Crimmd is a
standard research developmental institution, book publishing, library developments, e-library computerization and a photo museum.
At CRIMMD we manage information; media and political research; biographical and autobiographical writings; documentations, exhibitions and script editing. A non-political, non-governmental, non-profit making but standard research developmental institution. Serving the general public in the unique capacity of being, at once, the intellectual incubator, think tank, health farm and information bank. CRIMMD was formed by a collection of information intellectuals with great interest in media research and documentation.
As an intellectual developmental institution, CRIMMD reaches out to the public through participation in seminars, workshops, publications, conferences, excursions, humanitarian services, courtesy visit and awards presentation to deserving Nigerians.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
CRIMMD
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Crimmd is a strong legacy
for the communities of Ejigbo, Isolo, Okota and Ikotun in Lagos Nigeria where
it is situated. CRIMMD library is helping to keep the youths mind active and
away from being the devils workshop. This have definitely gone a long way to
reduce the rate of crime and produce intellectuals within the environment. No
wonder CRIMMD Library was honoured by Ejigbo Police Community Relation
Committee PCRC, with a Merit Award for its contribution to the maintenance of
security in Ejigbo and environs. The library was official commissioned to the
public on December 16, 2004, by the former Federal Minister of Information
Chief Sir, Alex Akinyele JP. On April 12, 2006, CRIMMD Sponsored what is today
Nigerians Youngest Author, Oluebuchukwu Sharon James, the six year old girl
that wrote ‘Freedom’ a children literature. On August 22, 2006: CRIMMD honoured
the late Gen. Abudulkareem Adisa (rtd.) in a seminar titled “Candle in the
wind” on his post humors birthday and the CRIMMD DG demanded from the Federal
Government to restore the rank and all rights and privileges of late Adisa,
that was stripped off him after the coup that he was alleged to have been
involved in. On August 9, 2008: Ejigbo Police Community Relation Committee
PCRC, honoured CRIMMD Library with Merit Award for its contribution to the
maintenance of security in Ejigbo and environs through the provision of the free public library. Again
on December 28, 2008: CRIMMD visited and donated books to 33 Media
Organizations in Nigeria, as its contribution to boost the reading culture in
Nigeria.
CRIMMD
MUSEUM OF NIGERIA PHOTO HISTORY -
Crimmd Nigerian Museum of photo history, rich with
photographs and portraits of the slave trades and its relics, through to the
famous Berlin Conference of 1884/85; the era of Explorers (Expedition) of Dr.
Mungo Park, Richard Landers and others. The onset of the merchants of the Royal
Niger Company of Sir George Goldie through to Lord Fredrick Lugard who
amalgamated Nigeria in 1914 and his wife, a former colonial secretary of great
Britain, Flora Shaw, who historically invented a name for us-from ‘Niger-Area’
to Nigeria. Outstanding landmark
personalities abounds: the likes of King Onyeama, King Jaja of Opopo, Queen
Amina of Zaria, Bishop Ajayi Crowther e.t.c. Protectorates governors and all
former Governor Generals; fire brand die hard Nationalist from Sir Herbert
Macaulay through to Mazi Mbaonu Ojike; indigenous Governor General; Regional
premiers and Regional Governors; Military Head of States and their deputies;
Military governors and the Military Administrators that ever ruled in the
making1.
and shaping of Nigeria. Civilian elected president and their vice; and
all the first ladies from Mrs. Flora Ogbeyalu Azikiwe to Dame Patience
Jonathan; elected civilians governors up to the present time, including Your
Excellency Sir; Senate presidents and the Speakers of House of Representatives
from the pre-independence era to the present time. A pictorial roll call of
Chief Justices of Nigeria; Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Administrators/Ministers; Inspector General of Police (Past and Present);
Secretaries to the Federal Government; Chiefs of Army Staff, Naval Staff; Air
Staff, Chiefs of Defense and the Ministers of Defense; Comptroller General of
Customs Service; Chairmen of Electoral Commissions; Central Bank of Nigeria
Governors; notable people in the News; Nigeria women of substance and
achievers; Events of the century; the Nigeria Civil War and personalities. There is a section on “The 12 hour revolution
of Isaac Boro”; “The June 12 Saga” The Second World War; The Nigerian Civil
War; Biafran Republic, including emblems like stamps, currency, coat of arm and
many others – relics of historical significance. There are in addition,
some historical relics, like stamps - as well as the history of stamps dating
back to the era of the first post office in Nigeria, a branch of the British
General Post Office in 1851, to the era when the Royal Niger Company operated a
parallel post office and postal administration in the Oil Rivers Protectorate
of the Niger Coast territories in 1887, to the period when THOMAS DE LA RUE COY
LTD. of London was awarded the first contract for printing the definitive
Postage Stamps for the colony of Lagos in 1868 by the Crown Agents. It has on
display hundreds of stamps printed in the last 100 years. Old currency and
coins – Dating to the period, prior to the establishment of the West African
Currency Board: samples of used various forms of money including cowries and
manilas and other strange commodities that were also used as a form of exchange
known as barter. Samples of the West African coins of 1930’s; the July 1st,
1959, Central Bank of Nigeria currency notes and coins; the 1965 denominations;
1968, Nigeria civil war currency denominations; 1973, decimal currency;
February 11th 1977 currency denominations; the July 2nd, 1979,
currency notes of three denominations and the February 2007, redesigned
currency notes. National symbols past and present and a lot more, including
different maps of Nigeria displaying state creations from the protectorate era
to the present 36 states, old and new national anthem and the composers,
amalgamations speeches and all coup speeches, symbols of coat of arms, flags
and the personalities behind them. There
is also the book section, hosting great biographies of Nigerians, Nigeria
history books, Military books, Civil war books and Who’s who in Nigeria books.
The
National Biographer Magazine -
Its a magazine that
showcases and promotes image relation, effective leadership and transparency
skills in service and uprightness in every spheres of life. Across the World,
bad news sells, but we are of the opinion that, good deeds and great
achievements needs to be celebrated, to be reckoned with and to be announced to
the World. Trumpets are made to be blown, it does not matter who blows the
trumpet, ideally, individuals are supposed to blow their own trumpet, but at
The National BIOGRAPHER, you earn the right for us to blow your trumpet for the
whole World to listen
CRIMMD BOOKS
Crimmd Book publishing section is doing good with about 13 published books
including that of Africa’s youngest published author Oluebubechukwu Sharon
James born on April 11, 2000 started writing her book at age 5 and 273days she
commenced the writings on January 11, 2006 and the book was released on
February 13th, 2006 and presented to the public on April 12, 2006. The first
official newspaper story on her was in the Champion Newspaper of April 6, 2006.
The Guinness World Records, noted that Oluebube Sharon James, might not be the
youngest female author in the world but probably in Africa, I quote "The
youngest commercially published female author is Dorothy Straight (b. 25 May
1958), of Washington, DC, USA, who wrote "How the World Began in 1962",
aged 4. It was published in August 1964 by Pantheon Books.
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