Guess the Celebrity
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.
Biography of JF Odunjo, One of Africa’s Greatest Historian, Author and Playwright
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…
Famous Bata Store Located in Ibadan in the 1960s
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.
Oba Esigie, Son of Queen Idia and the Sixteenth Ruler of the Ancient Benin Kingdom
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.
Fela’s Wife and American Girlfriend Seen Having a Smoke in Unison
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.
ARO META” (THREE WHITE CAP CHIEFS), A Welcoming Symbol in the Ojodu Berger Axis of Lagos
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.
Evolution of Islam in Nigeria
Nigeria was first exposed to Islam in the eleventh century via two different geographic routes: the Senegalese Basin and North Africa. Islam’s beginnings in the nation are connected to its growth throughout the greater West African region. Islam was mostly introduced into Nigeria through trade. Islamic historians and geographers from the Middle Ages, such Al-Bakri, Yaqut al-Hamawi, and Al-Maqrizi, wrote the first accounts of Islam in Central Sudan. Later writings by Ibn Battuta and Ibn Khaldun provided additional information about Islam in West Africa. Due to trade between the Kanem kingdom and the Northern African provinces of Fezzan, Egypt, and Cyrenaica in the eleventh century, Islam spread throughout North-East Nigeria, and especially inside the Kanem empire. Northern Muslim traders would occasionally settle in towns along trade routes, where they would subsequently spread Islam to the local populace. When Mai Ume Jilmi of Kanem was converted in the eleventh century by a Muslim teacher whose successors thereafter held the hereditary title of Chief Imam of Kanem, it was the first known conversion of a traditional king. Written works by Imam Ahmad Fartua, who lived during the Idris Alooma period, gave readers a peek of Bornu’s bustling Islamic community. While religious records revealed that, under Mai (king) Idris Alooma’s reign (1571–1603), the majority of the prominent persons in the Borno Empire had converted to Islam, even if a sizable portion of the nation continued to practice traditional religions. By creating mosques, Islamic courts, and a dormitory for Kanuris in Makkah, the Islamic pilgrimage site, Alooma promoted Islam throughout the nation. Islam is said to have entered Hausaland, especially Kano, in the fourteenth century by Muslim traders from the Mali Empire and West African traders who were converted by Tukulor Muslims from the Senegalese basin. In Hausaland, Muhammad Rumfa (1463–1499) was the first king to convert to Islam. Sheik Jamiu Bulala By the 16th century, it had reached the nation’s principal cities in the north before making its way into the countryside and the MiddleBelt uplands. There are, nevertheless, some assertions of an earlier arrival. Sheikh Dr. Abu-Abdullah Abdul-Fattah Adelabu, a Muslim scholar who was born in Nigeria, has maintained that Islam has spread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, during the rule of the Arab conqueror Uqba ibn al Nafia (622–683), whose Islamic conquests under the Umayyad dynasty, during …
Tinubu Square, Formerly Known as Independence Square in 1970
A famous open space landmark on Broad Street in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria is called Tinubu Square, formerly known as Independence Square. It bears the name of Madam Efunroye Tinubu, a female aristocrat and merchant. Before officials of the First Nigerian Republic renamed it Independence Square following Nigeria’s independence, it was known as Ita Tinubu. Later, it was renamed Tinubu Square. This image exudes a very pleasant sense of tranquility and quiet.
General Yakubu Gowon With his Wife and Children
On October 25, 1975, exiled General Yakubu Gowon, his wife Victoria, and their two children, Saratu and Ibrahim (right), were seen on their patio garden in London. General Yakubu Gowon was banished in 1975 following his overthrow by Murtala Mohammed. As a result, Gowon was Nigeria’s head of state for the longest amount of time, holding the position for nearly nine years until Brigadier Murtala Mohammed overthrew him in a coup in 1975.
Ade Bendel’s Story Continued – Part 3
He was charged with two counts of conspiracy and obtaining money with the intention of defrauding Remmy Hendrick Iniqi Cima of Germany of $1,698,380 in June 2003. He was falsely accused of representing the money as payments that were supposed to be made to government officials in exchange for $18 million for a contract. He was arraigned separately on these counts. He was detained in May 2003 and charged with a crime alongside a Chief Olafemi Ayeni (born in Ilesha, Osun State; 43 years old in October 2003), who claimed to be the owner of a multinational corporation named Worldwide that was in control of US dollars. Attia allegedly gave Ade Bendel and Ayeni money to purchase the alleged chemicals when they arrived at his office, only to discover later that there were none and that he had been duped. Ade Bendel and Ayeni claimed they needed the money to buy chemicals to clean the security covers from the notes in the box. While in court, the Egyptian general also showered the EFCC and the court with plaudits for a job well done. Ade Bendel initially entered a not guilty plea, but he then changed it to a guilty plea and promised to reimburse the EFCC for the money. In the end, he was housed in a private cell at Block 2 of the Kirikiri Maximum Prison to serve out his sentence. Ade Bendel maintained constant access to a copy of the Bible while he was incarcerated, claiming to have been visited by a spirit from above and to be a “born-again” Christian. All I can hope for is that the stories of people who were duped will surface once more. Additionally, he was alleged to have operated a tiny “church” inside the jail where he shared the gospel with other prisoners and even turned unexpectedly charitable by feeding them. It is important to note, however, that in 2002, before to his actual arrest, he allegedly told his pals that he was permanently leaving the company because the Holy Spirit had “arrested” him following a church service. After being freed, Ade Bendel organized a number of religious crusades including Nigerian musicians like Dbanj, where he preached in March 2008 to people who were open to hearing his particular style of gospel. On March 24, 2008, at Eleko Beach in Lagos, he held his first major crusade. He told the story of how he “met” God while incarcerated and spoke about other commonplace things like old people dying away. Some people think that Dbanj has truly turned into a better person and will stand up for the recently appointed angel. Dbanj was rumored to have sobbed during Ade Bendel’s press conference when he recounted what Nigerians call “testimonies.” Some people also said that he should be given another chance at life, but I’m pretty sure that doesn’t include the people who lost their lives—or worse—to his exploits. These people, sadly, will never get another chance. And all right, I’ll take this one in. He announced in March 2008 that the old things had passed away and that he was now a preacher. He declared that bringing more individuals to the Kingdom was the main goal of his life at the moment. In any case, how about giving back a portion of the victims’ money, or just that one? he announced the news and gave his evidence at a press conference at Terra Kulture. It was said that several in attendance, including D’banj, a Nigerian musician, were brought to tears.…