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How Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello and His Wife, Hafusatu, During the 1966 Coup
When the soldiers were about to shoot Ahmadu Bello, two of the wives stood up, leaving the first wife who…
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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 Dimka’s Lust for Woman Led to His Arrest After the Failed 1976 Coup
When Lt. Colonel Dimka realised that the coup was unsuccessful, he fled to Afikpo in the then Anambra State and…
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Asaba Massacre: How Hundreds of Asaba People Were Killed In 1967
In August 1967, two months before the Asaba massacre, a division of the seceded Eastern Region (Biafra) army led by…
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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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The 1960 Independence Constitution of Nigeria – Features, Merits & Demerits
When Nigeria gained its independence on October 1st 1960, a homemade constitution known as the 1960 Independence Constitution was adopted…
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Why Sunday Igboho Defended Modakeke During Ife-Modakeke War in 1997
It was during this conflict that people got to know Sunday Igboho, prior to then, he was a mechanic who…
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Why I Rejected Fela’s Marriage Proposal in the 80s – Onyeka Onwenu
Veteran Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has revealed the reason why she rejected Fela Kuti’s marriage proposal in the 1980s. Onyeka,…
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Story of Arhuanran, the Giant Benin Prince Who Could Uproot Trees With Bare Hands
Prince Idubor, also known as Arhuanran (sometimes spelt Aruanran), would have been the Oba (King) of Benin as at the…
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How The People of Ara-Ekiti Committed Mass Suicide To Avoid Enslavement in 1855
As at 1850, Ara was one of the most powerful towns in Ekiti with a settlement spaning as big as…
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The Richards Constitution of 1946 – Features, Merits & Demerits
The Richards constitution of 1946 was specifically drafted to promote the unity of Nigeria and give more room for greater…
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Story Of Gloria Okon, Nigeria’s Most Controversial Female Drug Smuggler
Gloria Okon. © Joliba Heritage & Culture On the 22nd of April, 1985, the National Security Organization (NSO) arrested a…
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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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How the First Known Victim of Police Brutality in Nigeria Was Killed in 1971
Kunle Adepeju Adekunle Adepeju was a second-year student of the Agricultural Economics Department, University of Ibadan, as at the time…
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