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MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN 🇳🇬 Popularly known as the Mother Theresa of Africa, Mama Janet Ekundayo dedicated her life to taking care of orphans. SheContinue reading “MEET MAMA EKUNDAYO – THE WOMAN WHO OPENED HER DOORS TO OVER 500 ORPHANS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN”

How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting. How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo seized power in Equatorial Guinea on August 3, 1979, by launching a bloody military coup that overthrew his ownContinue reading “How Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea o seized power-47 years ago and still counting.”

A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti all from the same parents and a bl00dline of activism. The trio is known to have made marks that have enriched Nigeria’s history inContinue reading “A very rare photos of the Kuti brothers from Nigeria. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti”

THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER Imagine living in a territory where a private company could negotiate treaties with rulers, control trade, maintain armed forces and exercise administrative powers. It sounds like something from a fictional story. But itContinue reading “THE COMPANY THAT RULED PART OF NIGERIA BEFORE BRITAIN TOOK OVER”

THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914). THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914). The war was named the EKUMEKU war. The Ekumeku were a group of Igbo resistance fighters/warriors. The Ekumeku warriors were especially from areas of present-dayContinue reading “THE 31 YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN THE IGBO AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1883 to 1914).”

THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP! THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP! 🇳🇬 The man in this photograph is Olayinka Herbert Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, born on 14 NovemberContinue reading “THE MAN ON THE ₦1 NOTE WAS THE GRANDSON OF A FORMER SLA#VE WHO BECAME AFRICA’S FIRST ANGLICAN BISHOP!”

Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”. Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”. Here is the story behind the nickname. Following a failed coup attempt on May 15, 1979, Rawlings was arrested and court-martialedContinue reading “Did you know that the nickname of Jerry John Rawlings is “J.J”, which translates to “Junior Jesus”.”

Remembering Chief Oyin Adejobi, a father of Yoruba travelling theatre Remembering Chief Oyin Adejobi, a father of Yoruba travelling theatre In 1961, Chief Oyin Adejobi co-founded the Adejobi Theatre Group, a theatre troupe that was central to the growth of Yoruba stage drama and a training ground for emerging performers. The company, according to Archivi,Continue reading “Remembering Chief Oyin Adejobi, a father of Yoruba travelling theatre”