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Background On the 27th of May, 1967, General Yakubu Gowon promulgated decree number 14 which created 12 states (six in the north and six in the...
I walked into an eatery one afternoon to order takeout. While I waited for my food I kept busy with my phone. A man walked...
On the 3rd of June, 1999, Salisu Buhari, a 29-year-old Nigerian businessman who made his fortune dealing in computers, was elected as the speaker of the...
Joseph Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu alias Adelabu Penkelemesi was a colossal in the political arena of Ibadan and the then Western Region before the independence of...
Who was Alimotu Pelewura? Alimotu Pelewura was the brave and radical woman who led the Lagos Market Women’s Association (LMWA) in its oppositions to the taxation policy...
Brief Details of Ibadan Before we begin with the history of Ibadan, let us set some facts straight. Ibadan, (pronounced E- baa- dawn) the present capital...
Prophet Daniel Abodunrin’s corpse Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, is the third-largest city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano. The city is popularly known for...
Mum-Zi was a member of Chief Akkiri’s harem in Akwa Akpa (now Calabar), who would later be the father of her daughter. Pic credit: Twitter Who...
After the Fulanis systematically captured Ilorin (in about 1836) and made it their territory, they proceeded to sack the old Oyo Empire circa 1835. Not satisfied...
Teni and her father, Simeon Olaosebikan Apata Nigerian musician Teniola Apata, better known as, Teni the Entertainer is enjoying all the acclaim, fame and wealth that music offers....