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Fox is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the Canidae family along with Jackal, wolves, and dogs. Foxes, called kolokolo in Yoruba, have more flattened skull than the dog, and erect, triangular ears. They have lean bodies covered with long, thick fur. They range in length from less than 60 cm to more than 90 cm,…
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Free Enterprise, as an economic principle, features minimum intervention of government and greater participation of private individuals in business management. This system, idealised by early political associations such as the People’s Union, endured in the tenets of the educated elites that Ademola II, Alake of Abeokuta, had recommended at his coronation in 1920 that “all…
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Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus, is a large high-shouldered antelope called ìrá in Yoruba. The Hartebeest formerly occurred widely in the savanna woodlands of central Nigeria. Nigeria’s own subspecies, the western hartebeest species (which includes the matschiei and invadens subspecies) is a relatively large hartebeest with a high frontal pedicel. In both sexes horns rise from a…
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Kehinde Kamson is the founder of Sweet Sensation, a fast food brand with dozens of outlets in Nigeria. Kehinde Kamson was born as a twin child in 14 August 1961 to educationist parents, Beniah and Evagelin Adelaja. Her father was a principal of C.M.S. Grammar School in Lagos and pastor of the Anglican Church. Although…
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Awosika Ibukun is an Entrepreneur and Christian social activist, born in Ibadan on 24 December 1962 to mixed Nigerian and Cameroonian parentage. Awosika’s secondary education was at Methodist Girls High School, Yaba where she stood out as the best student. She studied Chemistry at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). Awosika’s interest in…
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Majeogbe was the third Alaafin to reign during the repression of the worst villain in Yoruba history, Basorun Gaha. Majeogbe made efforts to rid himself of Gaha but the scoundrel will only increase in power, joined by his sons to perpetuate unbelievable acts of cruelty. The Alaafin was quite aware of the danger that lay…
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Adeona Fusigboye, born in 1863, was crowned on 3 May, 1906 as the Awujale of Ijebu land. He was the son of Ademuyewo, the famous nineteenth century ruler whose pro-Ibadan stance in the Imagbon war was unpopular. Like his father, Adeona was a difficult man for the British to deal with, and he, with the…
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Nigerian Navy Secondary School Ojo is the first Nigerian Navy secondary school. The Ojo Navy School was established in 1982 originally to educate children of serving and retired Navy personnel. The success of this experiment had inspired the creation of Abeokuta and Ogbomosho schools, among others. This Navy school, located within the Nigerian Navy barracks…
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Oba Moro is a play by Duro Ladipo, built on desire for continuity. “Let us abandon this place of refuge,” cried the Yoruba refugees in this play derived from Samuel Johnson’s History of the Yorubas, ‘let us build our glorious city, Oyo Ajaka.” The play, was first performed on 17 March 1962, on the occasion…