Thonis, an Egyptian city, was discovered underwater in 2013 after being lost for 1,200 years in the Mediterranean sea. #HistoryVille#
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AN EXCELLENT AND GRIPPING CONTRIBUTION FROM MR. DAMOLA AWOYOKUN. I LEARNT SO MUCH FROM THIS EXTRACT FROM HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK! IT IS A MUST READ FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT NIGERIAN HISTORY. IT IS LONG BUT WELL-RESEARCHED AND WORTH THE TIME! PLEASE READ..... REAL FOUNDING FATHERS OF NIGERIA NOT AWO, ZIK OR SAURDANA by Damola Awoyokun Merchant sailor, businessman, farmer, pioneer industrialist, patriot, statesman, churchman, missionary and philanthropist.” So begins Adeyemo Elebute in this fabulous new book, The Life of James Pinson Labulo Davies: A Colosuss of Victorian Lagos. What is missing in these opening monikers is “founding father”. When Nigerians talk about founding fathers, they refer to Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna), Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo. Whereas modern Nigeria existed before these three were born. The first time Bello arrived on the national scene was in 1947 after the new 1946 Arthur Richards Constitution amalgamated the North and So...
Teslim Olawale Balogun ''Thunder'' (1927—1972) at Loftus Road stadium as a player for Queen Park Rangers, 1957. Balogun made only 13 appearances and scored 3 goals for QPR. He was also a member of the Nigerian national team for 12 years (1948-1960), making just 6 appearances. He was the first African to qualify as a professional coach and was a coach for Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Survived by eight children, Balogun died in his sleep on July 30, 1972. He was 45. The Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos is named in his honour. #HistoryVille#
