Akure
Akure
Akure town (city) is the capital of Ondo state, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. The Akure people are Yorubas, Akure lies “in the southern part of the forested Yoruba…
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Post-Independence Challenges of African States
Written by Oluboyo Ayomide, a student of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Africa after European Departure The situation in which the…
mike the headless chicken
Facts about Mike the Headless Chicken
Of course, it will be surprising to know that a chicken lived for 18 months (nearly two years) after its head was chopped off. This is the story of Mike…
dancing plague of 1518
The Dancing Plague of 1518
It would of course seem astonishing to know that residents of a particular place died as a result of uncontrollable dancing. In Strasbourg city of the Holy Roman Empire, in…
Facts about Frank Lentini, the Three-Legged Man
Who is Frank Lentini? Francesco ‘Frank’ Lentini, May 18, 1889- Sept. 21, 1966, was a Sicilian-American, a sideshow performer who was born with a parasitic twin (1); he had three…
Ayam Cemani $5000 and Other Most Expensive Chickens in the World
Ayam Cemani: Facts about the Most Expensive Chicken in the Wold Chickens (Yoruba, Adiye; Ibo, ọkụkọ; Hausa, Kaza ) are domestic fowls that are usually kept for food. These include…
The Benin Kingdom
The Benin kingdom reached its greatest power and size under Oba Ewuare the Great. He expanded the kingdom and improved the capital, present-day Benin City, which was characterised by massive…
The Thirty Years’ War of 1618-1648: Causes and Results
Primary in central Europe during the 17th century, religious wars that lasted for thirty years, 1618-1648 plunged this region. The major cause of this conflict was the constant disagreement between…
A Geographical Introduction to the History of Nigeria
What is Geography? Over the years, the physiographical features had determined the dispersions and migrations of human populations at a particular period of time, including the pattern of settlement, occupation,…