Travel & History

We all love to dream! We all love to fantasize about vacations, holiday cruises, honeymoon travels, etc in the best places on earth. Even as dreams and fantasies are not yet criminal offenses, not many of us can afford a luxury hotel room let alone any of these outrageously most expensive hotel suites. As the age of the billionaires becomes more and...

The twenty naira note is one of the most used naira denomination in Nigeria, mostly by the low-class. Although its value is worth petty things such as sachet water, chewing gum, pencil among other few, twenty naira is valuable to make a change, give to beggars, and in some few states, use as bus fare. All Nigerian currencies have the faces of prominent people...

Female Warrior Names - In most cultures around the world, only the men folks are usually referred to as warriors and the most popular warriors from history tend to be men. This is not true though, as there are so many women warriors all over the world, as a matter of fact, "badass" female warriors whose stories of conquest has remained somewhat overshadowed...

Did you know that with a Nigerian passport, you can visit 44 countries around the world VISA FREE or VISA ON ARRIVAL? The new 64-page e-passport helps frequent travellers, it’s gender friendly, forestalls identity theft, cheaper for the aged and low-income earners, conforms with international best practices. Cost of new e-passport for below 18yrs and 60 years and above is...

Certainly, there are Igbo names you've heard and didn't know their meanings or even why the parents chose such names for their babies. Some of these names from the Igbo tribes of Nigeria are diverse. They include the weird, hilarious and plain old bizarre. Some of them are coined from the English language; some are fading out and for others,...

Almost fifty years after the war that nearly broke up Nigeria, Biafra is rising again out of the dust and it is bringing to life some dead and forgotten truths and facts about the war. Some theories of secession emphasize a general right of secession for any reason ("Choice Theory") while others emphasize that secession should be considered only...

There are men who think all women are the same. They believe they know women and everything that comes along with them. Well, these guys might have a change of thought when they meet a typical Nigerian woman. Women they say, are mysterious beings because they are hard to study, understand and predict. In addition to that, there are so many...

Nigeria is respected as the most populous black nation and one of the powerhouses of Africa yet so many of its citizens are not proud to be associated with her. Nigeria just celebrated her 55 years of independence, yet some of her citizens do not see any reason to celebrate since 50 percent of the masses are still living...