Tag Archives: History

Nigerian megastar Wizkid is set to perform in London Stadium come 2023 in what is set to be a historic performance. Details: Wizkid has set 1st June 2023 as the date for his London Stadium performance which is part of his ‘More Love, Less Ego’ tour. The performance will see the megastar become …

The performance will see the megastar become the first African to perform at the 80,000-capacity ground which currently serves as the home of premier league side West Ham United. On 11th November 2022, Wizkid released his 5th studio album ‘More Love, Less Ego’ and he followed it up with his …

Qatar became the first World Cup host country to get eliminated after its first two games following a loss to Senegal on Friday November 25.   The tournament hosts slipped to a second successive defeat in Group A on Friday, losing 3-1 to Senegal. That loss came after they were …

History has been reintroduced as a stand-alone subject in the basic education curriculum by the federal government, 13 years after it was abolished.   Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who spoke at the flag-off ceremony of the reintroduction of the teaching of history and training of history teachers at basic education level in …

Well, who saw that coming? Day three of the World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) in Qatar kicked off with one of the tournament’s greatest shocks ever, as Saudi Arabia came from behind to beat Argentina.   It was a disastrous start to what was expected to be a …

The single released in 2018 is one of the songs on Post Malone’s album ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ released in 2019. The single would become the soundtrack for the hit Marvel cartoon ‘Spider-man: Into the Spider Verse‘. With its 17th platinum plaque, ‘Sunflower’ has surpassed the previous record of 16th …

The first Generation Z member of Congress. The nation’s first openly lesbian governor. The first Black governor of Maryland. All of them, and more, made history on Tuesday, emerging victorious from a field of candidates that was in many respects more diverse than in previous years — with more women …

Glasgow’s past, present and future This walk between Kelvinbridge and St Enoch subway stations follows Glasgow’s River Kelvin before it joins the more famous River Clyde, which leads you to the centre of the city. It’s full of contrast, leading through quiet riverside parks and by the side of busy …

On a small weir by the riverbank, a heron stands motionless. I feel a quiet reverence as I glide past in my kayak, propelled by the fast-moving River Suir. It’s a bright morning and I’m getting a nature fix, kayaking from Clonmel to the village of Kilsheelan in County Tipperary. …

As King Prasutagus of the Iceni was dying in AD60, he reneged on an agreement with the incumbent Roman emperor, Nero, to hand over his land in East Anglia. Instead, he passed joint ownership to his kin. Nero’s man on the ground took exception to this volte-face and ordered that …