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History & Culture

Today in 1930: Nigerian Novelist, Poet and Critic, Chinua Achebe Was Born

Today in 1930, The Nigerian Novelist, Poet, and Critic, Chinua Achebe Was Born. Biography He was born in Ogidi, Anambra State. Achebe was influenced by both Igbo traditional culture and postcolonial...

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Chinaza Ogbachalu - November 16, 2022

History & Culture

Today in 1983: Nigeria’s First Professor of History, Kenneth Dike Died

Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike was a scholar in both education and history. Referred to as the "Pioneer Historian" and is recognized for "playing the main role in producing a...

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Chinaza Ogbachalu - October 26, 2022

History & Culture

Today in 2019, Robert Mugabe Died Aged 95 – WNTV

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and left-wing nationalist politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to...

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Chinaza Ogbachalu - September 6, 2022

History & Culture

Today in 2009: Nigerian Author,Human Rights Lawyer, And Politician, Gani Fawehinmi Died

Nigerian novelist, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights attorney, and politician Chief Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi, GCON, SAN. How Gani Fawehinmi Gained Fame He gained fame when he took...

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Chinaza Ogbachalu - September 5, 2022

Nigerian Culture & Society

M. K. O Abiola Businessman, Publisher, And Politician, Was Born Today in 1937

M. K. O. Abiola also known as Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola GCFR, was a politician, publisher, and businessman from Nigeria. He was the Aare Ona Kankafo XIV of Yorubaland and...

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Chinaza Ogbachalu - August 24, 2022

Nigerian Culture & Society

Today in 2014: Stella Adadevoh Who Helped Prevent Widespread of Ebola Virus Died

Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh was a physician and Endocrinologist. She worked at First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos. Stella Adadevoh helped curb the wide spread of the Ebola Virus in Nigeria...

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