Sikiru Adepoju, Grammy Award winner and Nigerian from Eruwa, Oyo State. The song was included in Tupac’s album (The Rose That Grew From Concrete) on track 2. Sikiru Adepoju won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Music Album for his contribution to Mickey Hart’s Global Drum Project’s title album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.…
Colonel Ogbonnaya Orji of Oboro, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, died on June 20, 2017, three weeks after the death of his wife Christiana at the age of 76. Colonel Orji, who joined the Nigerian Army as an officer cadet in 1960, later became a key player alongside Kaduna coup leader Nzeogwu in the country’s first military coup in January 1966. Colonel Orji fought on the Biafra side in the civil war. He served in the Biafran Army as Commander of the 9th Battalion in 1967, Commander of the 62nd Brigade in…
MKO Abiola was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State to Salawu and Suliat Wuraola Abiola. His father was an agricultural trader and mainly sold cocoa, his mother traded in kola nuts. His name, Kashimawo, means “Let’s wait and see.” Moshood Abiola was his father’s twenty-third child, but the first of them to survive infancy, hence the name “Kashimawo”. It wasn’t until he was fifteen that his parents named him Moshood. Abiola attends Abeokuta Central African School for his primary…
Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ, which means “bird of prophecy” in English, is a long-beaked bird whose call is considered prophetic. If he shouts “OyaO” (shame), it indicates danger or disaster. When he shouts “Oliguegue” (be grateful), it means good favour, luck or happiness. If he constantly shouts “OyaO, OyaO” in front of someone, it means that the person should be careful and not go on a journey or return home instead of continuing the journey. But if the bird continues to call “Oliguegue,” the journey will be successful.The bird is believed to be a messenger from the spirit world. When Ọba Ẹsigie entered the gates of…