Teslim Omipidan

Teslim Omipidan is an award-winning poet, historian, journalist and the founder of OldNaija. He was listed among the 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians alongside Falz, Simi and others. In 2020, Teslim was featured on the BBC as "The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future".

Women History

Aba Women’s Riots of 1929

The riots/ war led by women in the Calabar and Owerri provinces of southeastern Nigeria in November and December of…
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Political History

The National Council of Nigeria And The Cameroons (NCNC)

Nnamdi Azikiwe The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was a political party formed in 1944 by Herbert…
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History Classroom

Current Jamb Syllabus For History

The aim of this JAMB Syllabus for History is to prepare candidates for their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Course Objectives…
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Political History

Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) – First Political Party in Nigeria

Herbert Macaulay of Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) was formed in 1923 by Sir…
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Video

Video: Nelson Mandela’s Gratitude Visit to Nigeria in 1993

Nelson Mandela’s visit to Nigeria On the 11th of February, 1990, the Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC),…
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General History

This is Why Every House in Ibadan Had to Switch off Outdoor Lights in 1941

Ibadan In 1941, the colonial government ordered all the houses in the city of Ibadan to dim or completely switch…
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Political History

Coker Commission of Inquiry: Why Awolowo was Found Guilty of Corruption in 1962

Obafemi Awolowo, First Premier of Western Region Coker Commission of Inquiry was set up in 1962 during the political crisis…
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Women History

How Adunni Oluwole Fought for Workers During the 1945 General Strike & Opposed Independence in 1956

Adunni Oluwole Who was Adunni Oluwole? Adunni Oluwole, born in Ibadan in 1905, was a Nigerian pre-independence politician and human…
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Old School Naija Songs

Download Old School Nigerian Gospel Songs – Mp3

If you are looking for where to download old Nigerian gospel songs, you are in the right place. Below is…
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General History

Read Flora Shaw’s Beautiful Letter to Lord Fredrick Lugard

Flora Shaw and Lord Lugard Here in this white bread, with a burning lamp and an overflowing pool of thoughts,…
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Colonial History

How and Why Flora Shaw, Lord Lugard’s Wife, Coined the name Nigeria in 1897

The origin of the name ‘Nigeria’ lies in one of Africa’s most popular rivers, the River Niger. It is important…
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Sports History

The Truth About the India Vs Nigeria 99-1 Match

In one way or the other, almost every Nigerian has heard of the mythical match between India Vs Nigeria that…
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Current Affairs

Jersey bank to return looted $300m by Abacha to Nigeria

General Sani Abacha The government of Jersey, a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom in the Channel Islands between England…
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Current Affairs

Nigeria is getting back an Ancient Sculpture from Mexico

A sculpture from the ancient city of Ife, which dates as far back to the first-millennium era, is back to…
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Old School Naija Songs

Download Haruna Ishola Songs (Mixtape Mp3)

Haruna Ishola Bello is a well-known figure in the world of apala music. Haruna Ishola was Born in 1919 at…
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