It Produced 1st Nigerian Monarch to Travel to England and 6 other Cool Facts You Didn't Know about Abeokuta
Abeokuta is a city of many firsts, and the Ogun state capital has produced a lot of illustrious sons and daughters many of whom can't be ignored when talking about Nigeria's history.
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Abeokuta is known to many, but some of the interesting facts about this great city are unknown.
Legit.ng presents seven interesting facts about Abeokuta you probably didn't know.
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1. Abeokuta is home to Nigeria's first church
The first church in Nigeria, St. Peter’s Anglican Church, is in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, Neptune Prime reports.
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2. Nigeria's first secondary school
The city of Abeokuta was home to Nigeria's first secondary school, which was later relocated to Lagos as CMS Grammar School due to unknown reasons.
3. First monarch to visit England
The first Nigerian monarch to visit England, Alake Gbadebo I, was from Abeokuta. He was in England on a state visit.
He travelled by sea on May 2, 1904, and arrived on May 5, 1904.
4. The only Nigerian rulers from southwest
Abeokuta produced the only Nigerian leaders from the southwest in the persons of Olusegun Obasanjo and Ernest Shonekan, Owogram reports.
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5. It's home to Nigeria's first hospital
The Ogun state capital is home to the first hospital in Nigeria, Sacred Heart Hospital, which is still functioning.
6. The first newspaper
Iwe Irohin, the first Newspaper in Nigeria, was founded in Egbaland in 1859 by Reverend Henry Townsend, a missionary from Exeter, England.
7. Abeokuta's first name
The first name ever given to Abeokuta was Oko Adagba, which means “Adagba’s Farmstead”. It was later changed to Abeokuta. Adagba was an Itoko farmer.
Beautiful palaces in Nigeria and their adorable pictures
Legit.ng previously reported that the Ooni of Ife's palace made the list of six most beautiful palaces in Nigeria.
The palace of the Ooni of Ife speaks of architectural brilliance, and anyone visiting will definitely have a sense of coming to drink from the well of knowledge the palace workers possess.
The Gidan Rumfa also made the list. This is the palace of the Emir of Kano. Visiting the Gidan Rumfa is like travelling to the past to appreciate the architectural aesthetics of the ancient days. The palace, which was built in the late 15th century, is filled with historic pre-colonial pieces.
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