She was born in the village of kwali, Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was a common occupation among women. She was so skilled that her work became known in Europe, Britain and America.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, her work was displayed in London at the Berkeley Galleries. She became Nigeria's best - known Potter, was awarded a decorate and was made MBE in 1963 despite not having a formal education.
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The Pottery School in Abuja was established in 1950, and was named after Nigeria's greatest potter of all time. It is called Ladi Kwali School of Pottery.
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Every military barrack and NYSC camp in Nigeria has a place called “mammy market”.
Ever wondered how it got its name ?
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mammy market is a place close to the barracks, where soldiers’ interact and buy their daily needs.
mammy market was named after a woman called Mammy Ochefu In 1955 at Enugu.
She is the wife of late military Governor of defunct East-Central state, Col. Anthony Aboki Ochefu, where she sold a local non-alcoholic beverage called enyi to support her family.
This is the story of BATA, a shoe company that was in Nigeria in the old days 😊
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The T. & A. Baťa Shoe Company was founded on 21 September 1894 in the Moravian town of Zlín, Austria-Hungary (today in the Czech Republic), by Tomáš Baťa, his brother Antonín and his sister Anna, whose family had been cobblers for years.
In 1932, the first Bata shop in Nigeria was opened in Lagos. In 1935, Bata began operations in the town of Kano, where it developed a network for purchasing of leather, rubber and cotton.
Hajia Gambo Sawaba was a Nigerian politician and activist who was well known for her charitable causes one of which was fighting for the freedom of northern women.
The rights and status of women in Northern Nigeria have to date remained a delicate issue to comprehend or solve although progress is being made. In more recent times, the #MeToo campaign has found its way into the region.
The man who could have become Lagos Governor and how he was assassinated
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Funsho Williams attended the St. Paul's Catholic school at Ebute Metta and later St Gregory's College, Lagos. In 1968, he studied at the University of Lagos,attaining a degree in civil engineering. He then went on to attend the New Jersey Institute of Technology for
his Master's degree.
In 1974, Williams returned to Nigeria and joined the Lagos State civil service. He spent the next 17 years working on construction projects in Lagos State. Approximately 70% of the roads and bridges were built under his stewardship. Williams was a
This is the story of the Kano Groundnut Pyramids (picture dated 1955)
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Peanuts, bagged and ready for transport, are stacked in pyramids at Kano, Northern Region, Nigeria. Groundnut pyramids were pyramid-like structures made from groundnut sacks.
The pyramids were built in northern Nigeria in cities such as Kano, where groundnut production was a key part of the economy. They were viewed as both a tourist attraction and a symbol of wealth.
Owambe is a large grandiose party thrown by Nigerians anywhere in the world, especially Yoruba Nigerians, that involves a lot of food, loud music, dancing and spraying- Nigerian term which means throwing currencies on someone dancing.
Owambe is attended by many people and they are usually grouped according to their ‘aso ebi’ (family wears) which may come in different fabrics, colours and designs. The preparation of Owambe takes days and sometimes weeks or months.