Adegoke Adelabu: The Unforgettable Peculiar Penkelemesi
If there was anyone who tormented and fought the Action Group Party in pre-independence Nigeria, it would be that politician
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People & Places
Ameyo Stella Adadevoh: The Woman who stopped the Ebola Plague in Nigeria
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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22 Interesting Facts you did not know about Abeokuta
Abeokuta was a sovereign nation for 20 years and 11 months before the British amalgamated her with the rest of
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Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti: Teacher, Nation-Builder, Clergyman
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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Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer, Environmental Activist, Martyr
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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Samuel Ladoke Akintola: Orator, Warlord, Legend
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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Emeka Ojukwu: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Have you ever seen a child born with a silver spoon with unlimited access to his father’s wealth, yet choose
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Festus Okotie-Eboh: Nigeria’s most flamboyant Politician
Festus Samuel Okotie-Eboh is unarguably the most flamboyant Nigerian politician of all time. As Federal Minister of Labour and Welfare
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MKO Abiola: The President who never ruled
Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MKO Abiola was a wealthy man. He was richer than a country. He was influential and powerful.
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Sir Ahmadu Bello: Warlord, Statesman, Politician
Sir AHMADU BELLO (June 12, 1909 – January 15, 1966) is still venerated by millions of Nigerians, especially his kinsmen
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Ibrahim Babangida: A Tale of an Evil Genius
In his first New Year Day’s speech as military president, months after deposing the Buhari-Idiagbon government in a “bloodless” coup
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21 Interesting Facts you did not know about Sani Abacha
Today marks 21 years since the demise of General Sani Abacha and the history of Nigeria is incomplete without a
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Dorothy Nkem Akunyili: The Adorable “Dora”
There is no doubt that Professor Dora Akunyili was a woman most to be adored, and rightly so because of
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