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The Ife Primary Education Research Project (1970-1983).akaThe Ife 6-Year Primary Project. In 1970, as the Director of the Institute of Education of the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo

Orisa Ibeji The Yoruba Ibeji Cult & Ere Ibeji. The Yoruba of Nigeria and Benin Republic are known for having an extraordinarily high rate of multiple births. The rate of

Kiriji War. OrEkiti Parapo War. OrThe Yoruba Civil War. 1877-1893One of the longest civil wars in history. 23rd September is the anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty that

Before the wars: Old Yorubaland ISource: Religious Encounters & The Making of the Yoruba People https://twitter.com/tundeleye/status/1280858819464216576 Before the wars: Old Yorubaland II Before the Wars: Old Yorubaland III Before the

YorubalandMr. [J.O.] George in Historical Notes on the Yoruba Country (1895) gives us another variant of the historical traditions of the Yoruba. Photo Source: Map of the Yoruba country from

Rev. Mojola Agbebi (1860-1917) Educator, Clergyman, NationalistBorn David Brown Vincent to Sierra Leon (Saro) returnees, but during the wave of African nationalism in the late 1880s, he changed his name.

What Nzeogwu explained in his broadcast were the “big picture reasons” which on their own don’t quite stand; from these two pages from Maj. Ademoyega we draw a more proximate

Chief Isaac Ojo Ajanaku (27 Nov, 1912 - 27, April 1982)He was a prominent cocoa produce merchant and transporter from Ilesha. He was one of the more successful people in

Teslimi Akanni Balogun aka 'Thunder'(1927-1972)Footballer, Coach. Born in Lagos to Oseni Balogun a star Cricketer of the 1920's. In the 40's and 50's he played for several Lagos clubs such

Lamidi Ariyibi Akanji Adedibu (1927 - 2008)Populist PoliticianHe was a major power broker in Nigerian politics and one of the founding members of @OfficialPDPNig Source: Wikipedia He born on October

Drum Magazine Photo ThreadDrum magazine was founded in 1951 in Cape Town South Africa by James Richard Abe Bailey (23 October 1919 – 29 February 2000), often known as Jim

The Influenza Global Pandemic of 1918-1919. Á ò rí’rú eléyì rí, a fií dé rù b’omo ni; unprecedented is just a word, there’s really nothing new under the sun! In