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Historic depiction of native nations’...

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession...

Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle:...

Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya “Maja” Adekunle: Tender but...

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience

Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience Story by Tawheed Yakub This powerful and emotional photograph, taken in 1948, captures a deeply painful moment in Native American history. The man seen wiping away tears is George Gillette, chairman of the Fort Berthold Indian Tribal Business Council. Read also: African Literature and the passage of the Aku Uka, by Andrew Agbese Sitting beside him is U.S. Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, signing a contract that would force the sale of 155,000 acres of tribal land in North Dakota to the...
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Malian King Mansa...

Mansa Musa I was born in Mali, West Africa in 1280, to Faga Laye (his father). In several different scripts, his name was documented...
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Longest-reigned Sultan in...

Sir Siddiq Abubakar III (1903–1988) was a Nigerian Muslim leader who ruled as the Sultan of Sokoto from 1938 to 1988. He was born at...
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The skinning of...

In the year 1498 (6th BC), there was a trial and execution of an unjust and corrupt judge, Sisamnes. The story of the harsh judgment...
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Brief history of...

The Margi were identified as having four different groups: 1. Margi Putai - who are in the west (Venghan 1970) within Damboa, Chibok, etc. 2. Margi...
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Today In History:...

Today is exactly a century, and one and half decade, precisely on 25th January 1907, that Muhammadu Dikko was officially installed as the 47th...
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The 1325 war...

The War of the oaken bucket, as it is popularly known, was fought in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena in...
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How Continental Congress...

On January 14, 1784, the Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence. In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty...
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Jaja of Opobo...

King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891), the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the Niger Delta and sole founder of Opobo, was Igbo. Born in his...
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Late Chief Gani...

From Kaduna prison to Jos prison, from Gombe prison to portharcourt prison, from Kuje prison to Ikoyi prison, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was the most...
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