Meet the First Executive Governor of Lagos State, Lateef Kayode Jakande

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The first Executive Governor of Lagos State, Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as “Baba Kekere”, was sworn in in 1979 before the Chief Justice of the state, Adetunji Adefarasin. Lateef Kayode Jakande was born on July 29, 1929 in Epetedo area of ​​Lagos Island, Lagos State. Both parents hail from Omu-Aran, Kwara State. He studied at the Lagos Public School in Enu-Owa on Lagos Island and then at the Bunham Memorial Methodist School in Port Harcourt (1934-1943). He studied at King’s College, Lagos in 1943 and enrolled at Ilesha Grammar School in 1945, where he edited the literary magazine The Quarterly Mirror. In 1949, Jakande began his journalistic career, first with…

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History of the Postal Service in Nigeria

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The image portrays three children sending letters to a barracks in Lagos. A mailbox is a type of freestanding mailbox that was introduced in 1852. The illustration shows the cipher of King George VI. from the beginning of his reign. The history of the postal service in Nigeria dates back to the 19th century. The first post office was founded in 1852 by the British colonial rulers. It was considered part of the British postal system. It was a branch of the General Post Office in London and remained so until 1874 (1862), when the Post Office…

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TGIF: Nightlife in the 1960s

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In 1960s Nigeria, TGIF nightlife was nothing new. In this photo, residents of Yaba, Lagos enjoyed dancing at a popular nightclub. The owner of the club emphasized the unity among customers, regardless of their origins: Lebanese, Chinese, Cameroonian, Indian, Ghanaian, Togolese, Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, Itsekiri or Edo, everyone is always welcome as friends to have a drink and to drink drinking fun. A notable difference between then and now is clothing; Women used to dress modestly, unlike today where many women wear less clothing in nightclubs.

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Read this Interesting Story That Confirms That Women are Dramatic

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A family group photo, but apparently the wife didn’t want to wear the dress, so the dress was taken by the husband or a British photographer instead of the wife. Her husband gave her a wedding dress. There is certainly a lot more to this story than we think, but it is certainly a glimpse into the attitudes that may have existed. 1 Maybe she hated that dress, 2 Maybe she hated or distrusted the photo, 3. Maybe she didn’t want her husband to tell her what to wear.4 Maybe she felt it was about the dress…

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Read this Tragic Story of the Death of Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun, and His Pregnant Wife.

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Brigadier General Samuel Ademulegun was killed along with his eight-month pregnant wife during the 1966 Kaduna coup. He was a Nigerian Army officer and commander of the 1st Brigade during the January 1966 coup. He was born on October 20, 1924, in the city of Ondo in western Nigeria and was considered one of the best officers in the country at the time. The Son of the Lord.and Mrs. Michael Ademulegun, he had his early education in Ondo state before joining the Nigerian Army as a private…

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Interesting History of Efúnporóyè Osuntinúbú Known as Madam Efunroye Tinubu

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After her death, her estate numbered more than 300 slaves (even though slavery was forbidden). She was the wife of the fiery Oba and kingmaker (ELETU ODIBO). It defied the British and supplied arms and ammunition during Abeokuta’s war with Dahomey. She died childless but gave his name to countless people who today bear the name Tinubu. His parents were originally from Owu but migrated to Abeokuta during the internal conflicts that rocked Yorubaland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Madam Efunroye married…

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Pictures and Background Story of TB Joshua in his Early Stages of Life.

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TB Joshua: “I found myself in a family that irritated me. My natural state at birth was poverty. I come from a very humble background. There was poverty in the family. What little education I received was due to my own efforts. I know many people with similar birth circumstances who did it differently. They allow circumstances to influence their will. Their dreams shattered on the cliffs of disappointment, defeat and failure. Nowadays, many people attribute their situation to their family environment. Some would say, “I’m poor because everyone in my family…

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Burna boy in Distress as Sikiru Adepoju is Declared First Grammy Award winner

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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.…

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Life Accomplishments of Biafran Soldier, Colonel Ogbonnaya Orji 

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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…

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Chief MKO Abiola’s Rise From a Firewood Vendor to a Senior Accountant at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital

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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…

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Epic story of the fall of Ahianmwẹ-Ọrọ (The bird of Prophecy) during Oba Isigie’s Reign in Benin Kingdom

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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…

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Life and Achievement of Political Icon, Michael Okpara

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Michael Okpara, Ohuhu-Igbo, was born on December 25, 1920 in Umuegwu Okpuala, Ohuhu State, Umuahia Region, now Abia State, Nigeria and died on December 17, 1984 (aged 63). Nigerian politician and Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria during the First Republic from 1959 to 1966. At 39, he was the country’s youngest prime minister. He was a strong advocate of what he called “pragmatic socialism” and believed that land reform was crucial to Nigeria’s ultimate success. Although he was the son of a laborer, he was able…

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The Owiwi War(1832–1834)

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The Owiwi War was a civil war between the Ijebus, Egbado and Egba people. Ibadan became an ally of the Ijebu, which led to Ibadan taking part in the war. The Egba people emerged as a formidable force in Abeokuta, which did not go unchallenged by the other Yoruba groups as they became rivals in all commercial activities. This reignited conflict between the newly settled Egba people and the Ijebu, as the Egba traders were now seen as major competitors in the Ijebu and Ibadan trade. To counter the growing…

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History of Muhammadu Buhari in the Military, His Appointments and Commissioning.

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Counter-coup in the North of July 28, 1966. Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari was one of the participants in the “July Revenge” or the so-called “counter-coup” led by Lieutenant Colonel Murtala Muhammed, who overthrew and murdered the first suicides. Coup. ” proclaimed the Nigerian military head of state, General Aguiyi Ironsi, who took over the leadership of the Nigerian government after the failed coup attempt of January 15, 1966 that overthrew Nigeria’s elected parliamentary government (also known as the First Republic). Other participants in the July 28, 1966 coup attempt included: Lieutenant Sani Abacha, Lieutenant Ibrahim Babangida, Major Theophilus Danjuma, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako and others. The coup was a response to the January coup in which a group of mostly Igbo…

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Details Ojukwu’s Marriage to Former Beauty Queen, Bianca Onoh

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In 1989, a few months after winning the title of Miss Intercontinental in the Nigerian version, Bianca Onoh decided to quit rather than quit after it was revealed that she was having an affair with the leader of Biafra, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, a politician. was her father’s employee, who was 34 years old. Years her senior, a tabloid falsely reported that she was pregnant. Although the couple never confirmed or denied the relationship until their wedding on November 12, 1994, the beauty pageant organizers, Silverbird Television, strongly disapproved of this as MBGN holders are kept out of public affairs. He decided to renounce the crown, although at the time he had neither admitted nor denied his relationship with Ojukwu. The first runner-up,…

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Intriguing Story of Story of Sheikh Muhammad Jamiu Bulala and his Unbelievable Miracles

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There was another man of God, “Sheikh Muhammad Raji Opeloyeru”. According to his account, one day he was in the Sheikh‘s entourage when the latter was regularly visiting Offa Station, but when they returned home, they discovered that the Sheikh’s key was missing. After a while, (Sheikh Opeloyeru) decided to ask the carpenter for help so that they could enter. After a while, Sheikh Jamiu turned to the sky and said: “You, leader of the jinn! You had better now order one of your disciples who took the key to my house to give it back to me, otherwise the key strangely fell from the roof of the house. Sheikh Muh’d Jami’u Bulala (R.Sheikh Bulala then vowed that he would go to meet the smallpox…

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