A journal of Nigerian history, archives, and collective memory
How Lagos became the global capital of Black culture, art, and pan-African unity in 1977.
For one month in 1977, Nigeria hosted the largest celebration of Black art and culture in history, cementing its role as a beacon of post-colonial pride.
The union of two highly distinct administrative regions in 1914 laid the complex foundation of the federal republic we know today.
Highlife was more than a genre; it was the acoustic expression of freedom, blending indigenous rhythms with western brass to form the sound of a modern nation.
When British officers attempted to count women for taxation, they sparked a massive, coordinated protest that shook the foundations of colonial administration in eastern Nigeria.
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