{"id":4419,"date":"2024-01-30T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:52:02","slug":"nigeria-at-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/nigeria-at-57\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria at 61!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria celebrates her 61<sup>st<\/sup> independence today and what better way to celebrate than explore a bit of our history. A few fun facts about Nigeria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 1960s-1970s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigerian Independence day &#8211; 1960<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4439 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/indepedence-day.jpg.png\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildentertainmentblog.com\/2016\/10\/photos-from-nigerias-1st.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild Entertainment Blog<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigeria finally gained her <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/5-facts-nigeria-independence-day\/\">Independence from the British <\/a>empire in 1960.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kanji Dam &#8211; 1968<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4420 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dam-450x270.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dam-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dam-480x288.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dam.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationng.com\/2017\/03\/upgrading-kainji-dam-improving-electricity.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">InformationNigeria<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Kainji Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sits across the Niger River in Niger State, Nigeria. The dam generates electricity for large cities across Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tafawa Balewa Square &#8211; 1972<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4421 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4_opt-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4_opt-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4_opt-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4_opt.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelayovers.com\/top-things-lagos\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thelayovers<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although constructed much later, <strong>TBS<\/strong> is where Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa delivered his Independence speech. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 1970s &#8211; 1980s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> National Museum, Benin City- 1973<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4422 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-minneshuvud-och-elfenben-637x309-450x218.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-minneshuvud-och-elfenben-637x309-450x218.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-minneshuvud-och-elfenben-637x309-480x233.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-minneshuvud-och-elfenben-637x309.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.varldskulturmuseerna.se\/en\/etnografiskamuseet\/research-collections\/collections\/africa\/benin-city\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">etnografiskamuseet<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>National museum, Benin <\/strong>holds a lot of artifacts showcasing the history and culture of the Benin Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Benin Moat &#8211; 1974<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-Moat1-450x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-Moat1-450x225.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-Moat1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Benin-Moat1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriagalleria.com\/Nigeria\/States_Nigeria\/Edo\/Benin-Moat.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NigerianGalleria<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guinness Book of World Records in 1974 described the walls of Benin City as the world\u2019s second largest man-made structure after China\u2019s Great Wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Queen Amina statue, National Theatre, Lagos- 1975<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4424 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-740x491.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSCF7778.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Socialprefect<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Queen Amina Statue<\/strong> is an equestrian statue in honor of Queen Amina, an Hausa Warrior &#8211; Queen of Zazzau (Zaria). <\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fela Kuti &#8211; 1976<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4437 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fela.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/world\/2017\/08\/04\/fela-kuti-fo-orig.cnn\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN Travel<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as the king of afrobeat, Fela used his music as an avenue to speak on political issues and human rights <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 1980s- 1990s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wole Soyinka &#8211; 1986<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4436 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wole-soyinka-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wole-soyinka-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wole-soyinka-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wole-soyinka-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/wole-soyinka-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulse.ng\/books\/wole-soyinka-africas-beloved-nobel-laureate-on-african-literature-bob-dylan-and-why-he-is-leaving-america-if-trump-wins-id5706671.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pulseng<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wole Soyinka became the first African to win the nobel prize for literature.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 1990s-2000s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aro Meta \u00a0(Three White Chiefs), Lagos &#8211; 1991<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4425 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Three-chiefs-450x297.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Three-chiefs-450x297.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Three-chiefs-480x317.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Three-chiefs.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/nigeriarealestatehub.com\/top-10-landmarks-lagos.html\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nigerianrealestatehub<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aro Meta is popularly known as \u201cWelcome To Lagos\u201d and it was sculpted by Bodun Shodeinde. The Aro Meta represent the three kinds of traditional greetings in Lagos Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yankari National Park &#8211; 1991<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4427 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984-450x432.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984-450x432.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984-740x711.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Yankari-Games-Reserve-New-1024x984-480x461.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/naijalifemagazine.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/11\/5-places-nigeria-visit-die\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">naijalifemagazine<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Yankari National Park<\/strong> is a large wildlife reserve in Bauchi State.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Super Eagles &#8211; 1996<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4428 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/150324135219-nigeria-history-5-super-169.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/03\/25\/africa\/gallery\/nigeria-moments-in-history\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN travel<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigeria\u2019s football team won Gold at the Atlanta Olympics<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 2000s-2010s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Agbani Darego &#8211; 2001<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4429 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2001-Miss-World-Agbani-Darego-263x450.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"263\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2001-Miss-World-Agbani-Darego-263x450.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2001-Miss-World-Agbani-Darego.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.dm\/today-in-history-representing-nigeria-agbani-darego-was-crowned-miss-world\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NewsDm<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Agbani Darego <\/strong>was the first black african woman to win the Miss World beauty pageant. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Omenka Gallery, Lagos &#8211; 2003<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-450x299.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-740x491.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MAR8489-1310x870.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omenkagallery.com\/gallery\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">omenkagallery<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Omenka Gallery <\/strong>is a contemporary art gallery in Lagos. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nigeria\u2019s first satellite &#8211; 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4431 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-450x253.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/160406102424-nigeriasat-1-launched-2003-super-169.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/04\/06\/africa\/nigeria-nasrda-space-astronaut\/index.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cnn<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigeria\u2019s first satellite &#8211; <strong>NigeriaSat-1 <\/strong>launched via Russian rocket into the space.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tinapa Resort, Calabar &#8211; 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4432 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC00019.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinapalakesidehotel.com\/gallery\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tinapalakesidehotel<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tinapa<\/strong> is a business and leisure resort in Calabar.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 2010s -2017s<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Agodi Gardens, Ibadan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-740x494.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAM_2624.jpg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agodigardens.com\/waterpark\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agodigardens<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agodi Gardens,<\/strong> Ibadan is a leisure park for fun and recreation<\/p>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li>Freedom Park, Lagos Island<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20131109_154403-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria at 57!\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20131109_154403-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20131109_154403.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20131109_154403-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapesoetan.com\/things-to-do-in-lagos-freedom-park\/\">Lape Soetan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wakanow.com\/top-5-staycation-spots-in-nigeria-under-%E2%82%A657000\/\">Top 5 Staycation Spots in Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria celebrates her 61st independence today and what better way to celebrate than explore a bit of our history. 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