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Sapele, Delta
Sapele is a town and one of the Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. Sapele səpā´lē city (1991 est. pop. 123,000), S Nigeria, a port in the Niger delta. The center of the Nigerian timber industry, Sapele has sawmills and a large plywood and veneer factory; rubber is processed there, and plastics, chemicals, and shoes are manufactured. After the British established a vice consulate in the city in 1892, Sapele grew in importance as a port; in 1894 it came under British rule and served as a local administrative center. The Okpe people believes the origin of the name is to be an anglicized derivation of the Okpe word 'Uriapele', named after a local deity, the shrine of which can still be found in the centre of the city. The British colonial officials changed the name of the then hamlet to ''Sapele''. Sapele City is indigenous to the Okpe people, a major group of the Urhobo Nation. History By the mid-19th century, Sapele was established as a trading centre, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Nigeria
Work toward freedom led to the formation of a national planning committee, which in 1958 named for a competition to choose a national flag. Thousands of designs were submitted, but the flag of equivalent green-white-green flat stripes, green stood for farming and white for unity and peace was chosen. The flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on 1 October 1960. The flag has three vertical bands of green, white, green. The two green stripes represent natural wealth, and the white represents peace and unity. Design The flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959. Akinkunmi was a 23-year-old student at the time he designed the flag. He was studying at Norwood Technical College in London, England, when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new national flag of Nigeria. He submitted a triband design consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger Coast Protectorate
The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British protectorate in the Oil Rivers area of present-day Nigeria, originally established as the Oil Rivers Protectorate in 1884 and confirmed at the Berlin Conference the following year. It was renamed on 12 May 1893, and merged with the chartered territories of the Royal Niger Company on 1 January 1900 to form the Southern Nigeria Protectorate Southern Nigeria was a British Empire, British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria formed in 1900 from the union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger .... References * Thomas Pakenham, '' The Scramble for Africa'' (Random House, 1991), pp. 197–199 StampWorldHistoryStamworld stamp Former British protectorates Former Nigerian administrative divisions History of the petroleum industry History of Nigeria States and territories disestablished in 1900 Niger River Delta Former British colonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olusoji Fasuba
Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba (born 9 July 1984) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Athlete biography: Olusoji Fasuba beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008 He was the African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds until broke it in July 2021 with 9.84 seconds. He was a member of the Nigerian bronze medal winning team in the |
David Defiagbon
David Dejiro Defiagbon (12 June 1970 – 24 November 2018) was a Nigerian boxer. Nicknamed "The Dream", Defiagbon fought for Canada and won the heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Amateur Born in Sapele, Nigeria, Defiagbon won gold in the welterweight (– 67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. As a light-middleweight, he won a bronze medal in the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo. In 1992 in Barcelona at the Summer Olympics he represented Nigeria and was eliminated in the first round of the light middleweight division (7 to 8 against Raúl Márquez). Defiagbon went on to fight for Canada for whom he won the heavyweight silver medal (limit 201 lbs) at the 1996 Summer Olympics beating Nate Jones, losing to Félix Savón. Results 1990 Commonwealth Games *Defeated James Pender (Scotland) RSCH-3 *Defeated Alfred Ankamah (Ghana) 5–0 *Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) 4–1 *Defeated Greg Johnson (Canada) 5–0 1992 Summer Olympics *Lost to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Women's National Under-20 Football Team
The Nigeria women's national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Falconets, represents Nigeria in international youth women's football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, which is the top competitions for this age group. The team has qualified for every edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and have been runners-up twice, losing to Germany on both occasions in 2010 and 2014. Fixtures and results ; Legend 2022 Fixtures and results (Nigeria Under 20)– Soccerway.com Personnel The coaching squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation on 14 August 2022. Current squad A 30-player preliminary squad was announced on 25 June 2022. The final squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Dedevbo
Peter Dedevbo is a soccer coach who is currently the head coach of the Nigerian U20- Women's National team. In 2014, he led the Nigerian women U20 squad to final of the U20 worldcup in Canada. Managerial career U20 national team In 2013, The Nigerian Football Federation named Dedevbo as the head coach of the Nigerian U20 Women's National team. He was reappointed head coach in 2015 after his team reached the U20 women's worldcup. Personal life Dedevbo is married with two children to Rume Jibromah Dedevbo. In 2014, he was named the Nigerian Coach of the year at the Nigerian Sports Awards. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dedevbo, Peter Nigerian football managers Living people 1970 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dafinone
David Omueya Dafinone OFR (March 12, 1927 - September 30, 2018) was a Nigerian accountant & politician, who was a senator for Bendel South during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was a member of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). Dafinone worked on various fact finding committees during the military administration of Yakubu Gowon. Life David Dafinone was born on March 12, 1927 in Sapele, Nigeria. Son of Thomas Omueya and Agbami (''nee'' Onomor) Dafinone. Dafinone finished his secondary education at Abeokuta Grammar School, he later became an employee of the colonial service working at the Northern Secretariat in Kaduna State. Dafinone worked in Records and Registration Department and when his immediate superior was promoted, he was appointed administrative officer in an acting capacity of the Finance Department. At the finance department, his function was to make treasury estimates of the funding needs of the native authorities within the Northern region. On returning to Niger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Holding Company Of Nigeria
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), formerly the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA), is an organisation governing the use of electricity in Nigeria. During the era when it operated as NEPA, the company managed a football team, NEPA Lagos. It represents Nigeria in the West African Power Pool. The history of electricity development in Nigeria can be traced back to the end of the 19th century when the first generating power plant was installed in the city of Lagos in 1898. From then until 1950, the pattern of electricity development was in the form of individual electricity power undertaking scattered all over the towns. Some of the few undertaking were Federal Government bodies under the Public Works Department, some by the Native Authorities and others by the Municipal authorities, Municipal Authorities. Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) By 1950, in order to integrate electricity power development and make it effective, the then-colonial government passed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Africa Company
The United Africa Company (UAC) was a British company which principally traded in West Africa during the 20th century. The United Africa Company was formed in 1929 as a result of the merger of The Niger Company, which had been effectively owned by Lever Brothers since 1920, and the African & Eastern Trade Corporation. In the early 1930s the United Africa Company was nearly reduced to bankruptcy and as a result it came under the control of Unilever which had just been formed. Unilever had only been created from the merger of Lever Brothers and the Dutch Margarine Union earlier on 3 March 1929. The United Africa Company continued as subsidiary of Unilever until 1987 when it was absorbed by the parent company. Chairmen *1929–1931 Sir Robert Whaley Cohen *1936–1953 Lord Trenchard *Frank Samuel *1969 Sir Arthur Smith Merchant fleet Background William Hesketh Lever was a well known soap manufacturer and became involved in the West Africa trade to supply his company, primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entandrophragma Cylindricum
''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' is a tree of the genus ''Entandrophragma'' of the family ''Meliaceae''. It is commonly known as sapele or sapelli ( ) or sapele mahogany, as well as aboudikro, assi, and muyovu. Origin of the name The name ''sapele'' comes from that of the city of Sapele in Nigeria, where there is a preponderance of the tree. African Timber and Plywood (AT&P), a division of the United Africa Company, had a factory at this location where the wood, along with ''Triplochiton scleroxylon'', ''Obeche'', mahogany, and Khaya was processed into timber which was then exported from the Port of Sapele worldwide. The name of the city itself is said to be an anglicisation of the Urhobo word Uriapele, commemorating a local deity. It is believed the British colonial authorities changed the name of the then hamlet to Sapele as it was easier to pronounce. Description ''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' is native to tropical Africa. There are protected populations and felling restr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulk (ship Type)
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Hulk may be used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, an abandoned wreck or shell, or to refer to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed, retaining only its buoyant qualities. The word hulk also may be used as a verb: a ship is "hulked" to convert it to a hulk. The verb was also applied to crews of Royal Navy ships in dock, who were sent to the receiving ship for accommodation, or "hulked". Hulks have a variety of uses such as housing, prisons, salvage pontoons, gambling sites, naval training, or cargo storage. In the days of sail, many hulls served longer as hulks than they did as functional ships. Wooden ships were often hulked when the hull structure became too old and weak to withstand the stresses of sailing. More recently, ships have been hulked when they become obsolete or when they become uneconomical to operate. Sheer hulk A sheer hulk (or shear hulk) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Maxwell Macdonald
Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald, (12 June 1852 – 10 September 1915) was a British soldier and diplomat, best known for his service in China and Japan. Early life MacDonald was born the son of Mary Ellen MacDonald (''nee'' Dougan) and Major-General James (Hamish) Dawson MacDonald.Kowner, '' Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War'', p. 214. He was educated at Uppingham School and Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the 74th Foot in 1872. He thought of himself as a 'soldier-outsider', as regards his subsequent career in the Foreign Office. Africa MacDonald’s early career was in Africa. He served in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War, and served as military attaché to Sir Evelyn Baring from 1884–87. From 1887–89 he was Acting-Agent and Consul-general at Zanzibar, and then served some years as Commissioner and Consul-General at Brass in the West African Oil Rivers Protectorate,Dictionary of National Biography where in 1895 he was an observer of the rebellion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
