You’re probably wondering why we chose to start this season talking about General Sani Abacha, the despot who ruled Nigeria... more

African history is not yet mainstream and we're on a mission to change this. The Republic is a miniseries covering... more

IBB had just stepped down from the presidential seat and handed the responsibility over to the technocrat, Ernest Shonekan. Despite... more

It was June 15 1993, three days after the June 12 election and the National Electoral Commission had released results... more

After eight years of anticipation, and eight years of promises from General Ibrahim Babangida’s junta, Nigerians were finally about to... more

Ahead of the June 12 1993 election, the Babangida regime created a two-party system, in which only the National Republican... more

During the June 12 1993 election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale ‘MKO’ Abiola was the widely preferred presidential candidate. Until then, he... more

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida or ‘IBB’ became the military president of Nigeria in 1985, after overthrowing General Muhammadu Buhari (yes,... more

African history is not yet mainstream and we're on a mission to change this. The Republic is a miniseries covering... more