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".

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History of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

Muhammed Babandede, MFR | CGIS (2016 – date) The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a government agency saddled with the…
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List of Nigeria Immigration Service Offices with Address and Other Info

List of Nigeria Immigration Service offices The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a government agency that has been saddled with…
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Yoruba History

Obas of Benin were buried in Ile-Ife Up till 1914 – Oore Of Mobaland in Ekiti State

Oba (Dr.) James Adedapo Popoola, JP, CON, Odundun I Adimula, Reigning Oore of Mobaland is Oba (Dr.) James Adedapo Popoola,…
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Yoruba History

A Brief History of Modakeke Town In Osun State

Modakeke Town Modakeke is a town in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, with nearly 300,000 inhabitants who are predominantly farmers and…
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Entertainment History

Classic / Old Nigerian Movies That Are Worth Watching Again

It is known by all that early Nollywood filmmakers produced low-budget movies, but still, Nigerians back then, both young and…
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Political History

The First Republic In Nigeria And Its Collapse (1960-1966)

Nigeria became recognized as a Republic on the 1st of October, 1963, but this did not mark the beginning of…
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OldNaija Set To Hold Its Maiden Historical Photo Exhibition

Nigeria’s leading history and culture platform, OldNaija.com, is set to hold its first historical photo exhibition in Ondo State. This…
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Social History

Leave Bobrisky – Meet Calypso King, First Nigerian Man Who Wanted To Become a Woman and Change His Genitals in the 80s

Bobrisky (left) and Bob Actor (right) If we guess right, you are surprised because you have always thought Bobrisky is…
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Women History

True and Sad Story of Nigeria’s Former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo’s Death

Stella Obasanjo On the 23rd of October, 2005, the whole of Nigeria was thrown into a state of grief as…
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Photos & Documents

Late Ken Saro-Wiwa and His Three Children

Read about Ken Saro-Wiwa here Ken Saro-Wiwa and children L-R Zina, Tedum and Noo 1982 Port Harcourt – Source: Noo…
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Military History

Photos: In 1969, General Yakubu Gowon Got Married in the Middle of the Biafran War

On April 19, 1969, Nigeria’s Head of State at the time, Major-General Yakubu Gowon, married Miss Victoria Zakari at the…
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General History

How Angry Protesters Stormed University of Ibadan in 1971 Over the Death of a Student

In the year 1971, students of University of Ibadan protested the killing of their colleague, Kunle Adepeju, by the Nigerian…
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Old School Naija Songs

Download Oruka by Sunny Neji (With Lyrics) Mp3

Oruka by Sunny Neji is one of the widely played songs in Nigerian wedding parties from its time of release…
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The Internet Is Changing Africa, Mostly For The Better

Internet was inaccessible in most developing countries in the past. For centuries, people living in such nations had limited access…
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Cultures & Traditions

Oriki Ijebu (Eulogy of Ijebu People)

The Ijebu people are one of the major Yoruba sub-tribes dwelling in present day Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. They are…
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