Hafsat Abiola, Kudirat and Moshood Abiola’s daughter, planned a vigil for her parents in 1998. Her father died in 1998 while being held captive by the then-president of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha, and her mother was slain in Lagos in 1996. The candlelight vigil was held at the UK’s Nigerian Embassy.
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During the Nigerian civil war, a Biafran officer is pictured here with Daily Herald staff photographer Ron Burton (left). Located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, USA, is The Daily Herald, a daily newspaper. According to reports, 70% of the photos used to depict the events during the Nigerian civil war were taken by the newspaper’s staff photographer. The Nigerian civil war is regarded as Africa’s first war to be televised.
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In 1992, Bola Tinubu entered politics. Later, he ran for and was elected to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senate, serving as the senator for Lagos West. Bola Tinubu and a few other Nigerians created the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) following the annulment of the June 12, 1993, election. NADECO promoted the restoration of democracy and acknowledged the results of the June 12 election. Bola Tinubu went into exile in 1994 and returned when Sani Abacha passed away in 1998.
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In 1960, at the age of 25, Prince Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (clad in a black agbada), Awujale of Lebbuland, was brought back to take the throne left by his forebears after completing his studies in the UK. On January 4, 1960, Ogbeni Oja, Chief Adela Odutola, and Chief Okusanya Okunowo, Bobashua of Ljebu territory were accompanying him to “pebi” (seclusion). He was crowned king on April 2, 1960, making him one of Nigeria’s longest-reigning rulers. He belongs to the Anikinaiya House. The 64th year on the throne begins this month! Long live the king.
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Known by his stage name Olu Onagoruwa, Gabriel Olusoga Onagoruwa, GCON SAN (1936–2017) was a Nigerian jurist and human rights campaigner who held the positions of Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice during Sani Abacha’s military junta in 1994–1995. Before Abacha severed their brotherly ties, Gani Fawehinmi was very close to Olusoga Onagoruwa. They were like siamese twins for years, best buddies. In actuality, Gani Fawehinmi named Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, a friend of his bossom, as the executor of his first will. Gani represented Dr. Onagoruwa in every case he had, and vice versa. In 1993, General Sani Abacha took over as Head of State. Gani objected to Abacha’s appointment of Onagoruwa as Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He forewarned his pal that he might regret accepting. However, Lt-General Oladipo Diya, Abacha’s deputy and a relative from Odogbolu, convinced Onagoruwa to accept the assignment and ignore Gani. When Onagoruwa did, his friendship with Gani was shattered. After Abacha left, Gani removed him from his position as the administrator of his will, and they stopped communicating until Onagoruwa’s son was killed by Abacha hitmen. He suffered a stroke as a result of the terrible circumstances surrounding his son’s death. Setting aside their disagreements, Gani went to his residence to offer him condolences. Onagoruwa penned a book titled “A Rebel in General Abacha’s Government” following Abacha’s passing. Some passages from his book “General Abacha was not pleased that I was leaving his administration. He thought I was conceited and intrusive. I began to receive news that I was under threat and needed to exercise extreme caution. Above all, I was positive that I had not offended him in any kind. He looked into my account at the Justice Ministry, but he was unable to uncover any evidence against me. Since I was clear before him both personally and officially, what further offenses might he be searching for? My government pals informed me that he had promised them I would experience some agony that I would never forget. He was the government, after all, and I began to say goodbye to my wife at a period of several mysterious deaths, including those of Chief Alfred Rewane, Mrs. Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Olu Omotehinwa, and Admiral Tunde Elegbede. We should keep praying, my wife would reassure me. We had no idea that in 1995, when Oluwatoyin became a trained lawyer, he would turn against us. …
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He was a Nigerian general and poet who was a member of the Supreme Military Council as well as the Federal Capital Abuja Minister. He was put to death on March 5, 1986, by General Ibrahim Babangida’s military government, his childhood buddy, after a military trial found him guilty of treason related to an attempted coup. Before he could get the glassware etched with his initials, which was supposed to be a present, he was put to death.
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A picture of professor Yemi Osinbajo, the former vice president, and his wife Oludolapo on their 1989 wedding day.
In Nigeria, King Ahebi Ugbabe held the positions of warrant chief and Eze (king) of Enugu-Ezike. She was the only female Igbo ruler in colonial Nigeria history. Born in 1880, she ascended to the throne in the mid-1920s and died in 1948. Nwando Achebe explains how her life has affected: She worked as a sex worker, a warrant chief, a headman, a runaway, and finally a female king. In addition, she was a “Slave” wed to a god. She was both an effective collaborator who benefited from and worked for Nigeria’s British colonial administration and a capable leader of her people. The late 19th century saw the birth of Ahebi Ugbabe in Umuida, Enugu-Ezike, by farmers and palm wine tappers Ugbabe Ayibi and Anekwu Ameh. She has two brothers but no sisters. Before returning to Umuida, she lived short with her mother’s relatives in Unadu. After her return, she did not linger long before departing. She had to escape to what is now Benue, Igalaland. Ahebi was dodging a decree that said she had to marry a female deity to make up for her father’s sins. Igo ma ogo was the term used to describe it (to become the in law of a deity). Her family faced a series of unfortunate events when she was thirteen and fourteen years old. Trade was slow, illness spread swiftly, and the farm produced little. Her father had gone in search of a diviner—someone who was supposed to know things that cannot be known. This man had connected the events to the goddess Ohe’s wrath because of his transgression. During her exile, Ahebi pursued a career as a professional sex performer, and she made the most of this decision by allying herself with powerful men like as the Igala monarch and British colonial authorities. While traveling, Ahebi picked up a number of language talents, such as “Igala, Nupe, and Pidgin English.” Because of her achievements and independence, sex work is now less of a slave trade and more accepted in Igbo society. Because of her sex work and language skills, she was able to become close to the British divisional officer and the Attah-Igala (king), who not only allowed her to return to Enugu-Ezike but also backed her aspirations to become headman, warrant chief, and eventually Eze. Ahebi took the throne a few months after her exile and return to Igbo nation. Ahebi directed the British invasion of Igboland into her native province of Enugu Ezike, taking advantage of the situation at the start of the 20th century.…
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On Monday, January 25, 2010, Dipo Dina, also known by his nickname, DD, was traveling to his home in Dolphin Estate Ikoyi. He had just attended a political gathering in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, and was sitting at the “owner’s corner” of the vehicle with his driver and two other passengers. A few kilometers outside of Abeokuta, as they neared Sango-Ota, an unidentified car sped by, forcing the driver to halt. Two armed men then emerged from the car and told the otunba to get down from his SUV, Otunba Dipo Dina, a gentleman, got out of his vehicle. “We have been paid handsomely for your life and we are here to take it,” they stated. The otunba was hit by bullets and died instantly before he could utter any word. The Dipo Alapo Ekun family of Iyanro, ljebu Ode, Ogun State, welcomed Adedipupo Akanni Dina into the world on July 15, 1960After completing his secondary school at the Baptist Academy in Lagos, he proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he earned an M.Sc. in Finance and an initial degree in accounting. After earning his chartered accountancy in 1984, he started Dele Dina & Co. and served as Senior Partner there till his passing. As head of the Ogun State Bulk Purchase Commission from 1997 to 1999, Dipo is said to have given his salary and benefits to the School of the Handicapped in Ijebu Ode. He entered the political scene in 2003 and, after leaving the now-defunct Action Congress (AC), ran for governor of Ogun State in the 2007 election. Approximately 400 students in the state were said to receive bursaries from him each year, and during his 2007 governorship campaign, the state’s elementary, secondary, and university institutions received roughly four million free exercise books. He established the non-governmental organization “Ogunnet” in order to carry out his political agenda. He was brutally murdered by unidentified gunmen who may have been hired assassins; the cause of his death is still unknown.His killers have not yet been apprehended. Former governor Ibikunle Amosun dedicated the Otunba Dipo Dina International Stadium in ljebu-Ode in his honor.
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The late Dora Akunyili’s children, a former minister of information and communication, claim their family has not yet received justice for their father’s murder. September 28, 2021, saw the assassination of Chike Akunyili, their father in Umuoji, Idemili north LGA, Anambra state. One of the youngsters, Obumneme Akunyili, addressed at a public hearing on violence and deaths related to violence in Anambra, held by the Anambra Truth, Justice, and Peace Committee. According to Obumneme, the family is still “waiting for answers” and struggling to deal with their father’s death. “The way my father died was violent, inhumane, and senseless. As a family, we’re still working through it,” he remarked. “There are rumors but no answers, no trials, and I don’t think anyone has gone to court to answer for that murder. We are still waiting for answers to that killing.” He mentioned that there were rumors circulating on social media that “unknown gunmen” killed their father, but the claim could not be utilized as proof to identify the killers and hold them accountable. It is impossible to ignore the reality that it was a highly sensitive time and that many killings occurred under the cover of unidentified gunmen, hence the allegations predicated on social media will be untrue,” he declared. “I believe that everyone escaped the responsibility due to my father’s demeanor; no one desired to be connected to his murder and to be recognized as the individual who murdered Dora Akunyili’s spouse. “It’s all conjecture; none of these theories have hard evidence that can be used in court; prosecution works well when there are facts and knowledge, but these are not what we want right now. “We were in the hospital with my mother when she passed away, and others implied that she had been, even though she had cancer. Obum reported that there was no attempt to get his father and his driver to the hospital so they could have a chance of survival, and as a result, they bled to death. “My father’s chances of surviving were only about 10%.” He didn’t make it to the hospital before passing away, despite having a severe injury that needed extensive care, he said. “We would have known there was an attempt and that they tried everything to rescue him, but nothing like that, if he had made it to the hospital. “There was no attempt, despite the hospital being seven minutes away and Borromew being fifteen minutes distant. “The driver’s case was worse; he was shot, and people were trying to make viral videos while they asked him his name and where he was from. He was also bleeding to death.” He spoke highly of his father as a kind man who committed his life to…
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Adesida Oba During her 1956 royal trip of Nigeria, Queen Elizabeth paid a visit to me, one of the kings. The House of Adesida, a branch of the House of Ojijigogun, is the current name given to his lineal descendants. One of Akure’s two officially recognized royal families is the Ojijigoguns. The Asodeboyede dynasty gave me birth in 1832, though it is more likely that I was born in 1856. I was the youngest son of Oba Ojijigogun (1790–1882), the Deji of Akure from 1852–1882, and Olori Adojolomo Lagokun (1810–1890), a wife of the Sashere of Idanre. Among his numerous siblings were Prince Ifaturoti Adegoroye, Alebiosu Aladejana (later Arosoye I), Olokunjuwon, and numerous other older half-brothers. He claimed familial kinship with all the previous rulers of Akure as well as the nearby kingdoms of Ijeshaland and Ikereland through his father. His father was the Benin Empire’s executed son of Oba Arakale. His paternal grandfather, Oba Arakale, was put to death by the Kingdom of Benin in 1818, several decades before he was born. His father’s family was spared by the invaders and continued to reside in Benin until the 1830s. He was the grandchild of Chief Lagokun, the Sashere of Idanre, through his mother. Born Aladegbuji, his father Ojijigogun (Ojijigogun) ruled Akure from 1852 till his passing in 1882.
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In the Niger Delta lies a traditional state called the Nembe Kingdom. It encompasses the Nigerian Bayelsa State Local Government Areas of Nembe and Brass. When British colonists first set foot in what is now known as Nigeria, their journey was not without hardship. They encountered powerful countries led by monarchs and potentates who resisted the “white man’s” insolent attempt to impose rules on them and their people. Nembe was one such kingdom. This Izon-speaking monarchy, which was located in the River Niger delta, served as a go-between for the Royal Niger Company and the palm oil farmers in the hinterland. Tensions erupted between the RNC and the leaders of the coastal states over its desire for a monopoly on commerce. One such disagreement resulted in Amayanabo (King) Frederick William Koko, Ming VIll of Nembe, raiding Akassa, an RNC trading post, in 1895. Numerous British citizens lost their lives in the raid. The Royal Navy’s warships attacked and set fire to Nembe and many nearby villages as the British reacted. The Royal Niger Company’s charter was revoked in 1899 due in part to this struggle, and on January 1st, 1900, the British government acquired the company’s territories. Amayanabo Francis O. Joseph Allagoa Mingi X, 1954–1979, is pictured here. Before advancing to the position of registrar of the Nigerian Supreme Court, he worked as an instructor for the well-known Irish Bishop Shanahan. 1946 saw him withdraw the court, and in 1954—following a brief period serving as a magistrate—he was crowned Amavanabo.
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Can any of us identify the actress? and she was just starting her 20s😁😄 She’s a really gorgeous African woman 💚. Drop a comment below with the right answer.
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The creator of the Yoruba Alawiye, a textbook commonly used in Southwest Nigerian schools, is Chief Joseph Folahan Odunjo. In addition to being an accomplished scholar, Chief Odunjo was also a teacher, a composer, a dramatist, a novelist, a historian, an administrator, and a statesman. The famous writer was born in 1904, 120 years ago, in what was then Nigeria’s Western Region. He started his schooling at Abeokuta’s St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School. In 1952, the late Odunjo served as Western Nigeria’s Minister of Lands and Labor, reporting to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Premier of the Region. He served in that capacity until 1956, when he was named Executive Director of Agriculture for the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, a position he held from 1957 until 1962. He served as the Ibadan Catholic Diocesan Council’s president in the 1960s and the first part of the 1970s. Though he was a strict disciplinarian, the late Odunjo was always fair to everyone. His devotion to learning and passion of the subject kept him from rising to prominence in politics. He wrote a number of instructional book series during his free time. The books 1–6 in his Alawiye Yoruba Language series were the official Yoruba textbooks used in Western Nigerian elementary schools to teach the language. It is truly astounding to consider that every Western Region elementary school pupil was given a copy of his 1943 first Alawiye book, Iwe Kini ABD Alawiye. During his life, Late Odunjo belonged to a several organizations. From 1942 till 1951, he served as the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ assistant secretary. Additionally, in 1936, he established the Federal Association of Catholic Teachers in Lagos and Yoruba Province. Up until 1951, he served as the association’s president. From 1941 till 1951, he served as the secretary of the Egbado Union in Lagos. The Pope…
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The Bata store was one of the most respected retailers of leather shoes and boots from the 1930s through the 1990s. Every year, we looked forward to the beginning of a new school year because, I dare say, some of us would be receiving new shoes from Bata. These shoes were sturdy, cozy, and long-lasting. Although Bata was founded 125 years ago in the Czech Republic, it began operating as a commercial company with one shop in Nigeria in roughly 1932. British Bata Shoe Company Limited was its previous name. By 1985, Bata Nigeria Limited owned 20% of the country’s shoe market, ran 114 retail locations, and employed 1,650 workers. Despite the abundance of leather in Northern Nigeria, Bata was always dependent on imports of raw materials since, as of 1985, Nigeria lacked a petrochemical sector. As a result, the price of shoes increased as the economy collapsed.
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The British government approved Bale’s request for a title change, which was published in the gazette on July 9, 1936. After being BALE since 1930, Oba Aleshinloye became the first Olubadan when the title of BALE OF IBADANLAND was changed to OLUBADAN on July 9, 1936. Up to his passing in 1946, Oba Abass Aleshinloye—also known as Bale Elelubo—ruled as king. The royal title of the monarch of Ibadan territory in Nigeria is called Olubadan, which translates to “Lord of Ibadan.” This position is primarily symbolic today. A war ruler and a black smith established Ibadan in the sixteenth century, according to Oba Isaac Akinyele’s sketch history of the city (LAGELU) During their battles with the Fulanis, an army of the Egba, Ijebu, Ife, and Oyo people captured the town around 1820. In 1829, following a battle between the winners, the Oyo took charge. By 1850, they had developed their unique system of succession, which differs greatly from that of other Yoruba kings in that it alternates between two lines: the Baale line (civic) and the Balogun Isoriki line (military), with both lines sharing power under the supervision of a traditional council. Grooming an Olubadan for the stool through chieftaincy promotion levels takes decades. After concluding contracts with regional authorities like the Olubadan, the Royal Niger Company established itself as the region’s legitimate ruler in 1885 C.E., and the British government formally took control of Nigeria in 1900 as a “Protectorate.” In 1897, the British established the Ibadan Town Council and used the town’s historically influential chiefs to run it. A 1901 law introduced by Governor Sir William MacGregor designated the Baale as the Council’s president, with the Resident serving only as an advisor as needed. (Until 1936, when Olubadan was revived, the Ibadan rulers were commonly referred to as Baale).
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The late Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa, often known as D. O. Fagunwa, was born in Oke-Igbo, Ondo state, in 1903. He went to St. Andrew’s College in Oyo after attending St. Luke’s School in Oke-Igbo, where he eventually got a teaching position. He was the first to write novels in Yoruba. He wrote the epic poem “Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmalẹ̀” for a 1938 literary competition held by the Nigerian Ministry of Education. This book is hailed as the best Yoruba book in the whole southwest of Nigeria. It is also regarded as one of the first books ever written in any African language and the first Yoruba book ever. Prof. Wole Soyinka translated it as “The Forest of a Thousand Daemons” into English in 1968″. The novels of Fagunwa are steeped in the traditions and idioms of folktales, and they contain a lot of supernatural themes. His main characters are usually Yoruba hunters who, on their travels, interact with kings, wise elders, and occasionally even deities. In addition to being named an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1959, Fagunwa was awarded the Margaret Wrong Prize in 1955. Sadly, he died when he unintentionally fell into the river due to the disintegration of the ground beneath his feet near the riverbank. The canoe by the river also fell, trapping him as he tried to swim to rescue but sank deeper. The sad event that took place on December 9, 1963. His legacy includes a number of writers who have imitated him, and his ability to “read and write” in Yoruba is one of his numerous talents. In addition, Fagunwa has been recognized with other posthumous honors and award categories.
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Young and beautiful Omotola Jalade and her mother on her wedding day when she married Captain Matthew Ekeinde in the late 1990s. The second image shows Omotola Jalade Ekehinde and her husband Captain Mathew Ekehinde after they welcomed their first child.
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Oluremi Akinlawon Obasanjo, who was Olusegun Obasanjo’s former spouse, was the daughter of Mrs. Alice Akinlawon (née Ogunlaja) and a station master.When she was 14 years old, she met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir. They courted for eight years. Without their families’ knowledge, they were married on June 22, 1963, at Camberwell Green Registry in SE London, when she was21 years old.In London, she completed training in institutional management. Following Murtala Muhammad’s passing in February 1976, she took on the title of First Lady. Murtala Muhammad ruled that it was improper for the spouses of military officials to be in the public eye. According to Murtala, the president’s wife shouldn’t be seen in public too much, therefore she wasn’t frequently seen at events like Victoria Gowon.
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OBA ESIGIE Originally called Osawe, Oba Esigie was the son of Queen Idia, the second wife of late 15th-century monarch Oba Ozolua. Between 1504 and roughly 1550, he served as the sixteenth Oba to lead the Benin Kingdom. Interesting fact: On October 20, 1516, AD, Duarte Pires, under the guidance of Oba Esigie, wrote the oldest letter known to exist in Nigeria. It was addressed to King John Il. The second-oldest letter was sent to the Pope in 1652 AD by Anthonio Domingo, the great-grandson of Oba Olua, requesting help from missionaries to propagate Christianity throughout the Benin Empire.
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