It’s 57 Years Today: What British Intelligence Officials Wrote About Nigeria’s 1966 coup
It is exactly 57 years today that the military struck in Nigeria. That was 15…
11 months ago
Damola Awoyokun
Nigeria’s Original Founding Fathers
Nigeria will, on Tuesday, I October 2019, mark its 59th independence anniversary. Speeches will be…
4 years ago
Lagos: From Trading in Slaves to Equal Opportunities
Right from the pre-colonial, colonial to this post-independence period, Lagos has proved to go beyond…
4 years ago
The Transport Interchange and the Origin of “Oshodi”
Tapes have been cut and speeches have been rendered. However, not many Nigerians know the…
5 years ago
On the Death of Mrs Foluke Joseph: Ayo Ademokoya Lied
By Damola Awoyokun According to Ayo Ademokoya’s news story which circulated widely on social media,…
6 years ago
Lagos State at 50: Real story of the founding fathers in colonial times
Lagos State is 50. That is ok. However, the story of the megalopolis goes beyond…
7 years ago
British secret files on Nigeria’s first bloody coup, path to Biafra
By Damola Awoyokun Damola Awoyokun, an engineer and historian has perused hitherto hidden dispatches from…
7 years ago
Damola Awoyokun: Why I am crazy about Civil Engineering
Damola Awoyokun, one of TheNEWS columnists was, on 12 February 2016, inducted as a Chartered…
8 years ago
In picture: Awoyokun’s induction as member British Civil Engineers
Damola Awoyokun, one of the columnists of TheNEWS, was, on 12 February 2016, inducted as…
8 years ago
Lagos, Oshodi Tapa and inverted slaves
By Damola Awoyokun My attention has been drawn to the press statement issued by the…
8 years ago