Great-great-great-granddaughter of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, great-granddaughter of Herbert Macaulay, grandniece of President Nnamdi Azikiwe, daughter of the 4th Vice-Chancellor of
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Abeokuta was a sovereign nation for 20 years and 11 months before the British amalgamated her with the rest of
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On August 9, 1974, President Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) of the United States of America resigned due to the Watergate
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“Iron gate Emmanuel Okala throws the ball to Chairman Christian Chukwu. Chukwu taps the ball to the Dean of Defence Yisa Sofoluwe; Sofoluwe sends a
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The Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a bastion of excellent character and success, was born to an Egba family in Abeokuta on
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The 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), stood at only 5ft 6inches tall, making him the second shortest president after President James
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Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was 41 years, 10 months and 13 days old when he became Nigeria’s first military Head-of-State on
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Kenule Beeson ”Ken” Saro-Wiwa (October 10, 1941 — November 10, 1995) was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority
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It was unbelievable, implausible and incredible. The Green Eagles of Nigeria had been walloped 99-1 by a little known India
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Nigerian Leaders; how much do you know about them? Who founded the Central Bank of Nigeria? Did you know that
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Samuel Ladoke Akintola or “S.L.A.” (July 6, 1910 – January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian politician, lawyer, aristocrat, and orator
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If you alphabetically list the capitals against the states, including the FCT, the capital of OGUN would be MAIDUGURI, while
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On Thursday, July 5, 1984, an attempt to kidnap Nigeria’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Umaru Dikko, was foiled
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