Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as Chief Justice of colonial ...

While many African flags are visually striking, one that stands out as particularly symbolic and captivating is the flag of ...

The octogenarian had primary education at the Baptist Day Secondary School, Ibadan, and attended the Ibadan Grammar School, ...

Australia Day marks a British colony being established at Sydney Cove on Jan. 26, 1788, which eventually led to Britain claiming the entire country without a treaty with its Indigenous inhabitants.

Love is indeed blind! No wonder it blinds people from the red flags waving right before their eyes. Fortunately, some warning signs don't require you to look too closely, and that's why you'll ...

It is safe to say acephalous village societies were the commonest political culture in pre-colonial Nigeria. In some of the monarchies the kings were regarded as divine and they or dead ones ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

UN Seeks $910 Million for Humanitarian Crisis in Nigeria's Northeast By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) - The United Nations will this week appeal for $910 million to help tackle a humanitarian crisis ...

The Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce has appointed the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Kigali, Professor Ogechi Adeola, as its International Trade Adviser. Announcing the ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...