John Bellingham and the killing of Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated.
Born: 1769, St Neots, United Kingdom Died: May 18, 1812 (age 43 years), London, United Kingdom Resting place: Dissected, skull preserved at Barts Pathology Museum The only assassination of a…
I REMEMBER THE FIRING SQUADS OF NIGERIA
I remember the execution of Fine Face and his gang in 1970, immediately after the civil war. They wereaccused of being armed robbers, terrorizing the region while dressed in the…
CLOTILDA : Should the last known US slave ship stay under water?
Conspiracy of silence or political necessity? The wreck of the last known US slave ship should remain under water as a memorial, a task force of historians and archaeologists has…
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UMUAHIA: WINNERS OF THE 1977 NATIONAL ACADEMICALS FOOTBALL COMPETITION by Otti C and Ejiogu Nedum.
In the 1977 National Academicals Cup competition, the Government College Umuahia (GCU) football team emerged Imo State champions by beating National High School, Aba- 2 goals to nil. Following this…
Igbo Landing : Death over Slavery
May they never be forgotten From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Igbo Landing The area of Igbo Landing Location Dunbar Creek, St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States Coordinates…
The Belgium Human Zoo – The Sick History that won’t go away
The Royal Museum for Central Africa began as a temporary exhibition in 1897 in Tervuren, where Leopold had his country estate. The most talked-about part of the exhibition was the…
BAARLE – Is it Belgium or Dutch. The little town with the most interesting and historical border arrangement
This is the interesting story of the unique town of Baarle-Hertog, divided by a funny set of borders separating the Belgian parts from the Dutch ones. A Belgian village that’s…
History – Vasco Dagama
As children in the elementary schools in Nigeria, in the sixties and seventies we were bombarded and regaled with interesting stories of European sea fairers who were supposed to have…
Eze Nri; The Accepted Head Traditional Representative of the IGBOs
Dirt on White Spectrum is a historical story of the Myths, the Travails and the Legacies of Eze (King of) Nri in Anambra State of Nigeria, West Africa. Eze Nri…
UK – University of Aberdeen to return looted Benin bronze sculpture
Bronze sculpture depicting an Oba (king) of Benin front. While, the Benin kingdom under a frsehly enthroned Oba is upgrading its ancient museums and erecting fresh ones to accomodate its…