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Oladipo Diya

History – Political, Military, People, Politics – Civil Rights, Politics – General, Politics – Public Service

Diya, Donaldson Oladipo; De facto second in command to Nigeria Head of State, General Sani Abacha(1993-97) born in Odogbolu, Ogun State April 3, 1944. He is a retired soldier, lawyer and former Chief of General Staff., CGS during Abacha regime. He was implicated in a phantom coup of 1997 against his boss and was sentenced…
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Oluremi Aina

Business, Education – Tertiary, People

Oluremi Raphael Aina; Educationist, professor of business education and vocational training whose teaching career saw him teaching at the Nigeria Defence Academy, NDA, where he taught several of Nigeria’s top military officers. The professor of international repute is a recipient of the Officer of the Federal Republic, OFR national award. Oluremi was the the first…
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Farouk Abdulmutallab

People, Police, Social Sciences

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: Fundamentalists whose failed bid in 2010 to bomb an airplane with 289 people on board lend credence to fears that Nigeria was becoming a fertile ground for extremist recruitment. Farouk was a model student, keen, enthusiastic. Often he would stay behind to discuss items in the lesson or in the news. Farouk…
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Tales By Moonlight

Arts, Literature – Fiction, Literature – Myths, Philosophy – African, Social – Relaxation, Tradition – Customs

Tales By Moonlight, Nigeria Television Authority, NTA’s network programme for the kids which dramatises the Nigerian folklore exploits the whole gamut of television formats. The programme which debuted in 1983 provide for the young Nigerian audience entertainment as well as performing an invaluable integration of the different cultures of the Nigerian society. Showing every Sunday…
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Shooting Stars of Ibadan

Social – Relaxation, Sports

Shooting Stars of Ibadan: was one of the most decorated club sides in Nigeria, alongside Angers and the defunct Stationery Stores T.C. of Lagos. It dominated the country during ‘70s and ‘80s. Shooting Stars became the first Nigerian team to lift the African Cup Winners Cup (now Confederation Cup) in 1976. The club, established in…
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The Ozidi Saga

Arts, Literature – Fiction, Literature – General, Literature – Others

The Ozidi Saga; Play by J.P. Clark, a revenge tragedy based on an Ijaw myth about treachery and vengeance. Ozidi being a festival play and plucked from mythology, brims with African performance elements such as mime, music, dance/poetry and ritual. But behind the facade of myth, Ozidi packs a potent number of relevant socio-political comments…
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Gombe

Towns/Cities

Gombe: Once a rural town, Gombe has witnessed changes since 1996 that it was carved out of the former Bauchi State and and made the capital of Gombe State, Nigeria. The town has a university, an airport and new roads and layouts across the town complemented with good drainage system. There are also street lights…
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Fundamentalism

Justice, Philosophy – General, Police, Religion, Social – Welfare, Social Sciences

Fundamentalism; is ideological or religious intolerance. There is a clear demarcation between terrorism at an international level and the rise of fundamentalism in northern Nigeria as a region. There are many factors that led to the low level of tolerance and peace in this part of country. First is the problem of illiteracy. There is a…
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David Dale

Arts, People

David Dale Herbert; one of the foremost masters of visual arts in Nigeria. Dale’s specialty is in illustration and graphic design, and he has won awards before university. After graduating from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1971 he had won gold and silver medals as well as a silver cup in international art contest organised…
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Bakassi

Geography – Map, Geography – Others, History – Political, Law – International, Politics – International

Bakassi; a disputed territory between Nigerian and Cameron. The Bakassi peninsula is a maritime region within the eastern estuary of Cross River, it is one the most prolific food baskets which attracted the Efik, a largely fishing people who have inhabited the lower Cross River since the sixth century. The whole of Bakassi Peninsula is…
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