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Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 4:58pm On Sep 22, 2016
1. There is a town in Jamaica called ABEOKUTA. It was founded by former slaves from present-day Ogun State who were brought to a plantation in that part of Jamaica.

2· The letter 'i' that Apple use (in their products iPhone, iPad, iMac, iPod) stands for "Interactive".

3· Edward James Roye, the fifth president of Liberia, was of Igbo descent.

4· President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924.

5· The name"Nigeria" was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of Lord Lugard, Nigeria's Governor-General from 1914 to 1919.

6· There is a high school in Kingston, Jamaica named CALABAR High School, the capital of Cross River State.

7· Queen Elizabeth II is the only person who travels to any country without visa.

8· Ebun House, located at 85 Odunfa Street, was the first three-story building built in Lagos. It was constructed in 1914.

9· The city of Port Harcourt (capital of Rivers State) was named after Lewis Vernon Harcourt in 1913 by Frederick Lugard. It was originally known as Iguocha.

10· There are 3 things the Human Brain cannot resist noticing –Food, Attractive People and Danger.

11· The CMS Grammar School in Lagos, Nigeria is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria. It was founded on June 6, 1859.

12· The first book written in the Igbo language (Isoama-Ibo :A Primer) was by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the renowned Yoruba/Creole bishop?

13· Gatwick Airport in London, which is not that far from Heathrow Airport also in London, England is owned by Nigerian businessman Adebayo Ogunlesi.

14· The Naira, Nigeria’s currency, was named by Obafemi Awolowo.

15· Nigerian staple food cassava was brought to West Africa from Brazil by the Portuguese.

16. The Official Residence of the President of Barbados, a Caribbean country, very close to Jamaica and Bahamas and Jamaica, is called Oronna Court. The name Oronna was used by two Barbadorian Citizens close to a decade in tracing their origin to Ilaro in Ogun state. One was named Odewale and the other was named Aramide Oronna( the German Shepherd man) was one of the heroes/founders of Ilaro town alongside Iya Ala. Oronna is just like the likes of Lisabi and Shodeken in Egbaland.


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Our youths must know these facts.

Lalasticlala please see if it's worth sharing.

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Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by MrLankeeee(m): 5:47pm On Sep 22, 2016
Nice one






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Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by chriskosherbal(m): 5:48pm On Sep 22, 2016
Ok
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by nerilove(m): 5:54pm On Sep 22, 2016
It's ok
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Nobody: 5:59pm On Sep 22, 2016
Awesome facts!!!

Number 7 nd 10 re jst dope!!
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Proudlyngwa(m): 6:26pm On Sep 22, 2016
Nice facts
Ignorant kids won't see this and learn.
They will be busy shouting APC/PDP
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 6:53pm On Sep 22, 2016
Don't mind them.
Proudlyngwa:
Nice facts
Ignorant kids won't see this and learn.
They will be busy shouting APC/PDP
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 6:55pm On Sep 22, 2016
Number 7 most importantly, how I wish I am in her shoe.
GODKID98:
Awesome facts!!!


Number 7 nd 10 re jst dope!!
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 6:56pm On Sep 22, 2016
MrLankeeee:
Nice one






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Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Nobody: 7:07pm On Sep 22, 2016
Dejiih001:
Number 7 most importantly, how I wish I am in her shoe.

Same here!!
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 7:14pm On Sep 22, 2016
GODKID98:


Same here!!
grin
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by koladebrainiac(m): 7:16pm On Sep 22, 2016
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Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 7:24pm On Sep 22, 2016
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by leofab(f): 7:58pm On Sep 22, 2016
Educative
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by NGZSPARKS01(f): 9:29pm On Sep 22, 2016
Very interesting
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 9:42pm On Sep 22, 2016
NGZSPARKS01:
Very interesting

leofab:
Educative

Welcome
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 7:44am On Sep 23, 2016
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Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by klbakare(m): 7:57am On Sep 23, 2016
That queen tho, why will she be the only one travelling without visa? It's rubbish
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 8:16am On Sep 23, 2016
klbakare:
That queen tho, why will she be the only one travelling without visa? It's rubbish

The whole world accepted it that way.
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Nobody: 8:20am On Sep 23, 2016
Dejiih001:


The whole world accepted it that way.
How can you accept something you are not aware of?
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by klbakare(m): 8:23am On Sep 23, 2016
Dejiih001:


The whole world accepted it that way.
Don't worry, by the time I become nigeria's prexy, its going to change. We also have kings and queens in our land here, and they all collect visas. Standard is standard, procedure is procedure!
Re: Some Striking Facts You May Not Have Come Across by Dejiih001(m): 8:29am On Sep 23, 2016
klbakare:

Don't worry, by the time I become nigeria's prexy, its going to change. We also have kings and queens in our land here, and they all collect visas. Standard is standard, procedure is procedure!

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