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KWAME NKRUMAH, African’s Man of the Millennium

April 20, 2022June 6, 2022 - by Admin - Leave a Comment

On the 21st of September 1909, in the city of Nkroful, Ghana, Opanyin Kofi Nwiana Ngolomahm, and Elizabeth Nyaniba, a goldsmith by profession and a retail trader respectively, gave birth …

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR HERBERT MACAULAY

February 2, 2022January 28, 2022 - by Admin - Leave a Comment

Life is a journey heading to an unknown destination, what you do with the activities therein will either make or mar you and also write your name on the sand …

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO

October 15, 2021October 10, 2021 - by Admin - Leave a Comment

“Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted” Arthur Friedman. Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo was a …

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GANI FAWEHINMI: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT

October 11, 2021October 10, 2021 - by Admin - Leave a Comment

Life is filled with a lot of mysteries with definite constants. One of these constants is death. Every living inhabitant on planet earth is bound to die at some point. …

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BIOGRAPHY OF SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO: SIR AHMADU BELLO

May 26, 2021May 23, 2021 - by Admin - 1 Comment

Ahmadu Bello was born in 1909 in Rabah village in Sokoto Emirate to the family of Mallam Ibrahim Bello. Ahmadu’s father held the title of Sarkin Rabah. He was a …

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BIOGRAPHY: Major-General Babatunde Abdulbaki Idiagbon (Rtd.)

December 20, 2019May 23, 2021 - by Fatherland Gazette - Leave a Comment

Major General Babatunde Idiagbon was born on the 14th day of September 1943 into the family of his father Hassan Dogo and mother Ayisatu Iyabeji Hassan Idiagbon in Ilorin, Kwara …

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BIOGRAPHY OF OLAWALE GLADSTONE EMMANUEL ROTIMI (OLA ROTIMI)

October 18, 2019May 23, 2021 - by Fatherland Gazette - Leave a Comment

Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi, was one of Nigeria’s leading playwrights and theatre directors. He was the son of Samuel Gladstone Enitan Rotimi a Yoruba steam-launch …

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THE LIFE OF SIR TAFAWA BALEWA

October 5, 2019May 23, 2021 - by Fatherland Gazette - Leave a Comment

Annually, 1st of October is deemed a day of celebration among Nigerians for a sole reason. It represents a reminder of the day Nigeria gained independence from the control of …

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REMEMBERING THE “FATHER OF NIGERIA STATE” CHIEF ANTHONY ENAHORO

July 24, 2019May 23, 2021 - by Fatherland Gazette - Leave a Comment

The story of Nigeria’s independence will be incomplete without mentioning the role played by Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro, who is credited to have been the first to move the motion …

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MKO: THE STORY OF A KING WHO NEVER REIGNED

June 10, 2019May 23, 2021 - by Fatherland Gazette - Leave a Comment

Without doubt, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola popularly referred to as MKO was one of the most enigmatic Nigerians of the 80s and 90s whose deeds both in the political, business …

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