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Jalumi War of 1878 (Battle of Ikirun)

Sketch plan of 1878 Jalumi War aka Battle of Ikirun The Jalumi war, also known as Ogun Jalumi and Battle…
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Merits and Demerits of the Richards Constitution of 1946

Read the full details and features of the Richards constitution here. Arthur Frederick Richards Below are the merits and demerits…
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The Heroic Life of Alimotu Pelewura

Alimotu Pelewura was the brave and radical woman who led the Lagos Market Women's Association (LMWA) in its oppositions to…
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1999 Toronto Saga: How Former Speaker, Salisu Buhari, Declared False Age and Forged University Certificate

On the 3rd of June, 1999, Salisu Buhari, a 29-year-old Nigerian businessman who made his fortune dealing in computers, was…
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Watch Three Roads To Tomorrow – A Nigerian Film Shot In 1958

Three Roads To Tomorrow is a 23 minutes coloured film shot in Nigeria in 1958 by BP (British Petroleum) Film.…
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List of Alaafin (Kings) of Oyo

Below is the list of all Alaafin (King) of Oyo Oranmiyan- 1300- ?? Ajaka- ?? Sango- ?? Ajaka- (Second reign)…
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People watching as Fela Kuti feed his donkey, Yakubu, which he named after Yakubu Gowon in the 1970s

Photo showing people watching the legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, at his Kalakuta Republic home in Lagos feeding his…
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How Ibrahim Babankowa Found Tafawa Balewa’s Decomposing Body Along Lagos-Abeokuta Road

The first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa’s decomposing body was found in a bush near…
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January 21, 1966 – Tafawa Balewa’s Dead Body Was Found Along Lagos-Abeokuta Road

On the 15th of January, 1966, Nigeria witnessed her first military coup d'etat in which notable politicians were killed and…
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Lt-Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo’s Speech after the Execution of Dimka and other February 1976 Coup Plotters

Dimka and other coup plotters executed by firing squad On the 15th of May, 1976, the perpetrators of the February…
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Malcolm X’s Visit To Nigeria In 1959 And 1964

Who was Malcolm X? Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, was a world-renowned African-American human right activist…
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The History of Ila-Orangun and its People

Ila-Orangun lies about 65km northeast of Ile-Ife and 90km southeast of Ilorin on the southern edge of the savannah. It…
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Send Down The Rain (1988)- Majek Fashek

Download “Send Down The Rain” here Listen to Majek Fashek’s “Send Down The Rain” https://www.360nobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Majek-Fashek-Send-Down-The-Rain.mp3 Watch “Send Down The Rain”…
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Palava: The First Film Shot in Nigeria, 1926

A scene from the film, Palava In the year 1926, cinematic history was made with the production of “Palava”, the…
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Ojukwu’s Letter to Victor Banjo Commanding Him to Invade Western Region

Below is the letter the Commander in Chief of the Biafran Armed Forces, Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu wrote to Lt.…
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