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Greg Nwoko Historic Blog
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Friday, 27 February 2015
AIR CRASH KANO NIGERIA 1956.
The 1956 BOAC Argonaut accident occurred on 24 June 1956 when a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) four-engined Canadair C-4 Argonaut airliner registered G-ALHE crashed into a tree on departure from Kano Airport in Nigeria, three crew and 29 passengers were killed....
The Kano riot of 1953
The Kano riot of 1953 refers to the serious riot, which broke out in the ancient city of Kano,located in Northern Nigeria, on 1 May 1953. The nature of the riot were clashes between Northerners and Southerners made up of mainly the Yorubas and the Ibos. The riot that lasted for four days claimed many lives of the Southerners and Northerners and many others were wounded.
The remote cause of the riot was the strained relationship between the Northern...
Samuel Akisanya, (1 August 1898 – 1985)
Samuel Akisanya, (1 August 1898 – 1985) was a Nigerian trade unionist and nationalist based in Lagos, Nigeria during the colonial era, one of the founders of the Nigerian Youth Movement. He was also the Oba of Isara, an office which he held from 1941 until his death. He is today widely regarded as the greatest king in the history of the city.
Akisanya was born on 1 August 1898 in Isara. He attended the Anglican School in Ishara, then obtained work...
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
GRAPHIC CONTENT:
A Nigerian soldier (l) from the Nigerian-led West Afican
peacekeeping force ECOMOG looks, 07 May 1996 at the checkpoint on
Benson street in downtown Monrovia, at the head of an ethnic Krahn,
caught 06 may 1996 by Liberian fighters loyal to Charles Taylor's
National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL). (Photo credit should
read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)....
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites with Homemade Marinara Sauce.
Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites with Homemade Marinara Sauce.Meat1 (12.8-ounce) package Andouille chicken sausageProduce1/4 cup Basil, fresh leaves8 cloves Garlic2 (28-ounce) cans TomatoesCondiments2 tsp Balsamic vinegarPasta & Grains8 oz SpaghettiBaking & Spices1 tsp SaltOils & Vinegars1 tbsp Olive oil...
The foiled Nigerian kidnap plot on Umaru Dikko 1984
In London in 1984, a team of Nigerians and Israelis attempted to kidnap and repatriate the exiled former Nigerian minister Umaru Dikko. Mr Dikko, who had fled Nigeria after a military coup, was accused of stealing $1bn (£625m) of government money.
The plot was foiled by a young British customs officer, Charles David Morrow, who has now told the BBC World Service Witness programme what happened.
On a summer's day, Mr Dikko walked out of...
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Immurement
Immurement is a form of imprisonment, usually for life, in which a person is, for example, locked within an enclosed space and all possible exits turned into impassable walls. This includes instances where people have been enclosed in extremely tight confinement, such as within a coffin. When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from being buried alive, in which the victim...
THE LIPS PLATE.
The lip plate, also known as a lip plug or lip disc, is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular, and made from clay or wood) are inserted into a pierced hole in either the upper or lower lip, or both, thereby stretching it. The term labret denotes all kinds of pierced-lip ornaments, including plates and plugs.Archaeological evidence indicates that labrets have been independently invented no fewer than six times,...
ASSASINATION OF ANWAR SADAT IN 1981
On October 6, 1981, Anwar El Sadat was assassinated by a group of radicals lead by Khalid Islambouli. It was the first time in Egyptian history that the head of state had been assassinated by an Egyptian citizen. Sadat was assasinated by Islamist radicals who felt betrayed by the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty.
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Monday, 16 February 2015
Saddam Hussein's son Odai to torture tool.
An Iraqi Olympic Committee official models a steel mask. The devices are said to have been used by Saddam Hussein's son Odai to torture Olympic athletes whose performance failed to meet his expectations....
17th-19th CENTURY IVORY-WOODEN BRACELET
17th–19th century | Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup | Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay | This magnificent ivory bracelet was the possession of a chief from the Yoruba kingdom of Owo. Scholars have suggested that items like this were worn at Ore, a ceremony that celebrated the kingdom's origins at Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization....
Ohio man's wish fulfilled as he is buried on motorcycle
The dying wish of an Ohio motorcycle aficionado that he be buried astride his beloved Harley-Davidson was fulfilled by his family -- although it wasn't easy.
Billy Standley's body was prepped by five embalmers with a metal back brace and straps, The Dayton Daily News reported. He was affixed on top of his bike – a 1967 Electra Glide cruiser-- which was then placed inside a Plexiglas casket. For five years, the box stayed in Standley's garage,...
Disturbing graphic image: Photographs show a man decapitated by a wrought-iron fence while fleeing from police.
A narcotics traffic stop on the Downtown Connector turned deadly Saturday afternoon when a man climbed over the interstate railing, fell about 35 feet and was decapitated on a wrought-iron fence, Atlanta police said.Officers in a marked car stopped the man about 4:30 p.m., as he drove south on the interstate above Auburn Avenue. The man, who has not been identified, stopped his vehicle and tried to flee by climbing over the railing, Lt. Danny Agan...
Body of Che Guevara [1967 ]
Body of Che Guevara [1967 ] After capturing and executing Che in 1967, before bury him in a secret tomb, the executioners made a group photo with the body, to demonstrate the people that EL GRAN CHE is dead. The picture actually made him a legend, his admirers said he had a forgiving look on his face and compared him with Jesus....
Picture of Charlie Chaplin's coffin.
Picture of Charlie Chaplin's coffin that was sent to his family after grave-robbers stole it demanded a ransom. The robbers were eventually caught and charged with extortion "disturbing the peace of the dead".
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Isaac W Sprague (1841-1887), Living Skeleton.
He was normal until age 12, when he started to lose weight. By age 44 he was 5'6'' and weighed only 43 lbs. He was examined by many eminent physicians who gave no diagnosis other than a general wasting syndrome. He ate as much as 2 normal sized men and carried a flask of sweetened milk to revive himself when he felt faint. He married twice and had 3 average sized sons. He died at age 46 after working in sideshows since he was 24....
RELIGIOUS FACTS.
Do you know that in July of 1935, the Construction of Pews designed by Chief Aina Onabolu, Artist, at 5 pounds each for use in the Cathedral began at the Cathederal Church of Christ,Lago-Marina.
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Elizabeth "Liz" Cambage (born 18 August 1991)
She was born on 18 August 1991. Cambage was born in London to a Nigerian father and Australian mother. Her parents separated when Cambage was three months old and Cambage moved to Australia with her mother. First settling in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, the family then moved to Melbourne and later the Mornington Peninsula.
She is 203 centimetres (6 ft 8 in) tall. She was teased about her height in school. At age ten years, she was 6 ft tall,...
1st British High Commissioner to Nigeria between 1960 and 1963.
Antony Henry Head, 1st Viscount Head GCMG, CBE, MC, PC (19 December 1906 – 29 March 1983) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and diplomat.
1st British High Commissioner to Nigeria between 1960 and 1963....
FACTS ABOUT ELDER DEMPSTER SHIPPING LINE:
In the Second World War the company lost a number of ships to enemy action, including Apapa in 1940 (seenin this photo at the Lagos Port) and Abosso in 1942. After the war a new Accra and Apapa were launched in 1947 and 1948, followed by a new flagship, Aureol (14,083 GRT) in 1951, for the company's services to Ghana and Nigeria.
When the Nigerian National Shipping Line was formed in 1957, Elder Dempster took a 33% stake, selling in 1961 to the...
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 - 21 December 1989) was a Nigerian-born photographer, who moved to England at age 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War.
Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode (20 April 1955 - 21 December 1989) was a Nigerian-born photographer, who moved to England at age 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War. The main body of his work was created between 1982 and 1989. He explored the tensions created by sexuality, race and culture through stylised portraits and compositions.
Rotimi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in April 1955, as the second child of a prominent Yoruba family...
George Adeniji Garrick, MB ChB (8 April 1917 – 12 July 1988) held Nigeria's high jump record from 1938 until 1953.
Born in Lagos on April 8, 1917, George Adeniji Garrick was the eldest son of Stanley David Garrick, a senior administrator and courtier to HRH The Oba of Benin in the former Kingdom of Benin, now southwestern Nigeria. His grandfather was a Sierra Leone Creole catechist in Brass, Nigeria called J.D. Garrick.George Garrick attended King's College, Lagos where he was Head Boy. He excelled academically and was also noted for his prowess at games including...
Friday, 13 February 2015
Peter Dennis (25 October 1933 – 18 April 2009)
Peter Dennis (25 October 1933 – 18 April 2009) was a Screen Actors Guild Award and Drama-Logue Award winning English film, television, theatre and voice actor. His extensive career spanned both sides of the Atlantic with projects ranging from The Avengers to Sideways. He was perhaps best known for his more than three decades association performing the works of A. A. Milne on stage in his one-man show entitled Bother! The Brain of Pooh.
Peter Dennis...
Stephen Stewart Smalley was Dean of Chester in the last part of the 20th century and the first year of the 21st,and an eminent Anglican scholar.
Born in London in 1931, educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1958, Stephen was a Curate at St Paul’s, Portman Square, and then Chaplain and later Acting Dean of Peterhouse, Cambridge. From 1960 to 1969 he was a Lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He returned to the U.K. to become Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester from 1977 to 1986, and served at the same time as Warden of St Anselm Hall....
Kriss Akabusi MBE (born Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, 28 November 1958) is a former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete from the United Kingdom.
Born in Paddington to Nigerian parents who were studying in London, Akabusi would later be brought up in care with his brother Riba, after their parents returned to their country when he was four. Their uncle, who had been appointed as their guardian, neglected his duty, leaving the boys to be raised by abusive foster parents. Due to the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967, Akabusi was unable to stay in contact with his parents, although he...
Hugh "Taffy" Williams was a professional soldier of fortune who served in the Congo with Mike Hoare and 5 Commando Congo as well as a Major in the Biafran Army. Born in Wales, he grew up and received his military training in South Africa.
Noted for his bravery under fire he served two tours of duty with the Biafran Army, rising to the rank of Major and was the last white mercenary to leave the country as secession ended.Williams found his Biafran troops to be completely different from those whom he commanded in Katanga. "I've seen a lot of Africans at war" he was quoted as saying. "But there's nobody to touch these people. Give me 10,000 Biafrans for six months, and we'll build...
Ambush of General FRIEDRICH KUSSIN (1895-1944).
General FRIEDRICH KUSSIN (1895-1944), the German commander of Arnhem in the Netherlands, was ambushed and killed by British paratroopers at a crossroads on September 17, 1944 during Operation Market Garden. This is a photograph of Josef Willeke, his dead driver, also killed in the attack by multiple machine gun fire, along with his interpreter, Max Köster. ...
Zina Saro-Wiwa is a video artist and film-maker. She makes video installations, documentaries, music videos and experimental films.
Zina Saro-Wiwa was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to Ken and Maria Saro-Wiwa. Her late father, the author and poet Ken Saro-Wiwa, became a well-known Nigerian environmental and human rights activist. He was executed in 1995 by the military regime in Nigeria when she was 19. She grew up in Surrey and Sussex in the UK where Saro-Wiwa's wife Maria and five children lived. She attended the private girls school, Roedean, in Sussex, and the University...
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