Who are God's favourite people? We Are.

Music Playlist: 

Kale Ni (Look at Me) by Ruby Gyang 

God Willing by Phyno and Runtown 

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Indigenous languages

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Discover true literacy when you rediscover your heritage

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Just look at the Emir of Kano

HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II

Oya pose.

Chuku-chuku on his shoe.  Finito. Shikena.  Lobatan.

3 - At work

Biography: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was a banker and Central Bank Governor until last year

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Kwara is Yorubaland?

Explain this South-West and North-West divide - is it about language and ethnicity or what?  Or are the "geopolitical zones" merely developmental/representational regions based on needs or populations?   

Isn't Ilorin a Yoruba town?   What other languages are spoken in Kwara State?  Do Kwarans consider themselves Yoruba? 

Anyway, one Nigeria. 

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Nigerian History 101

Nigeria won independence from Britain in 1960.

After the December 1959 elections, Tafawa Balewa became the Prime Minister of Nigeria and the overall head of government.  

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, d. 1966 at 53

Nnamdi Azikiwe was the governor general and in 1963 became the first President of Nigeria.  He served as (ceremonial) head of state.    

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, d. 1996 at 91

Obafemi Awolowo continued as leader of the opposition.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo, d. 1987 at 78

Click photos and links for more insights into the early history of Nigeria as a country.
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