Unseen Video of Gen Diya Grovel at Abacha’s Feet After Failed Coup in 1997

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Below is a leaked video clip of former Ogun Head of State, General Oladipo Diya, prostrating at the feet of General Sani Abacha, crying and pleading with the late head of state over allegations of a 1997 coup. General Diya was questioned by the Human Rights Violations Commission (HRVIC) about the 1997 coup plot to overthrow General  Sanni Abacha. He strongly denied involvement in the plan, but admitted knowing about it. He further stated that he feared…

Rare Photos of Former First Lady Maryam Babangida and Princess Diana In 1989

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These rare photos of Maryam Babangida, wife of General Ibrahim Babangida, with Princess Diana of Wales, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry of the British Royal Family, during an event at Tafawa Balewa Square in Surulere, Lagos in 1989. Eight years later, on August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died in hospital in the early hours of the morning from injuries sustained in a car accident in a road tunnel in Paris, France.

The historical Mapo Hall in Ibadan which was built in 1925

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This is Mapo Hall, Mapo Hill, Ibadan, 1975.   Above is a photo of the famous Mapo Hall that stood proudly on Mapo Hill in Ibadan in 1975. Mapo Hall was built during the colonial period of Ibadan by engineer Robert Taffy Jones. The historic Mapo Hall, built in 1925, now serves as a conference hall and mini-museum with historical artifacts and colonial relics. Mapo Hall played an important role in the colonial history of Ibadan.

Meet Ulli Beier, Tutor of Eminent Writers such as Wole Soyinka and the late Chinua Achebe.

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Ulli Beier was a scientist, writer, cultural icon and pioneer of contemporary African art and culture. Ulli was born in Glowitz, Germany in 1922. During World War II, his family fled Nazi Germany to Palestine. In 1950, Ulli moved to Nigeria with his first wife, the artist Susanne Wenger, to teach at the University College Ibadan. His students included eminent writers such as Wole Soyinka and the late Chinua Achebe. In 1957, Ulli Beier founded the magazine Black Orpheus, the first African literary magazine in English.…