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Taslim Elias’ Opinion In 1970 On The Nigeria-Cameroon Bakassi Issue

FactsBy Prisca Oh November 1, 2023

ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S CHAMBERS LAGOS 12517 Bo.16/S.3/60 ATTORNEY 3rd September, 1970 20075. Dr. O. Arikpo Commissioner for External Affairs Ministry of External Affairs Lagos. Dear Dr. Arikpo, Nigeria-Cameroon Border Delimitation They recall recent developments in Nigeria-Cameroon relations regarding the disputed Bakasi Peninsula, particularly the work of the Nigeria-Cameroon Joint Boundary Commission since August 12-14 Meeting in…

The Unique System of Governance Of The Igbos Before The Pre-Colonial Era.

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 31, 2023

The Igbo polity and pre-colonial administration have been described by scholars as headless, that is, leaderless, leaderless or headless. This term is considered appropriate to describe the pre-colonial Igbo political system as it was decentralized and based on direct and village democracy in which everyone had the power to participate in decision-making. Council of Elders…

Retitling of the Lagos Town Council to Local Government

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 31, 2023

The Lagos Town Council was established in 1950 as an administrative unit of Lagos under the new Local Government Act, an outgrowth of the Municipal Council created by a 1941 Ordinance. Oba Adele II of Lagos ran for President of the Lagos Municipal Council but lost. Dr. Abubakir Ibiyinka Olorunnimbe. Olorunimbe was mayor of Lagos…

Tragic History of the Brave Jaja of Opobo

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 31, 2023

Who was King Jaja of Opobo? King Jaja of Opobo was a charismatic and courageous ruler of Opobo, a city-state in modern Rivers State, who fought against British trade penetration and rule in the Igbo hinterland. Jaja was a Nkwerre man who was born in Umuduruoha in Amaigbo around 1821. His real name was Mbanaso…

Biography of Onuora Nzekwu, Author of Eze Goes to School

newsBy Prisca Oh October 31, 2023

The book “Eze Goes to School” is undoubtedly one of the most popular and widely read classic novels in Nigeria. Onuora Nzekwu co-authored the book with historian Michael Crowther in 1966 and it has been on the lips of Nigerians ever since. Onuora Nzekwu was born on February 19, 1928 in Kafanchan to Obiese Nzekwu…

Remigio Herrera Adesina: A Cuban/Yoruba Slave in the 1830s.

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 30, 2023

Remigio Herrera Adesina was born in Ijesha lands in Ekiti, western Nigeria, according to the 1811 census. In contrast, her marriage certificate lists her birth year as 1816. Adesina was captured in 1830 and sent to Cuba as a slave. In 1833, her Yoruba birth name Adesina was changed to Remigio Lucumi. Lucumi was a…

The British-Ijebu war of 1892

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 30, 2023

Background of the Battle of Imagbon. In 1891, the Ijebu people, living 80 to 100 kilometers northeast of Lagos on the Magbon River, established a blockade and imposed tariffs on the trade route to Lagos, then a crown colony. The Awujale (traditional Ijebu ruler) closed the Ejirin market and cut off Lagos from its inland…

Sunday Igboho’s Connection to the Ife-Modakeke War in 1997.

HistoryBy Prisca Oh October 30, 2023

WHO IS SUNDAY IGBOHO? Sunday Igboho, as he is popularly known, was born Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo on October 10, 1972 in Igboho, a town in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State. He is a politician, businessman and influential citizen mobilizer. In January 2021, he made headlines online when he gave Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa a week-long…

Gruesome Murder of Christiana Oluwasesin Over the Lose of a Quran.

newsBy Prisca Oh October 30, 2023

Christiana Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin was happy and full of life when she arrived at the Government Secondary School in Gandu, Gombe State, northern Nigeria, on March 21, 2007, where she teaches government. This married mother of two has already submitted a resignation application to the government to join her husband Femi in her hometown of Abeokuta…

Correct Names and Spellings of Igbo Villages and Towns

FactsBy Prisca Oh October 28, 2023

Below are some original or correct names or spellings of Igbo towns and villages. The Igbo people living in eastern Nigeria are one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Owerri is Owerre Awgu is Ogu Abakaliki is Abakaleke Awka is Oka Port Harcourt is Diobu Bonny is Ubani Enugu is Enugwu Asaba is Ahaba…

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