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Obafemi Awolowo
Obafemi Awolowo , 1909-87, Nigerian statesman, a Yoruba chief, commonly known as "Awo." In politics from 1940, he was one of the founders (1943) of the Nigerian Trades Union Congress. In 1950 he founded the Action Group, a new political party. Elected (1959) to Nigeria's house of representatives... Read more
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, republic (2006 provisional pop. 140,003,542), 356,667 sq mi (923,768 sq km), W Africa. It borders on the Gulf of Guinea (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) in the south, on Benin in the west, on Niger in the northwest and north, on Chad in the northeast, ... Read more

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Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Chief Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987) was a Nigerian nationalist, a political leader...principal participant in the struggle for Nigerian independence. Obafemi Awolowo was born in Ikenn é , Western State, Nigeria, on March... Read more
Obafemi Awolowo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , 1909-87, Nigerian statesman, a Yoruba chief, commonly known as Awo. In politics from 1940, he was one of the founders (1943) of the Nigerian Trades Union Congress. In 1950 he founded the Action Group, a new political party. Elected (1959) to Nigeria's house of representatives, he became leader of Read more

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Awolowo, Obafemi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Awolowo, Obafemi (b. 6 Mar. 1909, d. 9 May 1987). Nigerian statesman Son of a peasant of the Yoruba people, he was a newspaper reporter and trade... Read more

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Female fisher folk. (Spectrum).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Environment; 6/1/2002; ; 272 words ; ...important jobs such as net making, processing, and marketing. According to Stella Williams, an economist at Nigeria's Obafemi Awolowo University, programs that provide support for women rarely reach out to those who work in fisheries, and fisheries... Read more
Clinical effects of Garcinia kola in knee osteoarthritis.(Recent Abstracts)(Drug overview)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 12/1/2008; 482 words ; ...medical ethics review board and written informed consent obtained from each patient. All KOA patients presenting at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital complex were recruited into the study. The patients were grouped into four (A = Placebo... Read more
Teaching the contemporary: disjunctures and accommodations. (dialogue).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: African Arts; 9/22/2001; ; 438 words ; ...school, Columbia College. Babatunde Lawal headed one of Nigeria's major university art departments at what is now Obafemi Awolowo University before relocating to Virginia Commonwealth University. Ray Silverman taught at the University of California... Read more
Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli from Nigerian Students, 1986-1998.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...over a 13-year period. The Study Stool specimens were collected from apparently healthy student volunteers at the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1986, 1988, 1994, 1996, and 1998. The students, who provided informed consent, were 16 to 32 years... Read more
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Magazine article from: African American Review; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...in universities in Canada, America, and Nigeria, where he was the head of the modern languages department at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, he has also written extensively on the Black culture in Brazil. Ojo-Ade brings these weighty... Read more
The Shattered Gourd: Yoruba Forms in Twentieth Century American Art.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: African Arts; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...superbly qualified for this project. Of Yoruba background, he studied art and art history at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and the University of Benin, taught for quite some years at the former school, took his PhD in art history... Read more
Jack Mapanje's freedom song. (Books).
Magazine article from: African Business; 11/1/2002; ; 426 words ; ...distinguished contributions - including pieces from Nelson Mandela (from whose work the title is borrowed), Kwame Nkrumah, Obafemi Awolowo, Kenneth Kaunda, Steve Biko, Ken Saro-Wiwa and Wole Soyinka. This is not a message of despair, Jack said. This is... Read more
Serials processing activities in Southern Nigerian University libraries.(Report)
Magazine article from: Library Philosophy and Practice; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Calabar, University of Port Harcourt, and the University of Uyo are in the South-South. The University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, University of Lagos, Federal University of Technology Akure, and University of Agriculture Abeokuta... Read more