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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 08:51:38

Epe, Lagos: The Lagoon Town Where Trade, Kings, and History Met

Before the highways, before motorbikes and buses, water was the main road in coastal Yorubaland. Canoes were the taxis. The lagoon was the highway. And along that watery route, Epe grew into a town that lived by the rhythm of tides—fishing, trade, and movement. How Epe Began: A Waterside Ijebu Settlement Epe is widely described as a riverine settlement of the Ijebu people (a Yoruba...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 11:02:44

Ikorodu (Lagos): The Old Town in the Lagoon That Lagos Grew Around

Ikorodu is one of those places in Lagos that doesn’t feel like it was “built yesterday.” Step into it and you can sense it—this isn’t just a modern suburb that Lagos swallowed. Ikorodu is a proper old Yoruba town, with roots, structure, and a long memory. Long before Lagos became a giant sprawl of estates and expressways, Ikorodu already had what many places are...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 07:54:35

Lagos Island (Lagos): The Old Heart of “Èkó”

Before the traffic, before the skyscrapers, before the noise that never seems to sleep, there was a small island resting quietly on the lagoon—Lagos Island, the old heartbeat of the city people still call Èkó. Long ago, this island was home to Awori Yoruba communities. Life here moved with the water. Fishermen pushed out at dawn, paddling across the lagoon like it was a...

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Abu added story in True Stories
2026-02-10 09:52:18

The Kiriji War (Ekiti Parapo War / Yoruba Civil War), 1877–1893

A Historical Account The Kiriji War, also known as the Ekiti Parapo War or more broadly the Yoruba Civil War, was a prolonged conflict fought between 1877 and 1893. Lasting over sixteen years, it ranks among the longest civil wars in African history and marked a decisive turning point in the political history of the Yoruba people. Historical Background The roots of the Kiriji War lie in...

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Adimeru added story in Biography
2026-03-11 12:11:36

The Living Forest of the Goddess: The Powerful History of the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove

Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove Deep in the southwestern part of Nigeria, where the Osun River quietly flows through thick forest and ancient trees whisper stories of centuries past, lies one of the most spiritually powerful places in Africa. This place is the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, a sacred forest that has stood for hundreds of years as a center of spirituality, culture, and history...

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Abu added story in Nigerian history
2026-02-11 08:40:13

The Ooni of Ife and the Symbolic Letter to the Missionaries (c. 1852)

Around 1852, during the early years of Christian missionary expansion into Yorubaland, a remarkable event unfolded between Ile-Ife and the growing missionary presence in southwestern Nigeria. At the time, David Hinderer, a representative of the Church Missionary Society, had just completed an exploratory stay of about three months in Ibadan before returning to Abeokuta, which was...

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