All posts tagged "nigerian women in history"
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2.2K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Queen Luwoo The First And Only Woman To Be Crowned A King In Ile-Ife
Sadly, Queen Luwoo’s reign was said to be filled with fear and as a result, women in Ife lost the opportunity of...
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1.7KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Nana Asma’u – A 19th Century Scholar And Advocate For The Education Of Muslim Women In Sokoto
She published her first long poem, “The way of the Pious” in 1820, and it was followed by 60 more, which is...
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2.4KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief Story Of Laide Babayale And Lara Shosanya – Two Former Kalakuta Queens And Wives Of Fela
I did not tell anyone where I was going. I just left. Nobody would imagine or think that that’s where I would...
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2.3KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History of Baba Of Karo- A Hausa Woman Who Grew Up In 19th Century Pre-Colonial Nigeria
Baba was an old woman when she told Mary her story and it began in a time when Nigeria did not exist....
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1.5KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Mary Nzimiro Who Left Unforgettable Business Marks In Southeastern Nigeria Through Her Charitable Activities
She helped young women to be trained in modern domestic skills and also operated inexpensive lodgings for women who had come to...
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3.0K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Omu Okwei – The Woman Who Built Chain Of Businesses In The 19th Century
She was given the title of omu (queen) of the Osomari (Osomari is in the present day Anambra state)in August 1935. In...
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6.1K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Emotan – The Market Woman Who Saved a Benin King From Being Murdered
Emotan was also credited to have founded the first informal daycare centre in Benin as her hut was a popular make-shift nursery...
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2.6KNigerian Women In HistoryIconic Portrait Of A Royal Princess Of Ife, Adetutu Ademiluyi, Has Been Found In London Flat After Being Missing For Decades
Tutu’s portrait was first painted in 1973 and remained in Ben’s studio until his death in 1994 when it suddenly went missing....
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3.8K4Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Hajiya Sa’adatu Aliyu, Popularly Known As Barmani Choge – The Woman Who Was A Strong Voice For Women Through Traditional Music
Barmani Choge popularized the mature Hausa women genre of music called Amada, which is centered around five upturned calabashes floating on water...
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2.7KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Hajiya Laila Dongoyaro – The Woman Who Fought For The Rights Of Northern Women And The Poor
She also campaigned against Vesico Vaginal Fistula, an abnormal fistulous tract extending between the bladder and the vagina that allows the continuous...
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5.8KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Comfort Omoge – The Woman Who Promoted Folkloric Traditional Music In Nigeria
To keep the original sound of her music, she never employed any western instruments. All instruments used for her songs were local...
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12.5K5Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Sara Forbes Bonett – The Yoruba Slave Who Became Queen Victoria’s God Daughter
She became an orphan after her village, Oke-adan, was attacked by King Gezo of Dahomey, the most notorious slave trading monarch in...
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4.2KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Adunni Oluwole – The Human Rights Activist Who Fought For Workers During The General Strike In 1945
Adunni Oluwole was the female politician who fought for workers’ rights during the Nigerian general strike in 1945.
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13.6KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Queen Amina – The Great Woman Warrior
Amina was the elder daughter of Queen Bakwa Turunku, the founder of the ZauZau kingdom, now modern-day Zaria.
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9.0K6Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Alimotu Pelewura -The Uneducated Fish Seller Who Fought For Women’s Right To Vote And Against Taxation
Alimotu Pelewura was the woman who led the Lagos Market Women's Association in its struggles for women’s right to vote and against...
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11.8K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Queen Idia – The First Queen Mother Of Benin Kingdom
The first woman to have taken up the mantle of leadership in terms of socio – economic development of the Old Benin...
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8.3K2Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of How Mammy Ochendu Founded Mammy Markets At Army Barracks
Every military barrack in Nigeria has one thing in common; a mammy market. A mammy market is a place close to the...
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7.5K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Kudirat Abiola -The Woman Who Paid The Supreme Price For Nigeria’s Democracy
Although Kudirat never attended university, she used her bride price to help to pay for the education of her two sisters.
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16.9K4Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Bilikisu Sungbo – The Powerful Woman Who Is Believed To Have Commissioned The Great Walls Of Eredo Over 1,000 Years Ago
The story of Bilikisu Sungbo is one that draws the attention of both locals and foreigners to a village called Oke Eri...
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10.9K1Nigerian Women In HistoryA Tribute To Buchi Emecheta – The Revolutionary Writer Who Rose From Being A Victim Of Abuse To A Champion For Women
Buchi got engaged to her husband, Sylvester Onwordi when she was 11 years old and got married to him at 16years. Through...
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6.7KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti – The Woman Who Led The Egba Women’s War That Led To The Abdication Of Alake Of Egbaland In 1949
Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti was a powerful force to reckon with during her time. She was one of the most prominent women...
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8.2KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Hajiya Gambo Sawaba -The Fearless Politician Who Fought For The Freedom Of Northern Women In Spite Of Several Imprisonments
Gambo was arrested alongside two hundred other women for not obtaining a permit to attend political activities. They were sentenced to one...
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20.9K18Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Mama Janet Ekundayo -The Woman Who Opened Her Doors To Over 500 Orphans And Abandoned Children
When the gift came, I was brought to tears… she sent a photograph of herself and had knitted the exact green and...
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9.0K2Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Margaret Ekpo – A Pioneering Female Politician In Nigeria’s First Republic
After World War II, there was a general scarcity of salt. With this, Margaret went round the shops and deposited money for...
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14.9KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Adunni Olorisa – The White Priestess Of An African goddess
The turning point for Susan came, when she was seriously ill with tuberculosis and there was no doctor to treat her. She...
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8.7K6Lists11 Phenomenal Women Who Changed Nigerian Music Forever
If you grew up in the 80s, you will never forget “Ahayye Yaro”, “Nigeria My Beloved Country”, "Mama thank you for your...
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7.2K1Nigerian Women In HistoryLady Oyinkansola Abayomi – The Feminist And Nationalist Who Campaigned For The Education Of Nigerian Women
She was a founding teacher at the Queens College and the first Nigerian to work there. She also became one of the...
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9.6K2Nigerian Women In HistoryHow Nwanyeruwa Ignited The Igbo Women’s War Of 1929
On the morning of November 18, Emereuwa arrived at Nwanyereuwa's house and approached Nwanyereuwa, since her husband Ojim, had already died. He...