Some striking facts You May Not Have Come Across!!!

1. There is a town in Jamaica called ABEOKUTA. It was founded by former slaves from present-day Ogun State who were brought to a plantation in that part of Jamaica.

2· The letter 'i' that Apple use (in their products iPhone, iPad, iMac, iPod) stands for "Interactive".

3· Edward James Roye, the fifth president of Liberia, was of Igbo descent.

4· President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924.

5· The name"Nigeria" was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of Lord Lugard, Nigeria's Governor-General from 1914 to 1919.

6· There is a high school in Kingston, Jamaica named CALABAR High School, the capital of Cross River State.

7· Queen Elizabeth II is the only person who travels to any country without visa.

8· Ebun House, located at 85 Odunfa Street, was the first three-story building built in Lagos. It was constructed in 1914.

9· The city of Port Harcourt (capital of Rivers State) was named after Lewis Vernon Harcourt in 1913 by Frederick Lugard. It was originally known as Iguocha.

10· There are 3 things the Human Brain cannot resist noticing –Food, Attractive People and Danger.

11· The CMS Grammar School in Lagos, Nigeria is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. It was founded on June 6, 1859.

12· The first book written in the Igbo language (Isoama-Ibo :A Primer) was by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the renowned Yoruba/Creole bishop?

13· Gatwick Airport in London, which is not that far from Heathrow Airport also in London, England is owned by Nigerian businessman Adebayo Ogunlesi.

14· The Naira, Nigeria’s currency, was named by Obafemi Awolowo.

15· Nigerian staple food cassava was brought to West Africa from Brazil by the Portuguese.

16. The Official Residence of the President of Barbados, a Caribbean country, very close to Jamaica and Bahamas and Jamaica, is called Oronna Court. The name Oronna was used by two Barbadorian Citizens close to a decade in tracing their origin to Ilaro in Ogun state. One was named Odewale and the other was named Aramide Oronna( the German Shepherd man) was one of the heroes/founders of Ilaro town alongside Iya Ala. Oronna is just like the likes of Lisabi and Shodeken in Egbaland.

Surprised? Dig more!

Our youths must know these facts. Please see if it's worth taken to the front page.

Eow

Waoooh. Thanks Op...

First page post

Nice facts

fake news

Number 5 is wrong,flora shaw wasn't a wife,as she wasn't married to him,pls correct as needed

otunbalamba:
fake news

You know lamba when u read/hear one... You're the chief of Lamba

Tight one OP

Nice one OP!

When we small dem say river Niger and river Benue meet but dem no dey touch each other na true

good

Digging deep

Is OGUN state the most blessed state in SW?

And is it the most typical indigenous Yoruba state among the 6 SW States?


Just asking, I am not Yoruba but want to learn more about them.

roxey:
Number 5 is wrong,flora shaw wasn't a wife,as she wasn't married to him,pls correct as needed

You too want to prove as if you know things. If someone said you couldn't write when you were two years, does it mean you still can't write now?
Because Flora was a girlfriend of Lugard at the time of giving name, would that preclude or forbid her from ever become Lugard s wife later?
Get yourself right, Flora née Shawn was the wife of Lord Frederick Lugard!

Nice....

Really didn't know that about "port Harcourt"

The Queen doesn't have a passport, because the passport in the United Kingdom is issued in her Majesty's name; Queen Elizabeth II, so she does require one, hence it's not that she doesn't require visa to travel but actually doesn't have a passport at out rightly.

Interesting

I have learnt new things today. Thanks so much for adding to my reservoir of knowledge @OP. You deserve some accolade

let me take style believe

"Harcourt" ...A notorious British rapist was honoured with the capital of River state....what a shame!

Nice write up and informative too.

No 8 captured me, the Ebun House, located at 85 Odunfa Street, been. the first three-story building built in Lagos. It was constructed in 1914.

This building is it still standing till 2day?

Nothing new, I know about all this

deolu2000:
The Queen doesn't have a passport, because the passport in the United Kingdom is issued in her Majesty's name; Queen Elizabeth II, so she does require one, hence it's not that she doesn't require visa to travel but actually doesn't have a passport at out rightly.

You stated the same thing as OP, you only chose to use some entirely different words from his.
One word, Queen Elizabeth II can visit any country without a Visa. Thanks.

Nice....but why isnt there anything about the hausas en fulani ?

Thanks. Do u know earth is d only planet fire can burn

Drakkernoir:
Nice....
Really didn't know that about "port Harcourt"

Lolz

Very educative topic. Kudos OP!

maynattion:


You stated the same thing as OP, you only chose to use some entirely different words from his.
One word, Queen Elizabeth II can visit any country without a Visa. Thanks.

Not requiring a Visa and not owning a passport seem different to me but most importantly, you got my message so I am fine with your submission.

First of all OP, you should have done due diligence before proceeding with posting these "striking facts"...

1. Mugabe is no longer Africa's oldest head of State. Neither is he the world's second oldest head of State. Mugabe has long left office and he is dead too. News Flash for you.

2.Barbados is not "very close" to Jamaica and Bahamas... a quick glance at your map will prove my point. In fact, Barbados is closer to Islands like Trinidad and Tobago and other Islands of the Lesser Antilles than it is to Jamaica which is in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean. The distance between Barbados and Jamaica is pretty much like travelling between Lagos and Maiduguri by calculations.

Asides, these two little glitches, everything else is in order. I rest my case.

Meanwhile, in the spirit of "digging up more"...

1. The first President of Sierra Leone was a man called Justice Christopher Okoro Cole.
Did y'all know that? Well, 2 days before Siaka Stevens assumed office as president of Sierra Leone Christopher Elnathan Okoro Cole held the fort as President of Sierra Leone for a few days in acting capacity, making him the first executive president of Sierra Leone in history.

I will add more as the hours go by.

deolu2000:
The Queen doesn't have a passport, because the passport in the United Kingdom is issued in her Majesty's name; Queen Elizabeth II, so she does require one, hence it's not that she doesn't require visa to travel but actually doesn't have a passport at out rightly.

You're stating the same thing, oga. You just gave more insight to support the OP.