She published her first long poem, “The way of the Pious” in 1820, and it was followed by 60 more, which is...
I did not tell anyone where I was going. I just left. Nobody would imagine or think that that’s where I would...
Baba was an old woman when she told Mary her story and it began in a time when Nigeria did not exist....
She helped young women to be trained in modern domestic skills and also operated inexpensive lodgings for women who had come to...
She was given the title of omu (queen) of the Osomari (Osomari is in the present day Anambra state)in August 1935. In...
Emotan was also credited to have founded the first informal daycare centre in Benin as her hut was a popular make-shift nursery...
Tutu’s portrait was first painted in 1973 and remained in Ben’s studio until his death in 1994 when it suddenly went missing....
Barmani Choge popularized the mature Hausa women genre of music called Amada, which is centered around five upturned calabashes floating on water...
She also campaigned against Vesico Vaginal Fistula, an abnormal fistulous tract extending between the bladder and the vagina that allows the continuous...
To keep the original sound of her music, she never employed any western instruments. All instruments used for her songs were local...
She became an orphan after her village, Oke-adan, was attacked by King Gezo of Dahomey, the most notorious slave trading monarch in...
Adunni Oluwole was the female politician who fought for workers’ rights during the Nigerian general strike in 1945.
Amina was the elder daughter of Queen Bakwa Turunku, the founder of the ZauZau kingdom, now modern-day Zaria.
Alimotu Pelewura was the woman who led the Lagos Market Women's Association in its struggles for women’s right to vote and against...
The first woman to have taken up the mantle of leadership in terms of socio – economic development of the Old Benin...
Every military barrack in Nigeria has one thing in common; a mammy market. A mammy market is a place close to the...
Although Kudirat never attended university, she used her bride price to help to pay for the education of her two sisters.
The story of Bilikisu Sungbo is one that draws the attention of both locals and foreigners to a village called Oke Eri...
Buchi got engaged to her husband, Sylvester Onwordi when she was 11 years old and got married to him at 16years. Through...
Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti was a powerful force to reckon with during her time. She was one of the most prominent women...
Gambo was arrested alongside two hundred other women for not obtaining a permit to attend political activities. They were sentenced to one...
I remember when people used to ask when they would see my boss! Well, do you blame those male ch......? I'm a...
When the gift came, I was brought to tears… she sent a photograph of herself and had knitted the exact green and...
After World War II, there was a general scarcity of salt. With this, Margaret went round the shops and deposited money for...
The turning point for Susan came, when she was seriously ill with tuberculosis and there was no doctor to treat her. She...
If you grew up in the 80s, you will never forget “Ahayye Yaro”, “Nigeria My Beloved Country”, "Mama thank you for your...
She was a founding teacher at the Queens College and the first Nigerian to work there. She also became one of the...
On the morning of November 18, Emereuwa arrived at Nwanyereuwa's house and approached Nwanyereuwa, since her husband Ojim, had already died. He...