Author: tope_litcaf
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Ijara-Isin; in Isin Local Government council of Kwara State is an ancient community founded many centuries ago by a family of five who hailed from Oyo-Ile in the old Oyo empire. Historically, the family head was called Ile-Oye, a reputed warrior. They were said to have migrated from their place of origin as a result…
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Jerry Gana; senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chairman, defunct Mass Mobilisation for Social andEconomic Recovery, MAMSER, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Information and Culture, Cooperation and National Orientation. Jerry Gana, a professor, was also political adviser to President Obasanjo. Gana was a foundation secretary of the ruling People’s Democratic Party; PDP, ruling…
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Cape Gauge The development of railways in Nigeria started from Lagos Colony to Ibadan in March 1896, by the British government. This was extended to Minna in 1911, where it met the Baro–Kano Railway Station that was built by the government of Northern Nigeria between 1907 and 1911. Following the discovery of coal at Udi,…
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Ofonagoro Walter Ibekwe; government spokesman under military dictatorship of Sani Abacha, economic historian, also Minister of Information and Culture during General Ibrahim Babangida‘s regime, born June 24, 1940 in Port Harcourt. He is a recipient of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, and Woodrow Wilson Fellowships. He is also a member of American…
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Igbala Aiye: Thousands of years back, ancestors showed remarkable prowess in Igbale Aiye where they originated from. There was no engineering feat in those days but caves have been observed, and tunnels, which inspired awe in the kind of technology employed to achieve that level of sophistication in those days. A big dwelling lies underneath,…
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Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe; Professor of mathematics, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from September 2000 to April 2007. As Vice-Chancelor he had to deal with student unrest, staff grievances, financial problems and other academic-related predicaments but garnered several accolades for his exploits in his career and his service to his community as a Chairman of the…
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Ilupeju-Ekiti; with a population of 21,000 in the 1963 Census is one of the major towns in Ekiti State and in fact, the largest town in Oye local government area of the state. The town has a unique history, especially as it affects its name. Before 1974, there was no town known or recognised officially…
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Cotton; Plant grown and woven into cloth in western Nigeria and many parts of West Africa. Cotton was second to groundnut among cash crops through which farmers in northern Nigeria made their income[i]. Cotton had long been grown by the people of the western region for their own manufacture of cloth, but its cultivation was…