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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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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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Jersey bank to return looted $300m by Abacha to Nigeria
General Sani Abacha The government of Jersey, a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom in the Channel Islands between England…
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Simeon Apata, the military father of Nigerian singer, Teni, who was assassinated
Teni and her father, Simeon Olaosebikan Apata Nigerian musician Teniola Apata, better known as, Teni the Entertainer is enjoying all the acclaim,…
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This Is Why An American Magazine Labelled Sani Abacha as “Thug of the Year” In 1995
General Sani Abacha General Sani Abacha is perhaps Nigeria’s most enigmatic head of state. He reigned from 1993 until his…
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Islam in West Africa: Introduction, spread and effects
Africa was the first continent that Islam spread into out of Arabia in the early seventh century. Almost one-third of…
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Trans-Saharan Trade: Origins, organization and effects in the development of West Africa
Origins and Timeframe of Early Trade Great Mosque of Djenné, 2003. Wikicommons. The connections of West Africa with the Mediterranean…
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Historiography and Historical Skills
THE WRITING OF HISTORY The historian’s goal is not to collect the “facts” about the past but rather to acquire…
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This African American son of slaves became so rich in Nigeria that he sent his U.S. family bags of gold
James Churchwill Vaughan Like every other average African American, James Churchwill Vaughan lived a decent life trying to make ends meet in…
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Igbo Pre-Colonial Political System/Administration
The Igbo pre-colonial political system/administration was described by scholars as acephalous, a term which means leaderless, headless or chiefless. This…
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The sad end of Justin Fashanu; first known black gay footballer who commanded a £1m transfer fee
Justin Fashanu Justin Fashanu was the first black footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee in 1981. He was…
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Killers Exposed! The Gruesome Murder of Dele Giwa In 1986
Who was Dele Giwa? Dele Giwa was a renowned Nigerian journalist and the editor-in-chief of Newswatch Magazine which he co-founded with…
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The Historical Background Of Sanitary Inspectors In Nigeria
Known as ‘wole-wole’ in Yorubaland, ‘Nwaole-ala’ among the Igbos and ‘duba-gari’ among Hausa people, sanitary inspectors are government officials saddled…
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