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Wednesday, April 1, 1964, was much like any other day in Ripon with lots of vehicles parked in the shadow of John Aislabie’s obelisk.

Oyo, Nigeria's pacesetter, is located in the country's south-western region. It is home to natural wonders such as suspended lakes as well as numerous

In this report, IFEDAYO OGUNYEMI examines the commercial and human activities, including refuse dumping, plastic waste recycling, etc. that continue to

Yorubaland has a rich cultural heritage infiltrated by its language, songs, traditional religious practices, folktales, lore, chants, and history. The heritage comes in the form of ancient places of worship, artefacts, old towns, and monuments, just to mention a few. These are some heritage sites in Yorubaland that are worth exploring. Abeokuta, Ogun Some people […]

Agboworin, has explained the reason he moved a motion for at least three of the historical sites in the state to be listed as national

Share If you plan to build your house like that of Adebisi, you might end up not building any house at all” is a recurring phrase in Ibadan. It is employed to sermonise people to avoid unaffordable show-off. The owner of that first-of-its-kind, one-of-a-kind residential building being referred to in that expression is Sanusi Adebisi, one of the wealthiest men of his time, during the colonial era. He died 83 years ago – on 23 January, 1938. A visit to the mansion in Idikan on Wednesday showe...

Share Tourist sites bring nostalgia of history, growth, time and season. It is also expected that culture comes alive when tourist attractions are explored because all that surround a place is often disclosed when there is a landmark. FAVOUR BOLUWADE who visited the popular Bower Tower in Ibadan, which is almost losing its grace and glory, reports how history was made at the site and the feel of  joy it would bring when renovated.  Though built in 1930, the unique architectural creation still...