" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1947662233632158112) 2025-07-22T14:17Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements ""Why I'm Mr. Authentic" P.M. News [----] "Ori which Muyiwa Ademola produced in [----] gave him the break. Due to the success of Ori Muyiwa took a trip to Berlin Germany to attend the Berlin Film Festival for which the film was nominated." Ori: The Rebirth (419.1M*) has overtaken Captain America: Brave New World (418.5M) to become the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Nigerian box office. *Still showing in cinemas. Ori: The Rebirth (419.1M*) has overtaken Captain America: Brave New World (418.5M) to become the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Nigerian box office." [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1947940392965747028) 2025-07-23T08:42Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements "Rex Lawson began as a bandboy for Lord Eddysons Starlight Melody Orchestra but by the 1960s he had become a driving force in the evolution of Highlife. His voice carried a rare emotional depth and his compositions brought new life to the genre. Singing in Kalabari Igbo and Pidgin English Lawson helped Highlife travel further in the 1960s reaching audiences across West Africa. Tracks like Love Adure Jolly Papa and Sawale stood out for their blend of traditional rhythms and modern instrumentation. Sawale became a continental favourite later remixed in countries like Ethiopia and revived by" [X Link](https://x.com/StartArchiving/status/1948013315663208678) 2025-07-23T13:32Z 17.6K followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Abacha buys Pleasure Boats - PM News Friday September [--] [----]. Abacha has paid for his sins. - PM News Tuesday June [--] [----]. Remembering Abacha the Tyrant - PM News Tuesday June [--] 1999"
X Link 2023-10-25T09:14Z [----] followers, 69.9K engagements
"On the 24th of September [----] the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the states supplementary Appropriation Bill totaling [-----] billion naira. State Governor Bola Tinubu had initially proposed a [-----] billion naira budget. Source - PM News September [--] 1999"
X Link 2023-11-01T09:36Z [----] followers, 26.9K engagements
"In [----] Nigeria was banned from FIFA following Sani Abachas withdrawal of the team from participating in the AFCON finals. To participate in the [----] World Cup in France Nigeria called on prominent players to intercede. Source: P.M News"
X Link 2024-01-17T12:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Under the leadership of General Mohammadu Buhari millions of naira were alleged to have been misappropriated by the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund and a [--] man panel was set up by civilian president Obasanjo to investigate the claim. Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2024-01-24T11:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Super Eagles Disgrace Cameroun - PM News June [--] 2003"
X Link 2024-01-28T10:27Z [----] followers, 23.1K engagements
"Today a dollar is almost N1600. In [----] it was N138. Source: P. M. News"
X Link 2024-02-15T14:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mr. Ibu will always be remembered for bringing laughter and happiness to people. Rest in peace Legend"
X Link 2024-03-03T12:09Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements
"Today over [----] archived days (90s & 2000s) are now accessible to you. That's over 20% of progress towards our Phase [--] Goal: making [-----] days from [----] to [----] accessible. Here's what you can do: [--]. RT this. [--]. Watch this [--]. Back this: http://Archivi.ng/donate http://Archivi.ng/donate"
X Link 2024-03-27T11:02Z [----] followers, 98.4K engagements
"In [----] the University of Ilorin shutdown for over two months after a violent protest ensued over the unavailability of water on campus. Following the protest [--] students were expelled and all returning students were required to pay a restitution fee of N1500"
X Link 2024-04-10T18:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Before Abacha died in [----] he stashed his loot in foreign accounts. So far $3.65 billion has been recovered. We are putting this money into your hands to spend the way you want Play Spend Abacha's Loot: http://archivi.ng/spend-abacha-loot http://archivi.ng/spend-abacha-loot"
X Link 2024-04-19T16:27Z [----] followers, 184.2K engagements
"In [----] a plate of ewa agayin and bread cost N20 and was the go-to meal for many people. It is still a source of happiness for Nigerians today. However it wasnt always like that. Ewa agayin found its way to Nigeria in the late 70s. How Find out here: https://archivi.ng/search/Kwc5PYoBCQSJetOqzsci https://archivi.ng/search/Kwc5PYoBCQSJetOqzsci"
X Link 2024-04-24T13:25Z [----] followers, 407.2K engagements
"Do you remember collecting bottle crowns growing up what were the exciting things you used them to do and did you ever win a promo https://archivi.ng/search/0n4Q0ooBCULQj6J17lM8 https://archivi.ng/search/0n4Q0ooBCULQj6J17lM8"
X Link 2024-04-26T14:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"May [--] 1998: The jamming role of JAMB It is on record that on a yearly basis no less than [------] and [------] candidates sit for the UME and PCE exams respectively. Of those figures a maximum of 12000.gain admission. https://archivi.ng/search/yn5k1ooBCULQj6J1gGWv https://archivi.ng/search/yn5k1ooBCULQj6J1gGWv"
X Link 2024-05-01T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"What is the ideal minimum wage In [----] the proposed minimum wage was N52500. This isnt the first time the NLC is going at the government to give public sector workers a livable wage on par with the Nigerian economy"
X Link 2024-06-03T10:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"How the Ojude Oba festival was captured in March [--] [----]. Source: P. M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-06-19T07:14Z [----] followers, 148.3K engagements
"Music is not something you retire from it is something that lives in you. - Onyeka Onwenu 19th April [----] A true legend❤"
X Link 2024-07-31T09:40Z [----] followers, 40.3K engagements
"This is how Nigeria participated in the Olympic Games from [----] to [----]. Source: P. M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-08-11T13:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Each stage is an obstacle and each obstacle is sweat tears and most of all money. Read The Economics of Archiving Old Newspapers here: https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/economics-of-archiving https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/economics-of-archiving"
X Link 2024-09-02T11:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Peter Obi's performance in last year's election has sparked a conversation about the viability of a true third force in Nigerian politics. But the archives show this is not the first time voters have toyed with a third force. What happened in the past https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/the-history-of-third-force-political-movements-in-nigeria https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/the-history-of-third-force-political-movements-in-nigeria"
X Link 2024-10-11T09:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When Buhari's administration needed a scapegoat for its anti-corruption campaign in [----] Umaru Dikko an ex-minister was the top target. The only problem was he lived in London. But that didn't stop a team of kidnappers from trying to send him home. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london"
X Link 2024-10-19T11:01Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Like on any regular day four young Nigerian men arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on October [--] [----] ready to travel. But unlike other passengers they boarded Nigeria Airways flight WT470 with kegs of petrol tear gas knives and guns. They also had handbills"
X Link 2024-10-25T17:26Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Before the flight could land in Abuja 19-year-old Richard Ogunderu Kabir Adenuga (22) Kenny Rasaq-Lawal (23) and Benneth Oluwadaisi (24) hijacked the plane. They wanted to fly to Germany but the plane did not have enough fuel so they landed in the Republic of Niger to refuel"
X Link 2024-10-25T17:26Z 19.3K followers, [---] engagements
"From the Archives: M.A.D Boys Return In February [----] the four young men who hijacked a Nigeria Airways plane in [----] returned to the country after nine years in prison in the Republic of Niger where they flew the plane. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng [--] years ago today four young Nigerians smuggled petrol tear gas jack knives and guns into a Lagos to Abuja flight hijacked the plane and flew to the Republic of Niger where they held hostages for three days. What did they want https://t.co/ATJbm7ofor http://Archivi.ng [--] years ago today four young Nigerians smuggled petrol tear gas jack"
X Link 2024-10-26T13:08Z 19.3K followers, [----] engagements
"26 years ago today months after he was released from prison Olusegun Obasanjo officially announced his intention to contest in the [----] presidential election. The rest is history. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-03T14:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Gbenga Adeboye was at the peak of his careercaptivating audiences as one of Nigerias most popular Yoruba entertainerswhen he tragically passed away in April [----]. But that was not the end of his story"
X Link 2024-11-07T16:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] police officers accused a 10-year-old boy of being a pick-pocket and detained him for seven months. Held without charge he was in detention for so long that other inmates appointed him the vice president of his police cell. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-09T10:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Before she won the Miss World crown in November [----] Nigerian beauty queen Agbani Darego became the first Nigerian to finish in the top [--] of a Miss Universe contest held in May [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-17T09:19Z [----] followers, 75.5K engagements
"In [----] following the advice of the Vision [----] committee the Nigerian government gradually stopped sports financing and granted autonomy to sport associations"
X Link 2024-11-18T14:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This affected some less popular sport associations like the Nigerian Amateur Boxing Association whose athletes couldnt travel to participate in an invitational tournament in Argentina due to a lack of funding"
X Link 2024-11-18T14:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In [----] a riot erupted in Zaki Biam Benue State after an Okada rider accused his passenger of stealing his penis. He claimed the passenger kept touching his waist during the trip and he realised he had "lost his manhood" when they arrived their destination"
X Link 2024-11-19T09:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After the suspect was detained at the Zaki Biam police station fellow Okada riders demanded his release so he could return the stolen penis. When officers refused and transferred the suspect to the state headquarters in Makurdi the Okada riders attacked the station"
X Link 2024-11-19T09:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
""Nigerians are again demonstrating they have an incredible capacity to endure suffering. The recent increase in VAT by 100% and increase in pump prices of petroleum products have brought about suffering in the land." P.M. News "Suffering and Smiling" editorial June [--] 2007"
X Link 2024-11-20T09:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When Okechukwu died in [----] and his nephew inherited his estate over his two wives and two daughters per local custom one of his wives refused to back down. This is the story of Mojekwu v. Mojekwu a family feud fought in court for over [--] years. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance"
X Link 2024-11-20T15:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] when ethnic tensions between Yorubas and Ijaws blew up in Lagos and the Niger Delta [---] Yoruba police officers abandoned duty posts in Bayelsa and ran home to the South-West. Officers with tribal marks felt most endangered. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-22T08:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After the high court dismissed his case believing strongly he was entitled to the property as Oli Ekpe Augustine appealed the judgement. In a [----] ruling Justice Niki Tobi of the Court of Appeal upheld the high court's decision and condemned the Oli Ekpe custom"
X Link 2024-11-23T11:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Women celebrated the court's strong criticism of the Oli Ekpe custom but the joy of the moment was short-lived after Augustine headed to the Supreme Court. By the time the final judgement was announced in [----] Caroline was dead. Read how it all ended. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/nigerian-womens-generational-fight-for-inheritance"
X Link 2024-11-23T11:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Nigerian basketball star Michael Olowokandi who played for Timberwolves was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing after he refused to leave a nightclub. He was eventually acquitted in [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-26T08:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] the Abacha regime sentenced four Nigerian journalists to death for "accessory after the fact of treason" punishing them for reporting about an alleged coup against him. Abacha later reduced the sentence to [--] years in prison. Source: PM News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-11-29T13:23Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"When Bola Tinubu secretly escaped abroad after the Abacha regime said he plotted to bomb the NNPC depot in Ejigbo the police arrested his associates. In this [----] interview one of them described how he survived [--] days in detention. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-01T08:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"2024 has been a transformative year for and we want to tell you everything. This monthly dispatch covers: Our outings New office space The Archivist launch Financial health An update about The Fellowship https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/the-archiving-monthly-december http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/the-archiving-monthly-december http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-01T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in [----] the Nigerian government did everything to impress including banning hawkers and beggars. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-04T08:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When we announced the launch of The Fellowship in September we called on curious people from everywhere to help us enhance the world's understanding of Nigerian history. Meet our inaugural cohort of fellows. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 28K engagements
"Habiba Malumfashi (@Habibamfashi) is an artist curator researcher and art enthusiast. Shes the programs officer at the Open Arts Development Foundation and runs the Open Arts Space a community art centre in Kaduna"
X Link 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 22.6K engagements
"Oghosa Ebengho (@ebengho_art) is a creative problem-solver at heart who helps his clients sell ideas using illustrations and concept designs. He's worked with high-profile clients including Netflix's Dear White People and Afropolitan Nation"
X Link 2024-12-04T12:12Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements
"In [----] P-Squares album Game Over sold one million copies just days after release making them the first Nigerian artists to sell one million compact discs few days after release. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-07T08:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] P-Squares album Game Over sold one million copies just days after release making them the first Nigerian artists to sell one million compact discs few days after release. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-07T08:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In the 1990s Ibrahim malo malo Ogundero was one of the hottest female dancers for Fuji and Juju music stars like Sunny Ade Sikiru Ayinde Barrister and Wasiu Ayinde Marshal. But he was a man in womens clothes that his wife made. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-08T10:00Z 11.3K followers, [----] engagements
"The Supreme Court ruled in [----] that the Federal Governments decision to withhold allocations to Lagos councils was unconstitutional. The court held that the president or Federal Government cant determine the legality of councils. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-10T18:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The Supreme Court ruled in [----] that the Federal Governments decision to withhold allocations to Lagos councils was unconstitutional. The court held that the president or Federal Government cant determine the legality of councils. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-10T19:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] the shot putter Vivian Chukwuemeka threatened to dump Nigeria to represent another country complaining about poor treatment from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). She won multiple gold medals for Nigeria. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-12T08:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The year he joined Ajax Tijani Babangida provided an assist in his first UEFA Champions League game for the club in a 1-0 win. Ajax reached the semi-finals of that season's UCL and Babangida finished the campaign with three goals. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-13T18:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After winning AMAA's Best Actress award in [----] Funke Akindele said she had yet to reach the peak of her career as many people thought. Since then she's produced the top three highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-14T11:39Z [----] followers, 27.3K engagements
""Policemen Burgle Own Station Steal Cash" P.M. News October [--] [----] "The police in Nigeria would rob us. The police stole my brother's shoes and his watch. It's a very poor country so people do all sorts of things." - Kemi Badenoch https://t.co/NJrro4EHKj "The police in Nigeria would rob us. The police stole my brother's shoes and his watch. It's a very poor country so people do all sorts of things." - Kemi Badenoch https://t.co/NJrro4EHKj"
X Link 2024-12-15T08:58Z 10.2K followers, 57.7K engagements
""One week in Nigerian markets is a pretty long time. A long time in a country where prices of goods are adjusted upwards almost every day. This is especially so as Christmas draws near." P.M. News December [--] [----] Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-16T13:19Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A [----] presidential election campaign advert revisits a [----] interaction between a newspaper editor and the PDP candidate and former military head of state Olusegun Obasanjo. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-16T15:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In December [----] Colonel Buba Marwa the military governor of Lagos State survived two bomb attacks that left about [--] people injured. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-16T17:05Z 10.2K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] the Lagos State governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu threatened to ban sachet water citing health and environmental concerns. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-17T07:49Z 10.2K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Abacha ordered a crackdown on BDC operators blaming them for the terrible naira/dollar exchange rates. The dictator also believed media reports of black market rates worsened the value of the naira. "We're not the ones killing the naira" BDC operators responded"
X Link 2024-12-20T12:30Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
""My greatest worry is that I have no competitor. I went to America with [----] jokes and came back with [---] untouched despite the fact I was there for [--] months with a very busy schedule." - Gbenga Adeboye July [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-22T10:58Z 10.4K followers, 242.6K engagements
"After releasing Beware (1995) and Appreciation (1997) with Sony Music Queen Salawa Abeni did not renew her contract reportedly because she was unhappy with how the music label promoted the albums. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-28T12:57Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"A month after four young men hijacked a plane travelling from Lagos to Abuja and landed it in the Niger Republic Nigerian police arrested the mastermind Jerry Yusuf. The Nigerian government sent him to Niger without being asked and he was charged to court in [----]. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-29T07:22Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Funke Akindele in [----] 👏🏿 GOD DID Thank you Jenifans for supporting Everybody Loves Jenifa We couldnt have gotten here without you. Were excited for whats to come with this massive win. Keep watching in all cinemas nationwide Heres to more #ELJthemovie #funkeakindele #FunkeakindeleNetwork https://t.co/FZiEdXGmPD GOD DID Thank you Jenifans for supporting Everybody Loves Jenifa We couldnt have gotten here without you. Were excited for whats to come with this massive win. Keep watching in all cinemas nationwide Heres to more #ELJthemovie #funkeakindele #FunkeakindeleNetwork"
X Link 2024-12-30T13:58Z 10.4K followers, 337.7K engagements
"The Warri Refinery in the 1990s. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This development is a remarkable way to end the year following the feat recorded https://t.co/YfKxoLlk99 http://Archivi.ng The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence of Nigerians for a greater and better future that we promised. This"
X Link 2024-12-30T18:21Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements
""Styl-Plus did not go into music because of the economic depreciation in the country. Most musicians that you see since music is a gift they are more or less called. - Styl-Plus [----] Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2024-12-31T08:54Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"The Nigerian press is in constant danger of repression: whether it's under the iron-fist military regime of Gen. Sani Abacha or the democratic governments that have followed since his death. How does one become the most arrested journalist in Nigeria https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/most-arrested-nigerian-journalist https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-2/most-arrested-nigerian-journalist"
X Link 2024-12-31T11:45Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"A wild one to start [----]. Pres. Obasanjo lost his car to robbers in Ogun State in [----]. When it was later found in Benin Republic Nigerian police reportedly paid 2m 'bribe' to Beninois police to return it. Obasanjo closed the land border between both countries over the rift"
X Link 2025-01-01T17:42Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
""Adeboye Sacks Popular Pastor (Ituah Ighodalo) For Remarrying [--] Years After Divorce" - P.M. News August [----] Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-01-05T12:08Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"In August [----] all hell broke loose between neighbours in Osun State over the creation of a new Local Government Council and the location of its headquarters. The Ife-Modakeke crisis claimed over [--] lives as the two communities engaged in a "mutually-destructive war.""
X Link 2025-01-06T12:11Z 10.4K followers, [----] engagements
"After a coup plot against Sierra Leone's President Tejan Kabbah failed in [----] he asked the General Sani Abacha regime for help. Nigeria sent police officers to its West African neighbours to investigate the incident but they met a hostile local reception"
X Link 2025-01-09T07:22Z 11.4K followers, [----] engagements
""Fake Beggars On The Prowl" P.M. News June [----] "There's a popular beggar who usually sits on his wheelchair from morning till night begging for alms. City Investigation revealed that he has three wives and two buildings in his village." Source: http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-01-10T11:19Z 10.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Today in [----] a group of soldiers killed many Army officers and senior politicians including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa. It was Nigeria's first of many military coups. Also today in [----] the Nigerian Civil War officially ended after the death of millions of civilians"
X Link 2025-01-15T19:05Z 11.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Today in [----] Sade Adu was born in Ibadan. She moved to the United Kingdom at age [--] and was a fashion designer and part-time model before she started making music full-time. In [----] she became the first Nigerian-born artiste to win a Grammy Award"
X Link 2025-01-16T07:10Z 11.4K followers, 11.2K engagements
"In February [----] police officers in the U.S. arrested a Nigerian woman Arianna Uzo Egwu and charged her to court for running a prostitution ring which made $2 million a year. She advertised the business Glamour Roses online and charged clients between $1 and $4k an hour"
X Link 2025-01-25T07:32Z 17.5K followers, 1.8M engagements
"17 years ago: "2Face Finally Settles For Annie Macaulay" - P.M. News April [--] [----] "2Face Now Butt of Comedian's Jokes" - P.M. News April [--] [----] Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-01-28T20:30Z 12.1K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] freelance journalist Sam Ogun confessed to DRUM magazine that he spied on Nigeria for the U.S. West Germany and Ghana for nearly [--] years. "You don't apply to be an agent or spy. You're spotted and trailed and an assessment made of you without your knowing.""
X Link 2025-02-06T19:33Z 12.2K followers, [----] engagements
"In July [----] Siamese twin boys were successfully separated in Port Harcourt Nigeria. Source: West African Pilot. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-02-24T08:20Z 12.6K followers, [----] engagements
"A Lagos fast-food manager's account appears to suggest that Mr Biggs sold meat pies for [--] in [----]. Source: P.M. News Can one search @StartArchiving with AI to find the price of Mr Biggs Meat Pie in [----] So many parts of our business history are lost because of poor records. Can't we verify from @uacfoodsng themselves what the price was at that time instead of this endless back-and-forth Can one search @StartArchiving with AI to find the price of Mr Biggs Meat Pie in [----] So many parts of our business history are lost because of poor records. Can't we verify from @uacfoodsng themselves what"
X Link 2025-02-26T13:46Z 12.6K followers, 146.6K engagements
""Tunde Kelani: The Man At Mainframe" - P.M. News April [----] "Kelani is believed to have done so much for the industry especially as it concerns the quality of movies that are thrown into the market." What's your favourite Tunde Kelani film A Birthday at [--] From Across the Seas on February [--] [----] A birthday snapshot at [--] sent from afar Im in transit and will be with you all in a few days. What more can I do than express my deepest gratitude to each of youmy family friends colleagues supporters https://t.co/nGtuS8gVWC A Birthday at [--] From Across the Seas on February [--] [----] A birthday"
X Link 2025-02-27T08:30Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] the colonial Nigerian government charged Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti to court for not paying her income tax for 1947/48. The case was dropped after an unnamed "peace lover" paid the tax for her; but the next morning Mrs Kuti led hundreds of women to continue protests against women's poll tax. Source: The Daily Service"
X Link 2025-02-27T11:30Z 12.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In July [----] Bukar Shaib of Bornu Province became the first Nigerian veterinary officer with full United Kingdom qualifications. Source: West African Pilot. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-02-27T17:00Z 12.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Doyin Okupe was an aspirant for the [----] Ogun State governorship election but eventually lost the PDP's ticket to Gbenga Daniel. Doyin Okupe (1952 - 2025)"
X Link 2025-03-07T10:29Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Mrs Louisa Yejide Marquis in [----] passed the Diploma in Domestic Science in Bristol. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-11T08:02Z 12.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Sa'adatu Kande Balarabe was a Nigerian politician from Kano State who played a key role in advancing women's political participation. After training at the Royal School for Nursing in London she worked at Murtala Mohammed Hospital in Kano before leaving in [----] to focus on politics. As leader of the People's Redemption Party (PRP) womens wing in Kano during the Second Republic she emerged as a prominent voice for women in politics. In [----] she won a seat in the House of Representatives one of five women elected that year but her tenure was cut short by a military coup. In [----] she joined the"
X Link 2025-03-13T16:52Z 12.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Madam J. Obunadi Taylor led the Aba women rioters in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-14T11:30Z 12.7K followers, [---] engagements
"@J0k3ster_ @tjwhizkid The 2k mentioned in the article is the additional allowance paid by the state government not the uniform federal government allowance"
X Link 2025-03-16T18:01Z 12.8K followers, [--] engagements
"Madam Emebren Ojojo Jolarungin pictured here in [----] was known for her famous Ojojo Brass Band. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-18T11:30Z 13K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] after hundreds of people were killed in communal clashes in Plateau State President Olusegun Obasanjo suspended Governor Joshua Dariye and declared a state of emergency. Two years later he did the same in Ekiti suspending Governor Ayo Fayose. Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-03-18T18:28Z 13.1K followers, 186.5K engagements
"In [----] Mrs J.E. Salami was the proprietor of Ekundayo Medicine Stores Victoria Street Lagos. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-21T11:30Z 13K followers, [----] engagements
"Mrs Subulola Ayanewu from [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-22T12:00Z 13K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Mrs Rebecca Nzogwu pursued a course in nursing and midwifery in Scotland. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-23T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Found this from the West African Pilot newspaper on January [--] [----] three months before implementation. .@StartArchiving are there any news pieces about Nigerias switch from left to right hand driving Cant stop thinking about what a chaotic period it must have been. .@StartArchiving are there any news pieces about Nigerias switch from left to right hand driving Cant stop thinking about what a chaotic period it must have been"
X Link 2025-03-25T10:11Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Grace Ifeka was one of over [---] nurses and midwives trained at the Iyi-Enu Hospital in Ogidi (in present-day Anambra State) between [----] and [----]. The Church Missionary Society (CMS) established the hospital in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-25T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
"At [--] Yinka Jegede-Ekpe tested positive for HIV a revelation that reshaped her life and future. She immediately faced rejection as her church choir turned her away and her nursing school pressured her to leave. Undeterred she continued her education and earned a degree in [----]. Years later as misinformation and denial about HIV/AIDS fuelled preventable deaths across Nigeria she chose to go public about her status becoming the first Nigerian woman to do so. Driven to create change from her experience she founded the Nigerian Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS providing support amplifying"
X Link 2025-03-25T17:23Z 13.1K followers, 14.7K engagements
"A group of young ladies who are uniform-conscious. Their grandmas staged a revolution in Aba twenty years ago. West African Pilot [----] #NigerianWomenInHistory"
X Link 2025-03-26T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
""With a guitar and a dream 23-year-old Margaret Aghomo is setting out to break the male monopoly of popular music in Nigeria. She has put aside thoughts of getting married or of having a good time to work to make her dream come true." - TRUST magazine October 1971"
X Link 2025-03-26T19:43Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Nwonaku Ogoegbunam the mother-in-law of Nigerias first president Nnamdi Azikiwe. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-27T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
"The first First Lady of Nigeria Flora Ogoegbunam Azikiwe in [----]. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-28T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
""A survey of fees paid at a secondary school revealed that two-thirds of the student fees were paid by their mothers. The working conditions of women need to be thoroughly examined." - Lady Kofoworola Ademola [----] Source: DRUM"
X Link 2025-03-29T08:02Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Mrs Olu Solanke was an inspiration to her husband Mr Ladipo Solanke through the years. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-29T13:00Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Miss Nwokedi returned from the United Kingdom where she went on a mission scholarship before taking up a job as a teacher in Kano. #NigerianWomenInHistory Source: West African Pilot"
X Link 2025-03-30T11:30Z 13.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Omu Okwei dominated West African trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A strategic entrepreneur the Nigerian merchant queen built a vast trading empire dealing in palm oil textiles and European goods effectively bridging indigenous and foreign markets. Her keen business acumen and extensive network established her as one of the most influential and wealthy women of her time. Okwei also played a pivotal role in governance. Crowned Omu of Osomari in [----] she became a key figure in the Igbo dual-gender political system overseeing womens affairs and ensuring their representation in"
X Link 2025-03-31T10:06Z 13.1K followers, [---] engagements
""Since the soul music mania hit Nigeria its impact on the countrys youth has been terrific. They spend their time dancing it. They spend their money buying dresses that symbolise they are soul brothers/sisters. They regard any other music as uncivilised." DRUM magazine (1971)"
X Link 2025-04-06T07:59Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements
""Soul is evil. It drives youths away from God. The hotels and nightclubs have become the house of worship for our youths not to mention the adverse effect of the importation of the crazy soul dresses on Nigerias foreign exchange position. Where do the young boys and girls get money to buy such costly dresses"
X Link 2025-04-06T07:59Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements
""Margaret Ekpo said in the Eastern House of Assembly that a woman Police Force should be created. she suggested the creation should help arrest the serious crime wave in the contemporary Nigeria Police Force "because women would not take bribes." West African Pilot (1954)"
X Link 2025-04-06T20:00Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Yesterdays Price: March [----] [--] years ago a bag of rice cost [----] a crate of eggs (750) a Tiger generator (12000) and a medium Thermocool refrigerator (30000). How much are you buying these today Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-04-07T11:30Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Yesterdays Price: November [----] Daddies and mummies how much are you buying Pampers today [--] years ago Pampers sold for [----]. Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-04-13T08:00Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements
""Meet Nollywood Stars Who Hit Stardom By Chance" P.M. News [----] "When I decided to go into the movie industry I thought of it as a hobby not a means of livelihood. I actually wanted to be a banker and probably the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria." Desmond Elliot"
X Link 2025-04-14T16:00Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Yesterdays Price: January [----] How much are you buying all these at Shoprite these days Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-04-18T11:30Z 13.2K followers, [----] engagements
"How Atiku Abubakar campaigned for the SDP's ticket for the June [--] [----] presidential election. "I am offering myself as a tool of change and servant of the people to make real dreams of a great country where peace and unity reign." Source: Newswatch http://Archivi.ng Ahead of Nigeria's controversial June [--] [----] presidential election the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had three strong candidates fighting for its ticket. This is how the first ballot ended: [--]. M.K.O. Abiola [--]. Baba Gana Kingibe [--]. Atiku Abubakar 📜: The Nigerian Economist https://t.co/b63sqiSILv http://Archivi.ng Ahead of"
X Link 2025-04-24T10:41Z 13.2K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] PMAN launched the Nigerian Music Awards Nite. It was Nigeria's answer to the Grammys: star-studded and historic. Majek Fashek was the night's biggest winner but he was absent. Do today's awards shows measure up Source: Newswatch"
X Link 2025-04-24T16:00Z 13.3K followers, [---] engagements
""Gorillas Get Drunk After Bamboo Drink Party" P.M. News March [----] "The boss of the group a huge silverback called Kwitonda and some of the younger males were completely out of it.""
X Link 2025-04-28T20:56Z 13.3K followers, 18.6K engagements
"22 years ago today Nigerian comedian Gbenga Adeboye passed away at the age of [--]. What's the first clip or joke that comes to mind when you hear his name"
X Link 2025-04-30T08:01Z 13.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Macleans Peroxide Toothpaste ad published in the Southern Nigeria Defender in [----]. Who remembers this 👀"
X Link 2025-04-30T16:00Z 13.3K followers, [----] engagements
"The highest JAMB score in [----] was [---] achieved by Igatta C.N. from Enugu State"
X Link 2025-05-05T17:17Z 14.2K followers, 45.3K engagements
"On January [--] [----] the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the naira and kobo. The rest is history. Source: DRUM"
X Link 2025-05-06T08:01Z 13.4K followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Niger State governor Abdulkadir Kure ran into trouble with his Islamic sect after he shaved off his beard for a fresh look. He was ordered to regrow it immediately. Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-05-09T08:00Z 13.4K followers, [----] engagements
"this woman was remanded with her baby who thus so early in life suffered from the sins of the parents. West African Pilot March 1949"
X Link 2025-05-12T14:00Z 13.5K followers, [---] engagements
"2004 AFCON Quarter-finals: Cameroon brought juju. Nigeria brought Jay-Jay Okocha. Source: P.M. News Visit for more http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-05-13T14:00Z 14.2K followers, [---] engagements
""The Future of Jamb" The Nigerian Economist [----] ".JAMB in recent times has been bugged by controversy. It is suggested that the body should be stripped of its admission role. The whole essence of a centralised admission body has been defeated by declining standards.""
X Link 2025-05-14T16:46Z 14.5K followers, 223.7K engagements
"Here's a 57-year-old Nigerian mystery for you to think about. A year into the Nigerian Civil War both sides met in a neutral country to talk peace. The gathering was ultimately unsuccessful but it changed one man's life forever. You've probably never heard his name before"
X Link 2025-05-15T18:09Z 14.5K followers, 66.3K engagements
"Samuel Okwaraji was born [--] years ago today. He played for Nigeria at AFCON [----] and the Seoul Olympics. Tragically he died of heart failure during a World Cup qualifier against Angola in [----]. He was just [--]. Did you ever hear about THAT Samuel Okwaraji story growing up"
X Link 2025-05-19T08:02Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements
"The big K not the small one. Have you ever been on a Kawasaki This ad is from 1977"
X Link 2025-05-23T14:01Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements
"29 years ago today Kudirat Abiola was killed in Lagos. She was a strong advocate for the validation of the June [--] [----] presidential election won by her husband MKO Abiola and annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida. Source: P.M. News"
X Link 2025-06-04T08:00Z 15K followers, [---] engagements
"In the late 20th century the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) deployed helicopters to monitor and maintain Nigeria's power infrastructure. There's a reason you no longer see them today"
X Link 2025-06-05T14:07Z 15.8K followers, [----] engagements
"The year is [----]. The president of the United States is in your city. You're the head of the most populous Black nation on Earth. How do you meet the moment If your name is Olusegun Obasanjo you pull up like this:"
X Link 2025-06-06T11:00Z 15.6K followers, 29K engagements
"27 years ago today General Sani Abacha suddenly died. June [--] the last full day he spent on earth was a Sunday. Here is TELL magazines [----] account of his final hours as Nigerias head of state"
X Link 2025-06-08T08:01Z 17.6K followers, 428.5K engagements
"Ojude Oba Festival in [----] [----] and [----]. Seasons change but Ojude Oba keeps serving. Source: P.M. News. Visit for more. http://Archivi.ng http://Archivi.ng"
X Link 2025-06-08T11:27Z 15.7K followers, 25.9K engagements
"The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has raised an alarm over the 'advertisement' of fake miracles by pentecostal pastors on the nations airwaves hinting it may be forced to ban such programmes on television. P.M. News 2004"
X Link 2025-06-08T16:00Z 15.7K followers, 19.9K engagements
""The camp of Team Nigeria the contingent to the Athens [----] Olympics was yesterday thrown into an unexpected celebration as some top officials celebrated the silver medal won by Nigerian-born Francis Obiorah Obikwelu who represented Portugal in the 100m men's final." 2004"
X Link 2025-06-13T08:00Z 15.7K followers, [----] engagements
""The Going Of The King" Newswatch [----] "Sunny Ade gave juju music international recognition. Ade performed in [--] American cities and in European countries including England Germany Switzerland Sweden Holland Belgium and France in [----] alone.""
X Link 2025-06-16T16:51Z 16.2K followers, [---] engagements
""Where Is Bright Chimezie" P.M. News [----] "Tongues have been wagging people have been asking through telephone calls letters text messages about the whereabouts of Bright Chimezie the Ogbonoman who dazzled music buffs with his well-choreographed dance steps.""
X Link 2025-06-16T17:39Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements
""Sound of Silence" - Newswatch [----] "Lemmy Jackson a Nigerian producer predicted that the music industry in [----] would be a "major disaster." He was right. New albums were few with hardly any hit making the year perhaps the worst so far in the decade.""
X Link 2025-06-17T15:54Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements
"When President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Lagos in [----] some protocol issues arose involving Governor Bola Tinubu. "After the president cut the cake and wanted to put it in Tinubu's mouth the governor began to chant some incantations. This shocked Obasanjo." P.M. News"
X Link 2025-06-18T07:55Z 16.2K followers, 84.3K engagements
"Before Biafra Isaac Boro declared the Niger Delta Republic an independent country and led a 12-day rebellion that many have forgotten or never learnt about. But the grievances he raised have lasted for generations"
X Link 2025-06-18T17:57Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements
""Nigeria 3rd Most Hit By Hunger" - P.M. News [----] "Nigeria is third amongst [--] countries worst hit by starvation occasioned by rising global food and energy prices. The study found that many people have been forced to eat less this year owing to the higher cost of food.""
X Link 2025-06-20T08:00Z 15.8K followers, [--] engagements
"In her early 20s Margaret Aghomo stepped onto a Lagos nightclub scene in the 1970s determined to break the male monopoly of Nigerias live music scene. A singer and guitarist she had already sharpened her craft in Kano Benin and Onitsha taking lessons and performing with local bands. Aghomo would lead The Originators an all-women band that marked a rare sight in the industry. She was among the pioneering set of women to play and sing Highlife publicly blending it with Rumba and Pop in a voice that held its own in a loud male-dominated era"
X Link 2025-06-20T13:49Z 16.1K followers, [----] engagements
""From Toronto to Chicago" Crystal [----] "Tinubus days as Lagos State Governor are numbered. He may either be forced to resign like Buhari or impeached by the State House of Assembly. Head or tail it is a dead end for Tinubu at Chicago.""
X Link 2025-06-21T12:00Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Lola Fani-Kayode made her mark on Nigerian television with Mirror in the Sun the groundbreaking soap opera she created wrote and produced. Airing from [----] to [----] the series offered an unflinching yet entertaining look at the lives of middle- and upper-class families setting a new standard for urban storytelling on Nigerian screens. Her gift for weaving social commentary into gripping drama helped define a new era in local television. Mirror in the Sun was a cultural touchstone that reflected the aspirations tensions and contradictions of contemporary Nigerian society. Fani-Kayode continued"
X Link 2025-06-21T13:40Z 16.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Apostle T.O. Olabayo's prophecies for Nigeria for 1987/1988: "Shortage of oxygen gas will hit our hospitals." "Sex will be practised at an alarming rate amongst the lecturers and students in our higher institutions." "Lesbianism will be common amongst students and elites.""
X Link 2025-06-22T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Victor Essiet taught himself the guitar and took to the stage while still a student at St. Timothys College Yaba. With Peggy Curtis Imanah he formed The Mandators and cut their first professional album in [----]. Another followed before theyd even left school. But it was Crisis in [----] that turned them into Reggae firebrands. Songs like Rise to the Top Inflation System and Redemption struck chords across Africa with their fierce calls for justice and black liberation. The tender anthem I Love You preached unity and became a major hit. The following year Rat Race lit up the Reggae scene. With"
X Link 2025-06-22T14:04Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements
""The camp of Team Nigeria the contingent to the Athens [----] Olympics was yesterday thrown into an unexpected celebration as some top officials celebrated the silver medal won by Nigerian-born Francis Obiorah Obikwelu who represented Portugal in the 100m men's final." [----] 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred"
X Link 2025-06-22T19:57Z 16.2K followers, 31K engagements
"In [----] the shot putter Vivian Chukwuemeka threatened to dump Nigeria to represent another country complaining about poor treatment from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). She won multiple gold medals for Nigeria. Source: P.M. News http://Archivi.ng 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ http://Archivi.ng 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred"
X Link 2025-06-23T07:12Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
""Nigerian Set To Win Gold For Canada" P.M. News [----] "Six years ago Igali was in Victoria Canada competing as a member of the Nigerian team. He looked around and discovered there were many competitive and educational opportunities here for wrestlers. He decided to stay." 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred allegiance to Turkey After hitting the 100m standard for Paris [----] AFN & the Nigerian NOC failed to enter her namethe second time she's missed an Olympic event due to federation mishandling. In [----] she also missed the Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/MIgOB08FqJ 🚨 Favour Ofili has transferred"
X Link 2025-06-23T09:00Z 17.2K followers, 10.3K engagements
""For God Or Mammon" P.M. News [----] "There are varieties of Gospel ranging from Funk Gospel Waka Gospel Fuji Gospel Juju Gospel etc. The question is are they all sent by God Is Gospel taking over from other music Is it commercially oriented"
X Link 2025-06-24T08:00Z 16.3K followers, [---] engagements
""From Toronto to Chicago" Crystal [----] "Kaduna-based Today Newspapers blew the whistle on Tinubu. the paper had published that the Governor falsified his age and academic records. The paper had alleged that Tinubu did not attend the University of Chicago.""
X Link 2025-06-24T14:30Z 17.1K followers, 21.5K engagements
"Nigeria once gave shelter to a man wanted for crimes against humanity. What followed became one of the country's biggest political headaches"
X Link 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, 28K engagements
"The guest was Charles Taylor the president of Liberia between [----] and 2003"
X Link 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"President Olusegun Obasanjo set up Taylor in Cross River State and wouldn't hand him over to anyone but Liberia"
X Link 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Liberia soon came calling after a period of healing and a new president in power"
X Link 2025-06-26T14:18Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Michael Olutusen Onafowokan helped shape the identity of Nigerian architecture as a pioneer of Tropical Modernism weaving environmental awareness into every design. From natural ventilation to green spaces and climate-sensitive structures his buildings responded to their surroundings with intelligence and grace. Among his standout projects were the Cocoa House in Ibadan West Africas first skyscraper the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and the Western Regional Secretariat in Ibadan. Before founding the Onafowokan Cityscape Group which still carries on his legacy he served as Chief"
X Link 2025-06-26T17:14Z 17K followers, [----] engagements
"@FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies What did they study And most importantly where are they now https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/nigerias-100-brightest-teenagers-in-2009 https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/nigerias-100-brightest-teenagers-in-2009"
X Link 2025-06-27T15:04Z 17.5K followers, 345.9K engagements
"🫡 Today is my last day as a software engineer at Moniepoint. Its been [--] years since I started my career at this great company. [--] years of blood sweat tears and triumph. What a journey it has been https://t.co/E7HsSziri3 Today is my last day as a software engineer at Moniepoint. Its been [--] years since I started my career at this great company. [--] years of blood sweat tears and triumph. What a journey it has been https://t.co/E7HsSziri3"
X Link 2025-06-27T15:09Z 17.5K followers, 1.3M engagements
""Naira value" Citizen [----] "In the early 1980s naira was at par with the American dollars. Today even officially the dollar exchanges for [--] naira; at the bureau de change it exchanges for [--] naira. This has got to stop." The gap between [--] and $1 is so wide now that even if you save [--] every single day you wont save up to $1 in over [--] years The gap between [--] and $1 is so wide now that even if you save [--] every single day you wont save up to $1 in over [--] years"
X Link 2025-06-28T08:45Z 17.2K followers, 18.3K engagements
"In [----] The Nation newspaper published a list of the top [---] candidates who sat for the [----] WASSCE conducted by WAEC. Last year it got us wondering: what do Nigeria's brightest young minds do after secondary school Here's what we found. @FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies What did they study And most importantly where are they now https://t.co/7r6ujd5Lii @FuadXIV [---] students were listed as the top performers in the [----] WASSCE. What happened to them in a period that spans four presidencies"
X Link 2025-06-28T14:29Z 17.2K followers, 21.4K engagements
"Sephiat Oniyangi of Loyola Jesuit College was at the top of the list with eight As and one B in nine subjects"
X Link 2025-06-28T14:29Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Plenty happened in Nigeria in 1975: Murtala Muhammed took power as head of state. Ola Balogun released Amadi an Igbo-language film. And this ad ran in DRUM magazine"
X Link 2025-06-28T15:48Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"In the late 1960s The Expensives of Kaduna burst onto Nigerias music scene with a bold sound that mixed traditional rhythms with Rock and Funk. Formed in the culturally diverse city of Kaduna they stood out in the Northern region where popular music rarely thrived in the shadow of conservative norms. Their genre-blending style lit up local stages and carved out space for Pop experimentation in a region not typically known for it injecting fresh energy into Nigerias evolving sound"
X Link 2025-06-29T13:07Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Lemmy Jackson born Otu Udofa was the sonic architect behind some of Nigerias most defining Pop and Reggae records of the 1980s. Trained in both metallurgy and music he began his career in London as a keyboardist for the band BLO before returning to Nigeria in [----] to join Time Communications. There he produced Oby Onyiohas I Want To Feel Your Love and released his own debut album Tonight blending Afrobeat rhythms with disco and boogie in a style that captured the eras energy. His sound was sleek yet rooted giving Nigerian Pop a fresh modern edge. Jackson later turned to Reggae producing"
X Link 2025-06-30T13:21Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Fela Sowande brought orchestral splendour to Nigerian music blending Yoruba tradition with Western Classical forms. Trained in London he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in [----] graduating with top honours. His compositions bridged cultures with works such as African Suite (1945) and Obangiji (1955) combining folk melodies with symphonic structures. His diverse body of work includes organ pieces like Yorb Lament (1955) and Gloria (1958); choral compositions such as The Wedding Day (1957) and Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray (1958); solo songs including Because of You (1959) and"
X Link 2025-06-30T18:22Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Heartbreak of the house hunter Nigerian Newsweek [----] Five years ago countless pleasant new houses were available around N45000 in the South. In the North similar houses were selling at about N30000. Now it is rapidly becoming impossible to build a house in the South for less than N80000. Why is it so"
X Link 2025-07-01T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"James Iroha launched his creative career in [----] with the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Service eventually rising to director of television and deputy general manager. In the wake of the Biafran War he used comedy to lift spirits creating The Masquerade which later became The New Masquerade on NTA. Running from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s the show became one of Nigerias longest-running and most cherished sitcoms celebrated for its sharp satire on postcolonial society and its role in fostering ethnic and cultural unity. Iroha also starred in the [----] Nollywood thriller Nneka The Pretty"
X Link 2025-07-02T13:57Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Abayomi Barbers breakthrough as an artist came in [----] when he won the Elder Dempster Lines Silver Cup at the All Nigeria Festival of the Arts setting him apart as a visionary voice early in his career. In the 1950s he worked as a graphic artist producing book covers advertisements and comic illustrations that sharpened his technical skill. From [----] to [----] he trained in London assisting sculptor Oscar Nemon on five busts of Winston Churchill and gaining further experience at the British Museum. Barber returned to Nigeria in [----] and joined the University of Lagos as an arts fellow. Two"
X Link 2025-07-02T16:54Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
"The NEP tariff increase recently has begun to attract criticisms from the populace The Nigerian Economist [----] With effect from April domestic consumers using residential single phase meters would have to pay [--] kobo per unit for the first [--] kW while [--] kobo is charged for every unit consumed from [--] kW upwards"
X Link 2025-07-03T11:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements
"In July [----] NADECO was fighting for the removal of General Sani Abacha as Nigerias head of state and the countrys Dream Team was making waves at the Olympics in Atlanta. These were the stories that made news headlines this month in history. A thread"
X Link 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [----] engagements
"Canada Bans FG Officials - Visa Requests Rejected"
X Link 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Nigerian Woman Sets World Record Delivers [--] Kids In [--] Years"
X Link 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [--] engagements
"Bronze Winner Falilat Dedicates Medal To Husband"
X Link 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Final Before The Final. Nigeria Vs Brazil. Eagles Go For Revenge"
X Link 2025-07-03T12:00Z 17.2K followers, [---] engagements
"RIP Peter Rufai aka Dodo Mayana (1963 to 2025) He played for football clubs including Stationery Stores Femo Scorpions Dragon of Cotonou Lokeren Go-Ahead Eagles Farense Hercules Deportivo La Coruna and Gil Vicente. 🕊 Forever in our hearts Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai a giant of Nigerian football and a [----] AFCON champion. Your legacy lives on between the sticks and beyond. Rest well Peter Rufai. 💚 #SuperEagles #AFCON https://t.co/9x7XEwE58a 🕊 Forever in our hearts Dodo Mayana. We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper"
X Link 2025-07-03T19:22Z 17.5K followers, 33.5K engagements
""Abacha Chagouris Part Ways" P.M. News [----] "The cosy relationship between General Sani Abacha and his long-term business associates the Lebanese family of the Chagouris has gone sour as a result of mistrust.""
X Link 2025-07-04T07:59Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements
"Adeyemi Afolayan fondly known as Ade Love was a leading figure in Nigerian cinema. Starting his journey in the 1960s with Moses Olaiyas drama troupe he quickly made his mark by founding his own company in [----] delighting audiences with his comedic plays. His landmark role in Ajani Ogun (1976) directed by Ola Balogun became a pioneering hit that helped define Yoruba-language cinema. Afolayans creative vision shone through in Kadara (1980) which he wrote produced and starred in; the film earned international attention at the Ninth Tashkent Film Festival for African and Asian cinema. His other"
X Link 2025-07-05T13:04Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements
"The Hykkers came alive in [----] when a group of Lagos-based students and white-collar dreamers united through their shared passion for music. Patt Finn Eddit Duke Emmanuel Lawson Jeff Afam and Bob Miga made up the original line-up. Drawing from the pulse of American and British Rock and Roll Blues and Soul they shaped something unmistakably their own threaded with the rhythm of Nigeria. Their self-titled debut in [----] and Stone the Flower in [----] carried the energy of a restless generation eager to bend notes and break moulds. On stages across the country The Hykkers were a signal of"
X Link 2025-07-06T13:01Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements
""How Can Cultism Be Checked In Schools" P.M. News [----] "Secret cultism has become a hydra-headed problem in Nigerian schools. Nigerians proffer how the deadly trend could be checked.""
X Link 2025-07-07T13:12Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Rage of the Rains TELL [----] For residents of Lagos the last couple of weeks had convinced them that the days when rain was a blessing were gone. The rainy season to them brings fear and destruction"
X Link 2025-07-08T11:30Z 17.5K followers, 27.9K engagements
"As a poet Saadu Zungur wielded his pen as a weapon against colonial rule and feudal oppression composing in Hausa to reach the hearts of the people. His poetry was political prophecy. In Arewa Jumhuriya ko Mulukiya he challenged the emirate system and urged a turn toward democracy. Other works like Wakar 'Yan Baka Jihadin Neman Sawaba and Maraba da Soja critiqued colonialism social inequality and the Almajiri system warning of the consequences of neglecting education and justice. Many of his poems were censored but their messages endured. After his death in [----] efforts were made to collect"
X Link 2025-07-08T13:38Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Obiora Udechukwu rose to prominence in Nigerias post-independence art scene by blending traditional Igbo aesthetics with modern expression. After moving to the University of Nigeria Nsukka in [----] he became a central figure in the Nsukka group which revitalised the uli art tradition. From the mid-1970s his work expanded to include nsibidi merging symbolism with philosophical and political commentary. His art often focused on everyday people was also shaped by his experience of the Nigerian Civil War. His powerful works like Silent Faces at the Crossroads (1967) Refugees (1977) No Water (1980)"
X Link 2025-07-09T18:05Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements
""Visa Ban on Nigerian Youths" P.M. News [----] In April [----] the United Kingdom abruptly suspended visa applications from Nigerians aged [--] to [--] citing an overwhelming backlog. Only applicants travelling for business purposes were exempt from the restriction"
X Link 2025-07-10T08:00Z 17.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Dan Maraya Jos was just seven years old in the early 1950s when he chose the path of a griot following the legacy of his late father a royal drummer. He grew into a skilled vocalist known for his mastery of the lute and the Hausa talking drum. Renowned for his praise-singing he often turned the tradition on its head by celebrating ordinary people. One of his most famous songs Wak'ar Karen Mota honoured young transport workers whose labour was often looked down on. Over the years he released hundreds of songs that reflected on wealth luck death and pressing social issues including the Nigerian"
X Link 2025-07-10T13:30Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Can you believe this Cadbury's Chocolate Fudge ad is from [----] What treat from your past instantly brings back happy memories"
X Link 2025-07-10T15:30Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"This [----] Coca-Cola ad reminds us that some feelings like Friday excitement are timeless. Source: DRUM"
X Link 2025-07-11T15:30Z 17.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Surviving Old Nigeria is our new video series a chaotic guide to how Nigerians hustled their way through different eras of history up till [----]. It's human-centred gritty sometimes funny and often emotional. Our first stop is [----] for a familiar survival story"
X Link 2025-07-12T12:18Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Muhammadu Buhari (1942 - 2025) President: [----] - [----] Head of State: [----] - [----] Image Source: The Nigerian Economist (1993)"
X Link 2025-07-13T16:49Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Newswatch (1989) When Buhari's military regime was overthrown in [----] he spent over [--] years in detention. "When they were sacked precisely after [--] months of what Nigerians regarded then as the most iron-fisted rule the country had ever experienced Buhari was taken away.""
X Link 2025-07-13T17:18Z 17.5K followers, 52.3K engagements
""In the beginning it seemed as if God sent Muhammadu Buhari to rescue his children from irascible Philistines. (But) the Buhari-Idiagbon duo was the first set of Nigerians to practicalise the concept of fear as an instrument of state policy in Nigerian history.""
X Link 2025-07-13T17:18Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Nigerian agents kidnapped a former minister in London and rushed to a waiting Nigeria Airways flight at the airport to send him back home. They were caught triggering a diplomatic crisis with the UK. The head of state was Muhammadu Buhari. https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/issue-1/what-happened-when-nigeria-kidnapped-a-wanted-former-minister-in-london"
X Link 2025-07-13T18:59Z 17.5K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Akinola Lasekan born S.A. Oladetimi in Owo began as a self-taught artist before training under colonial art instructor Kenneth Murray. With a sure hand and sharp eye he became a pioneer of Nigerian modernism best known for his striking portraits and cultural imagery. He designed textiles in the 1930s illustrated Bible stories for the CMS Bookshop and by the 1940s was part of the first wave of Nigerian artists teaching art in schools across the country. In [----] he joined the University of Nigeria Nsukka where his work drew deeply from Yoruba myths and history. Some of his notable works include"
X Link 2025-07-14T13:24Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"UK Ranks Nigeria Number [--] In League Of Shame P.M. News [----] Listings on the table of shame are determined by the number of serious offences committed by diplomats of countries and their family members offences that have earned jail terms of six months or more"
X Link 2025-07-15T08:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"For commuters the popular Lagos passenger bus Molue is a mixture of drama excitement and death Citizen [----] It is the nightmare of other road-users especially owners of smaller vehicles. What memory do you have of the king of the Lagos Road"
X Link 2025-07-15T11:00Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Formed in the 1970s under the direction of Lasbrey Ojukwu Semi-Colon carved out a unique place in Nigerian music with their bold fusion of Afro-Rock and Psychedelic sounds. Their [----] album Ndia Egbuo Ndia (Afro-Jigida) offered an experimental counterpoint to the rising tide of Afrobeat swapping brass sections for searing electric guitar riffs and echoes of vintage rock. Songs like Nekwaha Semi Colon and Slim Fit Maggie blended Cuban grooves with Afro-Pop rhythm revealing a band unafraid to push musical boundaries. Though their moment in the spotlight was brief Semi-Colons daring style left a"
X Link 2025-07-15T17:32Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
""A Peep Into Big Brother Nigeria House" P.M. News [----] ".the housemates must spend the 91-day duration of the show until they are evicted or one of them walks away as the ultimate winner of $100000 (about N12 million).""
X Link 2025-07-16T12:51Z 17.5K followers, 13.5K engagements
"Muhammadu Buhari who ruled different eras of Nigeria both as a soldier and a civilian has died. To understand the kind of leader he really was we're travelling back to [----] to revisit one of his most well-known policies. On this episode of Previously in Nigeria"
X Link 2025-07-16T16:57Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Evi Edna-Ogholi was once Nigeria's undisputed queen of reggae. She took over the late 1980s with breezy melodies and a banging birthday anthem. Then she suddenly walked away from it all"
X Link 2025-07-17T15:47Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Edna-Ogholi moved from Delta to Lagos in [----] to fulfil her dreams"
X Link 2025-07-17T15:47Z 17.5K followers, [---] engagements
"John Chukwu helped define what it meant to be funny in Nigeria. He was an all-round entertainer who worked as a comedian actor writer broadcaster musician and graphic artist. He rose to prominence in the 1970s with film roles in Amadi and Bisi Daughter of the River while also anchoring The Bar Beach Show on NTA. He was involved in other productions including Kusini Ajani Ogun and Trees Grow in the Desert and published a novel titled Destined to Live. By the 1980s Chukwu had become a pioneer of stand-up comedy performing at major events and launching the Klass Nite Club in Ikeja where his"
X Link 2025-07-17T18:12Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Ibadan clubside 3SC wins CAF Cup Newswatch [----] Ibadan was thrown into a festive mood when thousands of people celebrated the victory of the Shooting Stars Sports Club 3SC in the CAF cup. 3SC defeated Nakivubo Villa of Uganda 3-0"
X Link 2025-07-20T11:00Z 17.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Formed in the early 1970s by Martin Amenechi on guitar Soga Benson on bass and Skidd Ikemefuna on drums Grotto quickly distinguished itself as one of Nigerias most compelling high school bands. Drawing inspiration from Jimi Hendrix Carlos Santana and other global icons the group forged a bold fusion of Rock Funk and Psychedelia. Their [----] debut album Grotto At Last captured a sound both youthful and daring. The band's membership expanded by the time Grotto II: Wait. No Hurry dropped in [----] with Toma Mason Jr. and Etim Bassey on the album cover. Unlike many of their peers Grotto thrived on"
X Link 2025-07-21T13:55Z 17.6K followers, [---] engagements
"DRUM [----] The telecommunications link between Nigeria and Republic of Benin was inaugurated in January [----]. The Nigeria-Benin microwave link is part of the Pan-African Telecommunications Network. It covers about [---] kilometers and is a broadband microwave system with facilities for telephone television transmission between Neom House Lagos Nigeria and PTT Cotonou Benin"
X Link 2025-07-22T11:00Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements
"In the 1950s Batile Alake became the first professional Waka singer to record an album transforming the female-led rara chant tradition into a commercially viable genre. Her performances combined percussive rhythms and improvisational flair blending Islamic influences with Yoruba musical heritage. Known for her lyrical dexterity Alake adapted language fluidly to heighten the emotional impact of her songs. While contemporaries introduced faster tempos and topical themes her steadfast commitment to tradition preserved a rich authentic sound. Through concerts and recordings she elevated Waka"
X Link 2025-07-22T14:17Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements
""Why I'm Mr. Authentic" P.M. News [----] "Ori which Muyiwa Ademola produced in [----] gave him the break. Due to the success of Ori Muyiwa took a trip to Berlin Germany to attend the Berlin Film Festival for which the film was nominated." Ori: The Rebirth (419.1M*) has overtaken Captain America: Brave New World (418.5M) to become the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Nigerian box office. Still showing in cinemas. Ori: The Rebirth (419.1M) has overtaken Captain America: Brave New World (418.5M) to become the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Nigerian box office."
X Link 2025-07-23T08:42Z 17.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Rex Lawson began as a bandboy for Lord Eddysons Starlight Melody Orchestra but by the 1960s he had become a driving force in the evolution of Highlife. His voice carried a rare emotional depth and his compositions brought new life to the genre. Singing in Kalabari Igbo and Pidgin English Lawson helped Highlife travel further in the 1960s reaching audiences across West Africa. Tracks like Love Adure Jolly Papa and Sawale stood out for their blend of traditional rhythms and modern instrumentation. Sawale became a continental favourite later remixed in countries like Ethiopia and revived by"
X Link 2025-07-23T13:32Z 17.6K followers, [---] engagements
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