This Day In Abeokuta History

Official Account for day to day events in the history of EGBALAND (Abeokuta), Nigeria 🇳🇬

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3rd December, 1859: #OnThisDay
The first newspaper in Nigeria, ‘IWE IROYIN’ FUN AWON ARA EGBA ATI YORUBA, was published and circulated by Reverend Henry Townsend of the Christian Mission Society (CMS) at Aké, Abeokuta.

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Èdùmàrè sọ̀rọ̀ Mi dayọ̀, Mo wá nṣọpẹ́...A-A-A, (EP4)
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9th February, 1960: #OnThisDay
MUDA ADEDOJA ADEWOLU left the shores of Nigeria on MV Apapa in search of the Golden Fleece in the United Kingdom.

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9th February, 1885: #OnThisDay
After an interregnum of more than 3 years after the death of Oba Oyekan, OBA LUWAJI was installed as the 4th Alake of Abeokuta.

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7th February, 1881: #OnThisDay
The Christian native community opened a daily market where provisions were easily obtainable, names IBARAPA MARKET, nearly opposite the Ake Church.

The market exists till this day.

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5th February, 1952:
The Egba Native Authority (ENA) held election and elected 13 new administrators.

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...and Crowther’s mother, HANNAH AFALA.

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5th February, 1848:
The first Christian baptism ever held in Abeokuta was performed by Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther on the first (CMS) converts, namely SARAH IBIKOTAN (wife of Chief Ligegere) and her son Adesina; MRS. EFUTIKE (wife Chief Okukenu);

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4th February, 2017:
The first Presidential Library in Africa, OLUSEGUN OBASANJO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (OOPL) was commissioned in Abeokuta, as of the activities marking the 80th Birthday Celebration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.

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4th February, 1867:
The Egba expedition who had went to destroy a Dahomey town, Iwere, returned to Abeokuta victoriously.

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...ill-fated Bristow helicopter she flew that ditched into the Atlantic Ocean en-route Lagos from Port-Harcourt.

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3rd February, 2016: #OnThisDay
An Abeokuta girl, Captain ABIMBOLA JAYEOLA, saved the nation the gory tale of another aviation industry disaster by taking skillful and motherly responsibility of saving lives of all 11 passengers aboard the...

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3rd February, 2005: #Death #OnThisDay It was a sad Wednesday!
The 9th Alake of Egbaland, Oba Dr. MICHEAL MOFOLORUNSO OYEBADE LIPEDE joined his ancestors at a ripe age of 90 years and 9 days.

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3rd February, 1976: #OnThisDay
Ogun State was created and the city of ABEOKUTA named as its capital.

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...future University development in the area.

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2nd February, 1944:
Alake Ladapo Ademola II held a meeting at the Ake Palace with the Abeokuta branch of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) to discuss how to plan for the visitation of the Commission of Higher Education in West Africa, also...

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...referred to as the “Elliot Commission”.

The Commission header by Walter Elliot, was set up by the British Government to report on the organization and facilities of the existing centers of higher education in British West Africa and to make recommendations regarding...

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2nd February, 1932:
Reverend ISRAEL OLUDOTUN RANSOME-KUTI successfully handed over as Principal to his successor at Ìjèbú-Òde Grammar School and arrived Abeokuta Grammar School as the new Principal at about 11:30pm.

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2nd February, 1923:
The troops which Adubi War drew to Abeokuta, later known as West African Frontier Force, retreated from the city.

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1st February, 1946:
Dr. Mrs. HAMIDAT DOYINSOLA ABIOLA (née Aboaba), a renowned journalist and one of the wives of late Chief M.K.O. Abiola was born.

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