On This Day: Nigerian billionaire business mogul, Chief Michael Adenuga was born
Today in history (1953), Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr CSG GCON was born. He is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the second richest person in Nigeria.
On This Day: Birthday of Nobel Prize Winning Doctor, Sir Ronald Ross
Ross was the first to show that malarial parasite was transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
On This Day: The Fatal EgyptAir 804 Crash in 2016
Today in history (2016), the EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 56 passengers, 3 security personnel, and 7 crew members on board
On This Day: The Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
Today in history (1782), Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel who created the concept of Kindergarten (meaning garden of children), was born.
On This Day: The Couple Sentenced to Death for Espionage
Today in history (1951), Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg (née Greenglass) were sentenced to death under Section 2 of the Espionage Act of 1917
On This Day: Cuba’s Independence from the United States of America
On this day: in history (1902), Cuba gained its independence from the United States, which had taken control of the island in 1899 after...
On This Day: The Annulment of King Henry VIII’s Marriage
Today in history (1533), the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
On This Day: The Tragic Story of Georgette Smith
Mrs Egan shot Mrs Smith, her daughter on March 8. This was after the daughter told the mother that she wanted to put her into a nursing home
Success Journey XII
If you have been following this series, I apologise for the hiatus. Firstly, I thought my battle with covid was over after the first...
On This Day: The Birthday of Igho Charles Sanomi II
Sanomi attended Federal Government College Warri and University of Jos in Plateau State where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Geology and Mining.
On This Day: The Assassination of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola
Today in history (1996), Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was assassinated whilst her husband was being detained by the Nigerian Government.
On This Day: The Birthday of Former American President, Donald Trump
Donald Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
On This Day: The Formation of the German Automobile Company, Volkswagen
Today in history (1937), the government of Germany, then under the control of Adolf Hitler formed a new state-owned automobile company, known as "Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH."
Nigeria’s Joshua Chizoma, Four Others Shortlisted for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African...
The five shortlisted authors are: Joshua Chizoma (Nigeria) for “Collector of Memories,” Nana-Ama Danquah (Ghana) for “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Hannah Giorgis (Ethiopia) for “A Double-Edged Inheritance,” Idza Luhumyo (Kenya) for “Five Years Next Sunday,” and Billie McTernan (Ghana) for “The Labadi Sunshine Bar.”
On This Day: The Debut Airing of the Cable News Network
Today in history (1980), CNN (Cable News Network), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, made its debut.
