Category: History
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Margot Friedländer, one of the last Holocaust survivors, dies at 103
BERLIN – Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer, one of the last living Jewish survivors of the Nazi concentration camps, has died at the age of 103,… Read More
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History of Cross River State Northern Senatorial District
By Clarence Odey Introduction The Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State is a part of the defunct Ogoja Province of Nigeria, and is even… Read More
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Fall of Saigon: 50 Years After
Fifty years on from the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces on 30 April 1975, the world is marking the end of the Vietnam… Read More
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History of gambling in Nigeria
Nigeria’s relationship with gambling has always been complex, tracing back decades to a time when colonial influences merged with local traditions of chance and communal… Read More
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Major Daniel Idowu Bamidele: A Soldier’s Tragic Stand in a Tumultuous Era in 1986
Lagos, Nigeria – In the annals of Nigeria’s military history, few episodes are as heartrending and controversial as the execution of Major Daniel Idowu Bamidele.… Read More
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Bill Gates Reflects on Divorce with Melinda, Calls it “The Mistake I Most Regret”
LONDON – Bill Gates, the former CEO of Microsoft, has opened up about his divorce from ex-wife Melinda Gates, calling it “the mistake I most… Read More
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Diallo: Slave Trader Who Became Slave
Born in 1701, Diallo was the son of a slave trader in present-day Senegal. As he grew older, he became deeply involved in his father’s… Read More
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History of New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day, celebrated on the 1st of January, is a global occasion marking the beginning of a new calendar year. Its history is rooted… Read More
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Ancient Africa in the Pre-Christian Era: A Look at Ethiopia and Libya
In the centuries preceding the birth of Jesus Christ, Africa held a vastly different geographical and cultural landscape from what we know today. Ancient historical… Read More
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7th October: How US ‘war on terror’ fuels terrorism in Africa
7th OCTOBER 2001: U.S. ‘WAR ON TERROR’ TURNING AFRICA INTO TERRORIST HUB COMMENCE Following the horrific 9/11 attack that killed nearly 3,000 people in the… Read More