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".

Old School Naija Songs

Download Soyoyo by Musiliu Haruna Ishola Mp3

SOYOYO Soyoyo was released in the year 2000 by the king of Apala music, Musiliu Haruna Ishola and it sent…
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Historical Figures

Adegoke Olubummo: Nigeria’s First Professor of Mathematics

Adegoke Olubummo Adegoke Olubummo was Nigeria’s first Professor of Mathematics in 1964. He was born on April 19, 1923, to…
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Cultures and Traditions

Tribes in Nigeria- The Ogba People

Rivers State is considered the sixth-largest geographic area in Nigeria according to 2006 census data. The state has an indigenously…
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Old School Naija Songs

Stream and Download Afro Juju by Sir Shina Peters

Want to download Afro Juju by sir Shina Peters? You’re in the right place. Sir Shina Peters & His International…
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General History

Simeon Apata, the military father of Nigerian singer, Teni, who was assassinated

Teni and her father, Simeon Olaosebikan Apata Nigerian musician Teniola Apata, better known as, Teni the Entertainer is enjoying all the acclaim,…
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Yoruba History

The Owu-Ife War (1821-1828)

Map of Yorubaland in the 19th Century The Owu-Ife war, as its name denotes, was a bloody conflict that broke…
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Sports History

Watch Nigeria’s Hogan Kid Bassey ruthlessly dealing with Cherif Hamia in 1957

https://youtu.be/–DgFg9vV9Y Watch this video of Nigeria’s Hogan Kid Bassey ruthlessly dealing with French Algerian Cherif Hamia after which he won…
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Sports History

The Story of Lagos’ Ill-Fated 1976 Professional Tennis Tournament

Arthur Ashe It was Monday, February 16, 1976, a sunny day in Lagos, just before noon. The Lagos Lawn Tennis…
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Cultures and Traditions

Oriki Offa – Eulogy of Offa Town in Kwara State

Olofa of Offa Palace Offa is a city located in Kwara State with a population of about 100,000 inhabitants. Offa…
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Old School Naija Songs

Download Wizkid’s Superstar Album – All Songs!

Superstar is the debut album by Nigerian singer Wizkid. It was released by Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) on June 12,…
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Military History

This Is Why An American Magazine Labelled Sani Abacha as “Thug of the Year” In 1995

General Sani Abacha General Sani Abacha is perhaps Nigeria’s most enigmatic head of state. He reigned from 1993 until his…
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Ancient History

The Arrival of Europeans In West Africa

The history of West Africa which had hitherto been mainly events committed in West Africa by the West Africans themselves…
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Political History

The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) of 1935

Eyo Ita Esua of Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) was founded in 1935 after the introduction…
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Current Affairs

Amotekun: A Child of Necessity by Michael Afuye

Written by Michael Afuye It is no longer news that internal security has always been a hard nut to crack…
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WASSCE History Textbook

Islam in West Africa: Introduction, spread and effects

Africa was the first continent that Islam spread into out of Arabia in the early seventh century. Almost one-third of…
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