PHOTOS Speaks: Nigeria Facts And History
Nigeria is a country with facts and history. An anthem is an important rendition which represents the culture of the nation singing it. It is also a piece of music intended to be sung to express patriotism, love, or commitment.
The first and oldest Medical Hospital in Nigeria
The first and oldest Medical Hospital in Nigeria is located in Lantoro, Abeokuta. It was Founded by Catholic Missionaries in 1895 and was built to fight a Leprosy outbreak in England. The hospital is still run by the Catholics till date
The first set of Medical doctors
The first set of Medical doctors in Nigeria at the University of Ibadan in 1951
A child awaits her food voucher from a relief worker at a food distribution center during the civil war in 1968
The man whom “Port- Harcourt” was named after, Lord Lewis Vernon Harcourt was a rapist and paedophile.
After being faced with public condemnation, Lewis Harcourt committed suicide at his London home on February 24, 1922
Women dance the night away at a nightclub in Yaba, Lagos in 1967
The main gate of the University of Ibadan in 1960
The Premier of the Northern region of Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello encouraging female education in 1950
1970s fashion, Tinubu Square
A young Igbo boy looks in despair during the Nigeria Civil war in 1968
A British colonial officer transported through the creeks in 1920
In 1991, one Prophet Daniel Abodunrin was eaten by lions after he entered a cage in a zoo in Ibadan to recreate the story of Daniel in the bible
Rolls Royce vehcle transported through a river in Eastern Nigeria in 1962