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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: LOOK AFTER NUMBER ONE In December 1994, Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign a new striker for his Manchester United team and the player he sought was Queens Park...

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST Major Donatus Okafor, the officer commanding the Federal Guards was tasked with the assassination of Maimalari. It was important that...

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A successful arms dealer, Francis Arthur Nzeribe sold weapons to both Nigeria and Biafra during the 30-month Nigerian Civil War. As a matter of fact, Nzeribe traded arms in every s...

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#OnThisDay, August 15, 1945, was the first time the Japanese people heard their Emperor's voice on the radio when he announced Japan's surrender to end the Second World War due to...

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Jaja of Opobo was killed with a cup of tea in 1891. King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891), the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the Niger Delta and sole founder of Opobo, was Igbo...

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: WHAT GOES AROUND... Liberian President, Samuel Doe was the first world leader to be tortured on camera before being executed and his body desecrated on Septem...

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Also known as Olowo Pupa, Chief Mohammed Shitta-Bey (c.1824 – 4 July 1895) was the first titled Seriki Musulumi of Lagos. He was a prominent Nigerian Muslim businessman, aristocrat...

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A Liberian army soldier stands ready to execute a former cabinet minister, Cecil Dennis, following the 1980 coup. https://t.co/8Y5bBGEuRP

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF Peter Dinklage was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. He was the only member of his family with this abnormality. His parents a...

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: THERE IS A LOVE SOMEWHERE In 2011, Australian ex-model, mining engineer, humanitarian, athlete, and author, Turia Pitt suffered burns to 65% of her body and h...

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FIRST INDIGENOUS GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Mallam Aliyu Mai-Bornu (1919–1970) was a Kanuri born in Yola, present-day Adamawa State. His father did not want to send h...

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: THE MOUNTAINS AND THE LOVE OF A MOTHER There were two warring tribes in the Andes, one that lived in the lowlands and the other high in the mountains. The mo...

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