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Igbala Aiye

History – Civilization

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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Cotton

Agriculture – Others, Economics – Others, History – Civilization, Lifestyle – Fashion, Uncategorized

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…
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The Great Hunger

Agriculture – Others, Agriculture – Rural, Agriculture – Soil Science, Agriculture- Animals (Others), Environment – Others, Geography – Land, Geography – Others, History – Social

In 1973, crops failed and pastures dried up over large expanses of Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Upper Volta, Niger, Chad, the Northern States of Nigeria, and parts of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Dahomey. Millions of the cattle who form the livelihood of those countries’ peoples died or were in danger of death. Human lives were…
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Omafume Onoge

Education – Tertiary, History – Social, Philosophy – General, Politics – Civil Rights

Omafume Onoge; was one of the never say die radical intellectuals that had incessantly pummelled the reactionary state apparatus that miitary Head of State, Yakwubu Gowon had attempted to plant on Nigeria. He is remembered for the various demonstrations of the Nigerian students demanding democratic reforms of the polity. From 1973 and until the Gowon…
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Azikiwe Uche

History – Social, People

Azikiwe Uche; Lecturer, administrator and wife of Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, born on February 4, 1947 in Ogui, Enugu State. Uche schooled at Salvation Army School, Ogui, Enugu, Ajeromi Central School, Lagos, Presbyterian School, Afikpa, Ebonyi State, Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Abakaliki and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Enugu State. She started…
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Osun Groove

History – General, Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Osun Groove is the worship centre of the Yoruba Impersonation of the “Waters of Life,” and the spiritual mother of the Osogbo township. To her, Osun belong the Groves, but one or the other otherwise sovereign god may take lodging on her ground. The goal of the world famous annual procession is the pond, river-altar…
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Calabar

Culture – Others, Entertainment – Dance, Entertainment – Pop Culture, Geography – Map, History – Civil War, History – Political, Sports, Tourism, Towns/Cities, Tradition – Customs

Calabar; is the administrative capital of Cross Rivers State known for tourism and attractions popular in the region; the Obudu Cattle Ranch and the once promising Tinapa, a world-class business and leisure resort[i]. Traditionally, when one wants to say something is beautiful in local dialect, they say it is so beautiful like Efik. Literally that…
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Akinwunmi Ambode

Government, History – Political, People, Politics – General, Politics – Public Service

Ambode Akinwunmi; Lagos financial strategist who was elected Governor of the state, succeeding Babatunde Fashola in 2015. At his prime, Ambode showed the prospect of a promising person. At 21, he obtained a degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, Akoka. At 24, he earned a Masters Degree and qualified as a chartered accountant.…
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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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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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