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I randomly post Nigeria facts/history irrespective of region a times.
Jun 21, 2023 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Meet Nigerian Professor Who Drove Peugeot 504 From London To Kano In 24 days

Professor Aminu Mohammed Dorayi is a renowned educationist and adventurer that drove from London to Kano with his car.

The elder statesman is a Record-breaker, who broke a world record by driving his Image Peugeot 504 over a distance of about 4,000miles, in 24 days.

Prof Dorayi is a distinguished Abusite (Ahmadu Bello University) and respected professor of Chemistry. He doubled as a former president of the ABU Students Union Government (SUG) for 1966/1967. Dorayi set up the
Jun 20, 2023 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
7 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE IGALA YOU SHOULD KNOW

Most Nigerians are familiar with our country’s three major ethnic groups; yoruba, Hausa and Igbo – and some minority groups like the Ijaws . However, few know of the Igalas of kogi state. This group interestingly boasts of a ImageImage population size of more than two million natives, and a rich culture worth learning about.

Here are a few fascinating facts about the Igalas:
Jun 19, 2023 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
Nuhu Ribadu

Profile of new National Security Adviser.

Mr Ribadu was named NSA a few days after he was appointed as security adviser to the president.

The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, was born in Yola, Adamawa State, on 21 November, 1960. Image He attended Aliyu Mustapha Primary School, Yola from 1966 to 1973 and Yelwa Government Secondary School, Yola from 1973-1977. Between 1978 and 1980, Mr Ribadu was at the College of Preliminary Studies, CPS, Yola, for his A-level studies.
Jun 19, 2023 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Service Chiefs after he retired the former in a bid to reposition the security architectures to battle insecurity.

The new Service Chiefs are:

1. Maj-Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa.

The new Chief of defence staff. Image He was born in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria on December 25, 1967. He hails from Kaduna Kaduna state, North west of Nigeria.
Nov 7, 2022 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
100 Achievements of Engr. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso FOUR
YEARS in office... APC Change !!!
1.Kofar nassarawa flyover
2. Ibrahim Taiwo road flyover
3. M/Muhd way flyover
4. Kabuga underpass
5. K/gadon kaya underpass
6. Kwankwasiyya city
7. Amana city
8. Bandirawo city 9. Dualization of sheikh jafar road
10. Rehabilitation of k/naisa galadanci road
11. Gwale gudindi road
12. Northwest university 13. Zungeru road HAUSAWA ROAD SABON GARI
14. Magaji rumfa road
15. Air force base road
15. Kano- madobi road
Jun 12, 2022 • 28 tweets • 5 min read
El-Rufai – Biography, Political Career And Life Of Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai.

Who is Nasir Ahmad El Rufai? @elrufai

Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is the 22nd executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Before then, he had served the country in different capacities.

Thread! First, he served as the Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises. He also served as the Head of Privatisation agency in Nigeria.

El-Rufai Background
El-Rufai was born on February 16, 1960 in Daudawa of Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.
Jun 11, 2022 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
Who is Aminu Dantata?

AMINU Dantata, aged 90-years-old. He was born on May 19, 1931. He is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. He hails from Kano.
He is the head of a group of companies that manages his real estate and other business ventures. Dantata is the founder of Express Petroleum & Gas Company Ltd and one of the organisers of Jaiz Bank in Nigeria. In 1978, he was a member of the National Movement, an organisation that later transformed into the National Party of Nigeria.
Jan 29, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Senator Kashim Shettima Speaks:

"I first appointed Zulum as rector and after his tenure, he had no house of his own and no car of his own. Then, I challenged him by appointing him the pioneer commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and he did wonderfully well. He spent a total number of 156 days in Bama, sleeping in Bama with soldiers and Civilian JTF, with masons, and with labourers. In our eight years, Zulum rarely left Borno.
Jan 2, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
HOW THE AREWA HOUSE WAS BURNT DOWN IN 1966

“Hands up, turn around, and face the wall,” Nzeogwu ordered, raising his gun. One of them quickly complied but the three others were defiant. “Kpruuuuuu, kpruuuuuu, kpruuuuuu.”

#Thread Nzeogwu opened fire on them and the three constables laid dead instantly in a pool of their own blood. Some of Nzeogwu’s men became terrified. The “revolution” had actually begun.

“Adebiyi, Manga, Oyegoke,” he called out to his sergeants who were of the NMTC.
Dec 13, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Nana Asma'u Bint Shehu dan Fodio (1793-1864) was a Fulani princess and a scholar of the Sokoto Caliphate of Northern Nigeria.

Taught by her father, Uthman Dan Fodio, her stepmother, Aisha, her brothers Abu Bakr and Mohammed Bello (grandfather of Sir Ahmadu Bello), she gained... ...a deep knowledge of Qur'anic teachings, as well as four languages; Arabic, Fulfude, Hausa, and Tamasheq.

With her father's backing, Asma'u set up the Yan Taru organisation.

The Yan Taru organisation was a collective of travelling teachers, trained by herself, then sent...