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Can any of us identify the actress? and she was just starting her 20s😁😄 She’s a really gorgeous African woman 💚. Drop a comment below with the right answer.
Can any of us identify the actress? and she was just starting her 20s😁😄 She’s a really gorgeous African woman 💚. Drop a comment below with the right answer.
The creator of the Yoruba Alawiye, a textbook commonly used in Southwest Nigerian schools, is Chief Joseph Folahan Odunjo. In addition to being an accomplished scholar, Chief Odunjo was also a teacher, a composer, a dramatist, a novelist, a historian, an administrator, and a statesman. The famous writer was born in 1904, 120 years ago, in what was then Nigeria’s Western Region. He started his schooling at Abeokuta’s St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School. In 1952, the late Odunjo served as Western Nigeria’s Minister of Lands and Labor, reporting to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Premier of the Region. He served in that capacity until 1956, when he was named Executive Director of Agriculture for the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, a position he held from 1957 until 1962. He served as the Ibadan Catholic Diocesan Council’s president in the 1960s and the first part of the 1970s. Though he was a strict disciplinarian, the late Odunjo was always fair to everyone. His devotion to learning and passion of the subject kept him from rising to prominence in politics. He wrote a number of instructional book series during his free time. The books 1–6 in his Alawiye Yoruba Language series were the official Yoruba textbooks used in Western Nigerian elementary schools to teach the language. It is truly astounding to consider that every Western Region elementary school pupil was given a copy of his 1943 first Alawiye book, Iwe Kini ABD Alawiye. During his life, Late Odunjo belonged to a several organizations. From 1942 till 1951, he served as the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ assistant secretary. Additionally, in 1936, he established the Federal Association of Catholic Teachers in Lagos and Yoruba Province. Up until 1951, he served as the association’s president. From 1941 till 1951, he served as the secretary of the Egbado Union in Lagos. The Pope…
The Bata store was one of the most respected retailers of leather shoes and boots from the 1930s through the 1990s. Every year, we looked forward to the beginning of a new school year because, I dare say, some of us would be receiving new shoes from Bata. These shoes were sturdy, cozy, and long-lasting. Although Bata was founded 125 years ago in the Czech Republic, it began operating as a commercial company with one shop in Nigeria in roughly 1932. British Bata Shoe Company Limited was its previous name. By 1985, Bata Nigeria Limited owned 20% of the country’s shoe market, ran 114 retail locations, and employed 1,650 workers. Despite the abundance of leather in Northern Nigeria, Bata was always dependent on imports of raw materials since, as of 1985, Nigeria lacked a petrochemical sector. As a result, the price of shoes increased as the economy collapsed.
The British government approved Bale’s request for a title change, which was published in the gazette on July 9, 1936. After being BALE since 1930, Oba Aleshinloye became the first Olubadan when the title of BALE OF IBADANLAND was changed to OLUBADAN on July 9, 1936. Up to his passing in 1946, Oba Abass Aleshinloye—also known as Bale Elelubo—ruled as king. The royal title of the monarch of Ibadan territory in Nigeria is called Olubadan, which translates to “Lord of Ibadan.” This position is primarily symbolic today. A war ruler and a black smith established Ibadan in the sixteenth century, according to Oba Isaac Akinyele’s sketch history of the city (LAGELU) During their battles with the Fulanis, an army of the Egba, Ijebu, Ife, and Oyo people captured the town around 1820. In 1829, following a battle between the winners, the Oyo took charge. By 1850, they had developed their unique system of succession, which differs greatly from that of other Yoruba kings in that it alternates between two lines: the Baale line (civic) and the Balogun Isoriki line (military), with both lines sharing power under the supervision of a traditional council. Grooming an Olubadan for the stool through chieftaincy promotion levels takes decades. After concluding contracts with regional authorities like the Olubadan, the Royal Niger Company established itself as the region’s legitimate ruler in 1885 C.E., and the British government formally took control of Nigeria in 1900 as a “Protectorate.” In 1897, the British established the Ibadan Town Council and used the town’s historically influential chiefs to run it. A 1901 law introduced by Governor Sir William MacGregor designated the Baale as the Council’s president, with the Resident serving only as an advisor as needed. (Until 1936, when Olubadan was revived, the Ibadan rulers were commonly referred to as Baale).
The late Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa, often known as D. O. Fagunwa, was born in Oke-Igbo, Ondo state, in 1903. He went to St. Andrew’s College in Oyo after attending St. Luke’s School in Oke-Igbo, where he eventually got a teaching position. He was the first to write novels in Yoruba. He wrote the epic poem “Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmalẹ̀” for a 1938 literary competition held by the Nigerian Ministry of Education. This book is hailed as the best Yoruba book in the whole southwest of Nigeria. It is also regarded as one of the first books ever written in any African language and the first Yoruba book ever. Prof. Wole Soyinka translated it as “The Forest of a Thousand Daemons” into English in 1968″. The novels of Fagunwa are steeped in the traditions and idioms of folktales, and they contain a lot of supernatural themes. His main characters are usually Yoruba hunters who, on their travels, interact with kings, wise elders, and occasionally even deities. In addition to being named an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1959, Fagunwa was awarded the Margaret Wrong Prize in 1955. Sadly, he died when he unintentionally fell into the river due to the disintegration of the ground beneath his feet near the riverbank. The canoe by the river also fell, trapping him as he tried to swim to rescue but sank deeper. The sad event that took place on December 9, 1963. His legacy includes a number of writers who have imitated him, and his ability to “read and write” in Yoruba is one of his numerous talents. In addition, Fagunwa has been recognized with other posthumous honors and award categories.
Young and beautiful Omotola Jalade and her mother on her wedding day when she married Captain Matthew Ekeinde in the late 1990s. The second image shows Omotola Jalade Ekehinde and her husband Captain Mathew Ekehinde after they welcomed their first child.
Oluremi Akinlawon Obasanjo, who was Olusegun Obasanjo’s former spouse, was the daughter of Mrs. Alice Akinlawon (née Ogunlaja) and a station master.When she was 14 years old, she met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir. They courted for eight years. Without their families’ knowledge, they were married on June 22, 1963, at Camberwell Green Registry in SE London, when she was21 years old.In London, she completed training in institutional management. Following Murtala Muhammad’s passing in February 1976, she took on the title of First Lady. Murtala Muhammad ruled that it was improper for the spouses of military officials to be in the public eye. According to Murtala, the president’s wife shouldn’t be seen in public too much, therefore she wasn’t frequently seen at events like Victoria Gowon.
OBA ESIGIE Originally called Osawe, Oba Esigie was the son of Queen Idia, the second wife of late 15th-century monarch Oba Ozolua. Between 1504 and roughly 1550, he served as the sixteenth Oba to lead the Benin Kingdom. Interesting fact: On October 20, 1516, AD, Duarte Pires, under the guidance of Oba Esigie, wrote the oldest letter known to exist in Nigeria. It was addressed to King John Il. The second-oldest letter was sent to the Pope in 1652 AD by Anthonio Domingo, the great-grandson of Oba Olua, requesting help from missionaries to propagate Christianity throughout the Benin Empire.
Some people were seen smoking blunts at the Fela Shrine in 1978; one of the people in the photo looked to be high on smoke. Fela’s American lover Sandra Izadore, one of Fela’s wives, and Mabinuori Kayode Idowu, Fela Kuti’s close friend and manager at the Fela Shrine, are among those featured.
How many of us recall the well-known trio of statues near Ojodu-berger called “ARO META” (THREE WHITE CAP CHIEFS) in Lagos. In Lagos, Nigeria, there is an Art Deco statue called Aro Meta that depicts three white-cap chiefs from Lagos. The three sculptural chiefs, towering over 12 feet tall and designed by Bodun Shodeinde in 1991, were erected to greet visitors to Lagos State. The mascots in this image stand in for the Lagosian royal and chieftaincy families. The Idejos, Ogalades, and Akarigbere are the three white cap chiefs. The Olumegbon (Olori Idejo), Oluwa, Oniru, Ojora, Onilado, and other members of the Idejo, often known as the Landowners, have historically owned Lagos. The native priests of Lagos are known as the Ogalades, and they are led by Obanikoro. Other members of the group include Onimole, Onisemo, Opeluwa, and others. The first class of Chiefs, known as the “Akarigberes,” is led by a number of people, including Eletu-odibo, Kosoko, Ologun-Agan, Ologun-Atebo, and Ologun-agbeje. It was said that these group of chiefs had followed Adokome, the First Oba of Lagos, when he arrived in Iddo, Lagos, from Benin. We plan to write a series of articles detailing the history of the Lagos State royal house, starting with Oba Adokome (Ado), the first king of Lagos, and ending with Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the current king.