Meet Nigeria’s First Beauty Queen- Atinuke Oloyede.
Atinuke Oloyede, who won the first Miss Nigeria pageant in 1957, is depicted in the image above.
The Laudable Display Of Bravery From The Nigerian And Cameroonian Soldier During WWI
Context: The Kamerun Campaign was a phase of the conflict between Germany and Britain, France, and Belgium on the one hand, and France, Belgium, and Britain on the other. In August 1914, the former nations invaded Kamerun (Cameroon), then a German colony. The majority of German civilian and military personnel had fled to Rio Muni,…
Biafrans Stranded As Ojukwu Flees For Safety.
The History of the 8th of January in Nigeria On this day in 1970, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra, fled into exile in the Ivory Coast. There, President Félix Houphouet-Boigny, who had recognized the Republic of Biafra on May 14, 1968, granted him political asylum. After all hopes of…
Details Of The Unfortunate Disruption Of The Professional Tennis Tournament In Lagos.
Lagos was bright and sunny on Monday, February 16, 1976, just before noon. Middle-class Nigerians and foreign expatriates crowded the terraces of the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. On center court, current Wimbledon champion Arthur Ashe was competing against fellow American Jeff Borowiak in his semi-final match. Black Africa’s first professional tennis tournament, the $60,000 Lagos…