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".

Political History

How Nigeria Got to 36 States (Timeline of State Creation in Nigeria)

Let’s Start With The Definition Of A State What is a state? A state is a politically organised body of…
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Facts

List Of Newspapers In Anambra State

Below is a comprehensive list of newspapers in Anambra 1. The Oracle Today – Based in Onitsha – Published daily…
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Facts

List Of Radio Stations In Enugu And Their Frequencies

Below are the radio stations in Enugu and their frequencies Family Love FM, Enugwu-Ngwo – 99.9 Gouni FM (Godfrey Okoye…
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General History

10 Books That Help Understand The History Of Nigeria Better

Below Are 10 Books That Help Understand The History Of Nigeria Better 1. The Trouble With Nigeria by Chinua Achebe…
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Photos & Documents

Photo Showing Atinuke Oloyede- First Miss Nigeria, 1957

Above is a photo showing Atinuke Oloyede who won the first Miss Nigeria pageant in 1957.
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Military History

Timeline Of Notable Events That Happened In 1987, Nigeria

Below is a comprehensive compilation of the major/notable events that happened back in 1987 during the regime of the military…
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Photos & Documents

Remigio Herrera Adesina: This Yoruba Man Was A Slave In Cuba in the 1830s

Remigio Herrera Adesina was born in Ijesha land, Ekiti, western Nigeria in 1811 as the census record states. Contrarily, his…
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Cultures & Traditions

8 Local Words That Have The Same Pronunciation And Meaning In Yoruba And Edo Languages

History has it that the Yoruba and Edo ethnic groups of western Nigeria have related origin and similar elements in…
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Photos & Documents

Condemned Robber, Stanley Enekwe, Being Comforted By His Father Before His Execution In 1972

Condemned armed robber, Stanley Enekwe, was executed in April 1972 for stealing an official vehicle of the Nigerian Army. Stanley…
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Photos & Documents

Photo Showing Mapo Hall In Ibadan, 1975

Above is a photo showing the famous Mapo Hall proudly sitting on Mapo Hill, Ibadan in 1975. Mapo Hall was built…
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Old School Naija Songs

Old School Jam: Ras Kimono – ‘Kimono De Want’ (Ayaga Yaga Yaga Yo)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QHEameEpY Ras Kimono, born Ekeleke Elumelu, was unarguably a legendary and irreplaceable reggae artist in the Nigerian world of music…
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Political History

How and Why Kudirat Abiola Was Brutally Assassinated in 1996

Alhaja Kudirat Abiola Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, a politically and socially active woman during her days, was the beautiful wife of…
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General History

Ulli Beier And Oba Samuel Adenle, The Ataoja Of Oshogbo In The 1960s

Ulli Beier And Oba Samuel Adenle. NPP Ulli Beier was a scholar, writer, cultural icon and a pioneering promoter of modern…
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General History

How Jacob Odulate Invented The Famous Alabukun Powder In 1918

It was a fateful day in the year 1918, four years after the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates,…
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Cultures & Traditions

Lisabi Festival In Abeokuta: A Celebration Of Egbaland’s Independence

In the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, the Egba people come together annually to celebrate the…
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