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| Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by pafun(m): 9:36am On Jul 05, 2011 |
Why do we travel to London to look at old buildings built by dead people who don't mean anything to us ? There are a lot of places which canenrich our knowledge about us and our own culture . Can you think of any in your town ? Share it here . Example : Ibadan : Bower Tower , Mapo Hall ,UI Zoo , Agodi gardens , Cocoa House, Old WNTV building , Liberty Stadium Lagos : Bar Beach , Lekki beach, Badagry beach , first storey building , slave port , water house, CMS church, national theater |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Nobody: 10:31am On Jul 05, 2011 |
Mr Pafun, of Ugly Britain fame! hehehehehe. It's been a while. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Nobody: 10:36am On Jul 05, 2011 |
I believe the answer to your query lies in novelty. Most people don't do the tourism thing within their own country, or the country the live in. There are lots of places here in Britain I haven't visited. I would most likely want to visit places of interest in Nigeria. In the same way, Brits and other non-Nigerians will travel to Africa to visit historical places. And Nigerians, and other non-Brits would be keen on visiting historic places in Britain, There never seems to be any novelty in your country of residence, despite the abundance of historical and tourist attractions you may never have seen. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by pafun(m): 10:45am On Jul 05, 2011 |
Siena:  No shaking, bros (I learn that new in Naija) . I am not here to bash oyinbo people this time , only to learn more about my country. Can you help me out ?Are you from Okirika ? Any interesting tourist places in that town ? |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Nobody: 12:37pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
hw we take dey sure sey this guy no wan compile list of places of interest in naija use make money? guy until u tell us ur agenda me no dey talk.  |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Andrew3(m): 12:37pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
from makurdi we have river benue inundated with witches and fishes, good for tourism historically the river was said to have eliminated, assassinated and annihilated a large number of people |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by pafun(m): 12:55pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
woodcook:  Bros why you come talk now ? Naija people self ; so retentive |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by mallorca(m): 12:58pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
woodcook: |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by valicious1(m): 1:02pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Yea for mbaise imo state, e get place wey monkey full well well, & also the beautiful oguta lake resort |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Andrew3(m): 1:04pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
pafun: hmmmm na true ooo, am begining to suspect him, maybe he is writing an article or something, but nothing wrong with his request |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Nobody: 1:26pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
since u don talk, go Awhum Monastery for Enugu they get one nice cave and water fall there. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by pafun(m): 1:58pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
::Andrew::: Bros na for dat area you from come ? If you see how I take pity you If na me too I go run comot thic country |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by africhika(f): 2:47pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
my whole town is of historical interest  |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Dotman01(m): 2:48pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
pafun:+ galaxy tv building, cultural centre, ori-oke mokola, IITA |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by babaowo: 3:01pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
@africhika where is your town  |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by ifffffy(f): 3:10pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Yeah, we av erin-ijesa waterfall in osun state, where dere is 7 floor nd dere is a waterfal in each floor, it wil take u 1hr30mins to get 2 d 7th floor 4rm d 1st, nd u climb rocks like mad, as 4 me i dont usually proceed more dan d 2nd floor, It is jst wonderful. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by cvibe: 5:15pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Best to post pics alongside what you're naming, so we can see what you're talking about. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by iice(f): 5:23pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
::Andrew::: Lmao I remember hearing that when i used to pass that state.In Jos, we have Sherry Hills. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Nobody: 5:43pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
There is an old tree in my village that is up to 4 electric poles long. The tree could go for a place of sightseeing and is more than 200years old. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by tpia5: 6:08pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
not that i know of. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by ikooko(m): 6:23pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
1) Has anyone ever heard of this saying ''Ibadan lo'mo o'ko mo layipo'' well the saying originated from an historical place located in the heart of Ibadan, but not known to many people even though they are familiar with the saying. The place is located at Beere after Mapo Hill, as if you are going to Galaxy TV, it's on your right, an unpopular ancient tower, inside a primary school. The tower is constructed in such a way that it has 2 entrance doors at the bottom and 2 spiral staircase that lead to the top. The attraction is that, if two people enters the two doors, they will not meet until they get to the top, but they will be seeing and hearing each other. Anyone in ibadan can cross check the location and revert. 2) Yankari Game reserve is another wonderful place for people around Bauchi state. 3) Dadin Kowa Dam in Gombe state is a place to visit. Please come to Gombe state and I will show you arround. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by jerryben12: 7:07pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Yes, my grand father's house. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by newdeal(m): 8:10pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Why do we travel to London to look at old buildings built by dead people who don't mean anything to us ? There are a lot of places which can enrich our knowledge about us and our own culture There are many places of historical interest in Nigeria no doubt but how secured and well regulated are they for interested tourists, especially those who do not have private body-guards? Earlier this year for instance I was in Lagos and visited one of the beaches with a friend and we had to contend with the nuisance of all kinds of fees at road-blocks mounted by hemp-smoking touts who also double as beggars, so desperate they will stop at nothing to extract money from patrons they considered rich. Meanwhile, here, I can just go to Brighton Beach, London Eye or any other place of interest, pay for any facility I want to use and just relax and enjoy myself without any fear of harassment- see the difference? We take too many things for granted in naija |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Remii(m): 9:01pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Inisa Odo Otin, LGA, Osun state: A monument was erected at the bank of River Otin to commemorate the defeat of Ilorin during the Jalumi war. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by odumchi: 9:12pm On Jul 05, 2011 |
Yes there are  We have a school that was built in the early 20th century honoring Madam Mary Slazor who abolished the act of twin killing in my hometown, Arochukwu. We also have a shrine called Ibini Ukpabi which was a large and famous oracle in the olden days and was on the slave route that sold many people to the Europeans. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by prince0(m): 11:05am On Jul 06, 2011 |
Edo State: Gele-Gele Seaport - Where the first white men entered Nigeria from |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by Emmyk(m): 3:56pm On Jul 06, 2011 |
Titcombe College, maybe. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by pafun(m): 5:25pm On Jul 06, 2011 |
newdeal: Bros, take water drink. You go chop banana ? We self done visit Brighton beach, London Eye taya. If you know any place of "historical interest" in "your nigerian town" (I am sure you are/was Nigerian even if brown pali ) please let us know. |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by africhika(f): 7:22pm On Jul 06, 2011 |
the village shrine |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by hallo(f): 11:08am On Jul 07, 2011 |
IDANRE HILL in Ondo State, its a beautiful sight to behold and climb |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by jaybee3(m): 11:13am On Jul 07, 2011 |
Pictures please |
| Re: Are There Any Places Of Historical Interest In Your Town ? by joddin(m): 1:46am On Apr 20, 2013 |
BOWER TOWER, IBADAN THAT STENCH AROUND "LAYIPO"... The offensive smell cum stinking stench on the way to "LAYIPO" is really a Big Turn-Off. Although many Numerous FOR-PROFIT ONLY Spritual Churches dot the untarred dusty trail leading to the Tower today, and even all around it, and they are still clearing more of the "Igbo Agala" or "AGALA FOREST" within which BOWER TOWER is situated to set up many more Mushroom Churches usually given an "OKE" or "ORI-OKE" appellation... The one that caught my attention the most was "Ori-Oke Se Gan Mi Dogo" which literarily means "THE MOUNT OF TURN MY SHAME TO GLORY" in Yoruba Language. Regardless of this unholy proliferation of spiritual churches around "LAYIPO", the stench is getting worse and even ten times more repulsive! Shouldn't The Federal Government of Nigeria and The Oyo State Government Re-Value, Re-Package, Renovate and Re-align this rare tourist attraction in the heart of the "Evil Forest" in Ibadan to the best international standards? The ONLY symbol of Modernity, Renaissance and Life on the Oke-Are Hill(the highest of the proverbial 7 hills enclosing Ibadan like that of Rome) in which LAYIPO; "The Twining/Whirling Tower" is located is the Good, Old, Catholic Minor Seminary, ST THERESA'S CATHOLIC MINOR SEMINARY, which strategically also jealously owns and guards a key historical monument; THE FIRST (CATHOLIC) CHURCH in Ibadan, which today is gladly et proudly referred to as their "OLD CHAPEL". To say the least, a visit to BOWER TOWER would not be complete without "stealing" a quick glance at the "OLD CHAPEL" of Oke-Are Community. AD ALTARE DEI... Monsieur Uddin Joseph(JODDIN)@uddinjoseph klout.com/uddinjoseph uddinj2005@yahoo.com |
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