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Odoyewu: Meaning of Kizz Daniel’s Popular Song
Kizz Daniel’s song Odoyewu definitely has gotten everyone singing and many still wonders what it means. The song mainly speaks about how he wants to flex his love and be with his lover in the best ways as possible. The Nigerian music sensation song Odoyewu which is actually titled cough is also foreign to Nigeria […] More
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Mbye Otabenga: The Congolese Who Suffered Inhumane Treatment by Being Kept In A Zoo & Committed Suicide
Mbye Otabenga later known as Ota Benga, an African native who suffered inhumane treatment by being kept in a zoo, committed suicide. He was born in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo and had been kidnapped in 1904 and taken to America and exhibited at the Bronx Zoo with monkeys. Otabenga was born […] More
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Why Soccer Players Get Yellow Card For Taking Off Their Jersey to Celebrate
Remember this photo above? It is one of the most memorable moments in Women’s football. Brandi Chastain took her shirt off after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 Women’s World Cup final. That is how things started and millions of viewers see the image on their television. Nothing special right? Not really. Some conservative […] More
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Meet 44-year-old Ugandan Woman, Mariam Nabatanzi, Who Had Given Birth to 44 Children
44-year-old Ugandan woman, Mariam Nabatanzi had given birth to 44 children by the time she was 40 — and only once to a single child. Mariam Nabatanzi was sold into marriage at 12 and gave birth to a set of twins a year later. She now has 3 sets of quadruplets, 4 sets of triplets […] More
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4 Notable Biafran Heroes of Yoruba Extraction
Not many of us remember the Yoruba soldiers who fought gallantly on the side of Biafra.This is a quick attempt to remember some of them now. 1. Lt. Col. Victor Banjo He was one of the first graduates to join the army alongside Ojukwu and others. The two were best of friends according to public […] More
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Throwback: 22-Year-Old Ojukwu And His Aunty, Winifred, On His Return From Oxford In 1955
Above is a picture of a 22 year old, Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his aunty, Winifred Ojukwu, shortly after he returned to Nigeria in 1955 on completing his studies at Oxford university. Ojukwu bagged a Degree in History. Ojukwu attended Kings College Lagos, Epsom College, Surrey, England and the prestigious Oxford University, England. […] More
