Above is a photo showing Atinuke Oloyede who won the first Miss Nigeria pageant in 1957.
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Remigio Herrera Adesina was born in Ijesha land, Ekiti, western Nigeria in 1811 as the census record states. Contrarily, his…
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Condemned armed robber, Stanley Enekwe, was executed in April 1972 for stealing an official vehicle of the Nigerian Army. Stanley…
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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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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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Sitting from left to right – Captain Harley Empere, Major Gideon Orkar, Captain Perebo Dakolo, Lieutenant Cyril Ozoalor and Lieutenant…
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This is a photo showing an old Lipton tea advert which appeared in Emotan Magazine of Tola Adenle on the 2nd…
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Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola in 1993 Photo Credit: Nigerian History Matters
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Men inspecting the dead Leopard, Lagos, 1912 In 1912, this Leopard escaped from a zoo in Lagos causing pandemonium in…
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A market scene in Nigeria, not dated | Trustees of the British Museum Thanks for viewing, oldnaija.com
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Raggae legend, Peter Tosh (extreme right) with Fela’s lover, teacher and associate, Sandra Izsadore and others in Lagos, 1978. Thanks…
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Girls from St. Catherine House dancing to The Hues Corporation’s Rock The Boat. Courtesy of Bunmi Adetoro Omoku Source: Kehinde…
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Above is the picture of Emmanuel Ifeajuna breaking the British high jump record at 6 ft & 8 inch at…
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Folashade Lawson, daughter of the Chairman of Lagos Town Council, was among the girls who presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth…
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War is what happens when language fails. 21st May 1968: John Downing-Tractor, a company rep, and William Blakeley, a marine…
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