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WebOlikoye Ransome-Kuti was born in Ijebu Ode on 30 December 1927, in present-day Ogun State, Nigeria. His mother, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a prominent political campaigner and women's rights activist, and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria ... WebBelow are the 17 facts about Olumo Rock: 1. Olumo Rock is nature’s gigantic monument with the highest point at 137 meters. 2. The name “Abeokuta" was gotten from the use of the Olumo Rock as hideout during the war in the 19th century. Abeokuta means “Under the rock". 3. Olumo Rock was discovered by a hunter-farmer called “Adagba". 4. syp tread
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WebHistory of Abeokuta. ABEOKUTA WAS FOUNDED in 1830 after the intertribal wars ravaged refugees in Egba forest from their original homes between 1817 and 1830. The name of the town "ABEOKUTA" was derived from the protection which the fleeing settlers sought under the Olumo Rock, now a tourist center in the town. Abeokuta means 'the … WebFACTS ABOUT ABEOKUTA. The first church in Nigeria was completed in 1898. The Cathedral Church of St. Peter which is the first church in Nigeria, is located in Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The first Baptist Church in West Africa and the first local government in Nigeria (Abeokuta South) are in Abeokuta. syp to tl