Oct, 21

NATIONAL NEWS: Crowther’s life of sacrifice (and a book for your donation) by Pelu Awofeso

Crowther’s life of sacrifice (and a book for your donation) by Pelu Awofeso The man who has occupied my thoughts for much of this year –Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther– died 130 years...

Oct, 21

Pelu Awofeso to produce documentary on Ajayi Crowther’s exploits

Pelu Awofeso, the Nigerian travel journalist, is set to produce a documentary on the exploits of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the late bishop and Yoruba linguist. Commandeered by Neil Ar...

Oct, 21

What It Felt Like Holding Bishop Crowther’s Consecration Bible – Pelu Awofeso

What It Felt Like Holding Bishop Crowther’s Consecration Bible – Pelu Awofeso

Oct, 21

How Bishop Ajayi Crowther Died

At about 9am on the morning of 31 December 1891, Bishop Ajayi Crowther sipped some brandy and water. Feeling cold and sick, he had fainted on a sofa moments earlier. “After the att...

Oct, 21

130 years after, researchers declare Bishop Ajayi Crowther a national hero

.Nigeria’s foremost clergyman, the first African Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, deserves to be sung as a national hero, some researchers say. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther ...

Oct, 21

Ajayi Crowther and the roots of “Yorubentity”

Mai Nasara “Historically ‘Yoruba’ was a term used to describe certain people from a corner of West Africa by outsiders. It was Samuel Crowther who, in a response to the turmoil cau...

Oct, 21

About The Crowther Project: Backstory/Inspiration

BACKSTORY/ INSPIRATION In The Footsteps Of Bishop Crowther My name is Pelu Awofeso, and I’m a culture and travel writer based in Lagos. Over the past 20 years, I have travelled to ...

Oct, 21

Ajayi Crowther’s 182-year old letter: How I was captured, sold into slavery

Sunday, August 25, 2019 8:07 am Bishop Ajayi Crowther Ademola Adegbamigbe President Muhammadu Buhari published  an opinion in the Washington Post newspaper in commemoration of Augu...