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The Agbekoya Revolt of 1968/69
April 19, 2022
Between 1968 and 1969, while the civil war was ongoing in Eastern Nigeria between Biafran Forces and the Nigerian Armed Forces, an uprising led by Agbekoya farmers exploded into a full-blown revolt which had been brewing since the early ’60s in most Western Region communities. Agbekoya is literally a coinage from Yoruba meaning “farmers who … Continue reading The Agbekoya Revolt of 1968/69
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ThrowBack Thursday: When Aba Women Rioted
April 19, 2022
On 2nd December 1929, women numbering up to 10,000 and mostly in their middle ages, trooped to the streets in a seldom seen occurrence in African societies. It was not the only women protest Nigeria would ever see, but the reforms that followed the protests truly cemented the place of the partakers, tagged as ‘Aba Women’, … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: When Aba Women Rioted
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