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08/06/2024

17/02/2022

The Benin Kingdom, dating back to the 11th century, was one of the oldest and most advanced states in western Africa. Benin’s walls with their surroundings have been described as ‘the biggest earthworks in the world before the mechanical age,’ a man-made wondrous feature.

In 1897, during the Punitive Expedition, the Walls of Benin, one of Africa’s ancient architectural wonders, were burned.

15/07/2021

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"Lagos" comes from the Portuguese word "Lagodikuramo", which means calm water.

The Yakubu Gowon led government in 1973, contemplated changing the name to "Eko" which means War Camp in the bini language Because to them "Lagos" is a foreign word. It never worked out and the city remains Lagos till this day.

15/07/2021

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The Ark of the Covenant is believed to be in Ethiopia. It is guarded 24/7 at St. Mary of Zion Church in Axum, Ethiopia.

It is said that Menelik I, the son of the Queen of Sheba and the King Solomon, came with the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia in 950 B.C.

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10/05/2021

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MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: DECLARE GOOD THINGS

On July 10,1856, Nikola Tesla a Serbian inventor was born at midnight during a lightning storm, The Midwife thought the storm was a bad Omen and declared he will be a child of darkness, to which his mother qu**ky replied,"No,He will be a child of light."

Tesla then went on to become a great scientist with numerous inventions,among them is the Alternative Current (AC) : a type of electricity still used to provide Light to homes, industries

Tesla's mother declared that he would be a child of light, and indeed,he was. What are you declaring to yourself and the people around you?

Have a Historic week ahead.

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31/12/2020

King Edward VI (1537-1553) coronation on Sunday, February 20, 1547, was a very short one because the people feared the long and boring procedures would be too taxing on their child-king.

Edward was England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant and the youngest-reigning monarch to die at 15. His last words were: “I am faint; Lord have mercy upon me and take my spirit”.

27/08/2020

TODAY IN HISTORY (AUGUST 27)

1985- Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Ibrahim Babangida overthrows Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria's 5th military coup. Buhari would then be detained in Benin City for three years until 1988.

14/07/2020

In Sweden, blood donors are sent a text message every time their blood is used to save a life.

13/07/2020

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY: BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

Time went by and the little boy had grown up and no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.

‘Come and play with me’ the tree asked the boy.

‘I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more’ the boy replied. ‘I want toys. I need money to buy them.’

'Sorry, I do not have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have the money.’

The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.

'Come and play with me’ the tree said.

‘I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?'

'Sorry, but I do not have any house. However, you can chop off my branches to build your house.’

So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.

'Come and play with me!’ the tree said.

‘I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax. Can you give me a boat?’ said the man.

‘Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.’

So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the man returned after many years.

‘Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you,' the tree said.

‘No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite,’ the man replied.

‘No more trunk for you to climb on,’ the tree said.

‘I am too old for that now,' the man said.

'I really cannot give you anything. The only thing left is my dying roots,' the tree said with tears.

‘I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,' the man replied.

‘Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, Come, come sit down with me and rest.’

The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

MORAL OF THE STORY

The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we often leave them, only coming to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.

No matter what, parents will always be there to give everything they could just to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but most of the time that is how many of us treat our parents. We take them for granted, we don’t appreciate all they do for us until it’s too late.

So, wouldn't you rather take the weekend off and go 'play' with your parents before it's too late?

Have a historic week ahead.