Africa Day: 22-Year-Old Ojukwu And His Aunty, Winifred, On His Return From Oxford In 1955
Lt CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU AS A YOUTH Above is a picture of a 22 year old, Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his aunty, Winifred …
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GBETU TV Stories – Here we post regular stories too but for our niche, you will find more of history and comments of peculiar topics of interest.
MUSHIN: A BRIEF HISTORY
The area known asMushin today was a thick forest some 800 years ago. Because of its proximity to Èkó, Traders and Hunters ply through the …
How Ojukwu was beaten to Pulp by Officers
Michael Ojukwu, an officer with External Affairs, had to show his service identification card before being allowed in. A military guard who first caught sight …
ABIOLA INVITED ABACHA TO OVERTHROW SHONEKAN
ABIOLA INVITED ABACHA TO OVERTHROW SHONEKAN IN AGREEMENT TO HANDOVER TO HIM AFTER, SDP Party Chairman says. “I was returning from one of such …
Strength Of Oyo Mesi And Fall Of Old Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a large West African empire founded in approximately the 1300CE. Oyo Alaafin descended from the historical figure, Oduduwa or Olofin. Thus, …
LIBERIA: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after her release from prison in the 1980s
Above is a photo of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after her release from prison in the 1980s. Ellen was Secretary of State for Finance between 1972 …
HOW PROPHET MOHAMMAD STARTED VIOLENCE IN ISLAM
PROPHET MOHAMMAD IS THE ORIGINATOR OF VIOLENCE IN ISLAM: A MUST READ WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS Our analysis today is based on Islam and the …
THE HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF IJEBU JESA
Ijebu Jesa which hitherto before now was known and called Ijebu Egboro is the ancient historic town in the east of Osun State, Nigeria occupies …
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa at University of London
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa receiving a Teacher’s certificate in history from University of London Institute of Education in 1945. He returned to Nigeria as a …
Duro Ladipo (Dec. 18, 1931 — Mar. 11, 1978)
Duro Ladipo, (born Dec. 18, 1931, Osogbo, Nigeria—died Mar. 11, 1978, Osogbo), Nigerian dramatist whose innovative folk operas incorporating ritual poetry and traditional rhythms performed …
THE TRUE HISTORY OF ILORIN
HISTORY OF ILORIN — Hundreds of years ago, there was a forest called Oko-Erin, there were many elephants in this bush, that was why it …
Umudom – Umuwire: The Drum My Villagers Beat; We All Danced, and now it’s Faded
THE DRUM MY VILLAGERS BEATS; WE ALL DANCED, AND NOW IT FADED (UMUDOM — UMUWIRE) by CHIDIEBERE A. OKOROJI, M.ED Poetry Collection: Rough …