40 Interesting Facts you did not know about Ìbàdàn
Ìbàdàn was created in 1829 as a war camp for warriors coming from Oyo, Ife and Ijebu. A forest site
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People & Places
Bashorun Gaa: The “Wicked Prime Minister” of the Old Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a monarchial one and ruled by an Alaafin (King), (Alaafin means ‘owner of the palace’ in
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Alvan Ikoku: 10 Interesting Facts about the Man on the 10 Naira note
His face graciously adorns the 10 naira note but only few Nigerians know who Alvan Ikoku was. Let us take
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Chinua Achebe: A Man of the People
Chinua Achebe is considered by many critics and teachers to be the most influential African writer of his generation. His
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Gambo Sawaba: A Symbol of Women Liberation
Despite low education and coming from the northern part of Nigeria where women are least encouraged and their education neglected,
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Idris Alooma, the Mai of Bornu
Undisputably the greatest ruler of the Central African State of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, Idris Alooma (also Idris Alaoma , or
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Jonathan Green: Nigeria’s First Professional Photographer
Jonathan Adagogo Green (1873–1905) was one of the first and best African photographers who also took advantage of his British
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Oreoluwa Green: West Africa’s First Female Pharmacist
Oreoluwa Green was the first female Pharmacist in West Africa. She was born in Lagos in 1885 and was educated
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Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi: Nigeria’s First Military Head-of-State
Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was Nigeria’s first in many areas; Aide-de-Camp, Head of the Nigerian Army and Head-of-State among
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Uthman dan Fodio: Progenitor of the Sokoto Caliphate
Uthman dan Fodio (December 15, 1754 – April 20, 1817) was the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1809. A
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The Groundnut Pyramids of Kano: Will they ever return?
Groundnut pyramids were pyramid-like structures made from groundnut sacks. The pyramids were built in northern Nigeria in cities such as
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Samuel Olumuyiwa Jibowu: First African Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Justice Samuel Olumuyiwa Jibowu (August 26, 1899 – June 1, 1959) was the first African to serve on the Supreme
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Alhassan Dantata: Wealth, Wealth Everywhere
Alhaji Alhassan Dantata (1877 – August 17, 1955) was a Nigerian businessman who was the wealthiest man in West Africa
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