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The True Story of Ghana Must Go Exodus in 1983

Ghana Must Go bags Growing up in Nigeria, Ghana and some other neighbouring countries, you must have heard of the…
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Oriki Ilorin Afonja (Panegyric of Ilorin)

Are-Ona-Kakanfo Afonja of Ilorin In case you have been searching for the oriki of Ilorin Afonja, you have landed in…
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Comprehensive History of Ilorin and the Reign of Afonja

Ilorin Central Mosque Before we begin with the history of Ilorin, here are few details that should be known. Ilorin…
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Aba Women’s Riots of 1929

The series of protests and uprisings led by women in the Calabar and Owerri provinces of southeastern Nigeria in November…
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The National Council of Nigeria And The Cameroons (NCNC)

Nnamdi Azikiwe The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was a political party formed in 1944 by Herbert…
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Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) – First Political Party in Nigeria

Herbert Macaulay of Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) was formed in 1923 by Sir…
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Video: Nelson Mandela’s Gratitude Visit to Nigeria in 1993

Nelson Mandela’s visit to Nigeria On the 11th of February, 1990, the Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC),…
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This is why every House in Ibadan had to Switch off Outdoor Lights in 1941

Ibadan In 1941, the colonial government ordered all the houses in the city of Ibadan to dim or completely switch…
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Coker Commission of Inquiry: Why Awolowo was Found Guilty of Corruption in 1962

Obafemi Awolowo, First Premier of Western Region Coker Commission of Inquiry was set up in 1962 during the political crisis…
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How Adunni Oluwole Fought for Workers During the 1945 General Strike & Opposed Independence in 1956

Adunni Oluwole Who was Adunni Oluwole? Adunni Oluwole, born in Ibadan in 1905, was a Nigerian pre-independence politician and human…
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Read Flora Shaw’s Beautiful Letter to Lord Fredrick Lugard

Flora Shaw and Lord Lugard Here in this white bread, with a burning lamp and an overflowing pool of thoughts,…
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How and Why Flora Shaw, Lord Lugard’s Wife, Coined the name Nigeria in 1897

The origin of the name ‘Nigeria’ lies in one of Africa’s most popular rivers, the River Niger. It is important…
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The Truth About the India Vs Nigeria 99-1 Match

In one way or the other, almost every Nigerian has heard of the mythical match between India Vs Nigeria that…
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Adegoke Olubummo: Nigeria’s First Professor of Mathematics

Adegoke Olubummo Adegoke Olubummo was Nigeria’s first Professor of Mathematics in 1964. He was born on April 19, 1923, to…
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The Owu-Ife War (1821-1828)

Map of Yorubaland in the 19th Century The Owu-Ife war, as its name denotes, was a bloody conflict that broke…
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