The Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba race, is home to the well-known obelisk known as Opa Oranmiyan. The following are twelve fascinating facts about the enigmatic Opa Oranmiyan that you might not have known before. 1. THE LINK WITH ORANMIYAN: According to oral Yoruba traditions and the history of Opa Oranmiyan,…
Compared to the traditional marriages of Igbo and Yoruba, the Hausa ceremony takes less time and costs less. A man will first seek permission from the girl’s parents when he sees a girl he wants to marry. The girl’s family will then conduct background checks on the man to learn about his morals, ethics, and…
Ile-Ife, a town in present day Osun State, Nigeria, has forever been viewed as the support of the Yoruba race, consequently any managing Ooni (Lord) of Ile-Ife (likewise called Ife) holds a high spot in the class of Yoruba conventional rulers. As per a report, over 70% of Yoruba individuals don’t realize that Ife once…
The historical backdrop of the constituent commissions/bodies in Nigeria can be followed back to the foundation of the primary post-freedom appointive commission in Nigeria, the Government Discretionary Commission (FEC), in 1960. A few discretionary bodies have been set up after FEC to lead races in Nigeria. Here is a rundown of the relative multitude of…
All seaports in Nigeria are overseen and worked by the Nigerian Port Power (NPA) which was laid out 1954. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is a Central Government Office that oversees and works the seaports in Nigeria. The significant seaports in Nigeria incorporate; Lagos Port Complex and Metal Might Island at any point Port Complex…
There are numerous normal assets in Nigeria, both mineral and farming, for example, raw petroleum, gas, iron metal, cocoa, lumber to make reference to a couple. These regular assets exist in large number in various area across Nigeria. Here we present to you a rundown of Regular assets in Nigeria and the areas they can…
“The Priest of Money of Nigeria is a senior bureau official in the Nigerian Government Chief Board.” Beneath is the rundown of clergymen of money of Nigeria from 1960 till date. NAME | TERM * Festus Okotie-Eboh | 1960-1966 * Obafemi Awolowo | 1967-1971 * Shehu Shagari | 1971-1975 * Asumoh Ete Ekukinam | 1976-1977…
On the fifteenth of January, 1966, Nigeria had her most memorable rebellion which introduced her tactical period. The following are the heads of provinces of Nigeria from 1966 till 1999. 1. Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (January 16, 1966 – July 12, 1966) 177 days. 2. General Yakubu Gowon (August 1, 1966 – July 29, 1975) 8…
There are presently five petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria; of which four plants are claimed by the Nigerian Government through the Nigerian Public Oil Organization (NNPC), while the fifth is possessed and worked by Niger Delta Oil Assets (NDPR). Here are the five raw petroleum treatment facilities in Nigeria, the barrels of oil they produce…
Felabration What is Felabration? Felabration is a yearly live event held in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate and respect the late Nigerian melodic and political free thinker, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who during his days battled for Nigeria and Africa to improve as a spot and a land without polio and political trickeries. Felabration was birthed in…