Some striking facts You May Not Have Come Across!!!



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
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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Lalasticlala

Very brilliant...

Obafemi awolowo that a**hole.
For those saying port Harcourt ain't igboland, I pity 4 una

wtfcoded:
Obafemi awolowo that a**hole.
For those saying port Harcourt ain't igboland, I pity 4 una

can you tell me why you call Obafemi Awolowo an a**hole?

wtfcoded:
Obafemi awolowo that a**hole.
For those saying port Harcourt ain't igboland, I pity 4 una

Did you know that Arsenal will win UCL next season...
Na joke oo

wtfcoded:
Obafemi awolowo that a**hole.
For those saying port Harcourt ain't igboland, I pity 4 una

Ode ni guy sha ?....
Omo igbo jatijati

wtfcoded:
Obafemi awolowo that a**hole. For those saying port Harcourt ain't igboland, I pity 4 una

please channel your strength in something productive and don't be a gay...

ADEWUMIMichael:
can you tell me why you call Obafemi Awolowo an a**hole?

U will never understand because u're a fellow afonja like him

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shocking fact is that A YORUBA MAN AUTHORED AN IGBO BOOK........PLS M WAITIN 4 NCAN CREW TO ARRIVED






SO CALABAR PIPO DON FINALLY NO ROAD

Ok

ADEWUMIMichael:
Some striking facts You May Not Have Come Across!!!



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
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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Lalasticlala

Lalasticlala, olawalebabs , Richiez , Fynestboi

So no 5 is shocking abi
That's why we are still in the shock till tomorrow, if shock absorber is not used?
Smh

OP, number 4 no longer stands. Oldman Robert of Zimbabwe is now the oldest head of State in the world. 2nd oldest- I think Beiji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia. We love 'em grandpas in Africa.

ADEWUMIMichael:
Some striking facts You May Not Have Come Across!!!



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
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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Lalasticlala

Very interesting to know, especially that no 7

Op where did you get number 2 fact from .

noticed and noted! Thanks op.

Very interesting facts. However, the official residence of Barbados president is actually called 'Ilaro Court', not Oronna Court. All na same sha.

person get airport..

Nice one.

Queen Elizabeth sha. So she no dey take passport

Definitely FP material.. Mods oya!

If l was River's state governor I will reverse the name of the capital to Iguocha.

Obudupikin:
If l was River's state governor I will reverse the name of the capital to Iguocha.

"IF I WAS" so u nor fit use "IF I BECOME or "WHEN I BECOME." Believe in urself, u re capable.

charlesluthor:
"IF" nt even "WHEN".

I'm not from Rivers state. So there can never be a ''WHEN''.

i learn everyday

Mama charlie....the only witch without wings....how can someone be so powerful to the extent she doesn't need a VISA to fly anywhere in the world....

The entire secret of the world is inside that her head..