General History

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Michael Ibru – The man who introduced frozen fish to Nigeria and became rich
Michael Onajirevbe Ibru Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to break away from conventional Nigerian businesses, Michael Ibru…
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20 Historical Facts About Nigeria You Should Know
Nigeria is the most populous Black nation in the world today, with an estimated population of 204 million people. This…
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2002 Miss World Riots in Nigeria – How Hundreds were killed because of a Beauty Pageant
The 2002 Miss World riots were a chain of religiously motivated clashes that happened in the northern-Nigerian city of Kaduna…
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30 Shocking Facts About Nigerian Leaders Since 1960
Not many people know that both General Murtala Mohammed and General Sani Abacha were born and buried in Kano, and…
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The Lagos Observer (1882-1888)
The Lagos Observer, the fourth newspaper in Nigeria, was founded in Feb. 1882 by J. Bagan Benjamin, an African member…
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The ANGLO-AFRICAN: Second Newspaper in Nigeria (1863-1865)
The Anglo-African came after Iwe Irohin as the second of the twelve main newspapers in Nigeria. Anglo-African was founded on…
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How Prophet Daniel Abodunrin Was Torn Apart By Lions at UI Zoo in 1991
Prophet Daniel Abodunrin thought his faith was really working; that the God of Daniel was performing wonders. He then moved…
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How Four Nigerian Teens Hijacked A Plane Conveying China’s Vice President and Others ‘Because of MKO Abiola’ In 1993
OldNaija gathered that there were 159 people on the hijacked Airbus 310. As soon as the plane reached about 30,000…
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How FESTAC ’77 was Celebrated in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977
Nigerian delegation with a sailor holding the FESTAC ’77 sign at the opening ceremony. © Marilyn Nance The Second World…
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Inside the First Storey Building in Nigeria
It was in 1842 that the foundation of the first storey building in Nigeria was laid by Reverend Henry Townsend…
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Iwe Irohin – The First Newspaper In Nigeria
A facsimile of Iwe Irohin, the first newspaper in Nigeria In the 1840s, the missionaries of the Presbyterian Church began…
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Raymond Harold Prince, the Canadian Psychiatrist who met the Head of Witches in Abeokuta, 1958
Dr Raymond Harold Prince, a pioneer in transcultural psychiatry, was born on the 27th of September, 1925 in Barrie, Ontario,…
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All You Need To Know About the Igbo People of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea
Igbo People of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, located at the Eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea, West coast…
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See How 50 kobo Caused Nationwide Protest in Nigeria in 1978
In 1978, Nigerian students staged a protest (Ali Must Go) which, till today, remains the mother of all Alutas (student…
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How the First Plane Crash in Nigeria Happened in April 1942
Site of first plane crash in Nigeria which is now a tourist attraction The first plane crash in Nigeria happened…
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