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5 unusual facts about Yaba


Edward Thaddeus Lawton

He became the director of the Thomistic Institute where he lectured at both Yaba and Lagos.

Felix Idubor

In due time, he was later a teacher at a college in Yaba and was given a scholarship to study in London.

Third Mainland Bridge

There is also a link midway through the bridge that leads to the Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba.

Thomas Adeoye Lambo

The need to put the social anomalous individuals under control, sometimes care and confinement was initiated and a few asylums including one at Yaba were built.

YBNL

To promote the album, Olamide held an album launch party at Octopus Club in Yaba, Lagos.


Amina Mama

In 2010, she co-produced the movie The Witches of Gambaga with Yaba Badoe.

Chacun Tout Le Monde

It was released on 12" vinyl under the YABA Music and Just'In Distribution labels, and is currently out of print. Personnel include Étienne Charry (guitar/vocals,) Michel Gondry (drummer,) Nicolas Dufournet (bassist) and Gilles Chapat (keyboards.) Tracks one and two, "Les Cailloux" and "Ma Maison," respectively, were both made into music videos by drummer and filmmaker Michel Gondry, though the version of "Ma Maison" used for the video differs markedly from the LP version.

Oni Emmanuel Idigbe

Oni Emmanuel Idigbe is the immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Sakae, Nagoya

Parallel to Otsu-dori is Hisaya-odori; this road runs from Yaba-cho to Sakae except for Sotobori-dori, which is maintained as Hisaya Ōdori Park.

Yaba College

The Nigerian Youth Movement, formed by members of the Lagos intelligentsia who were protesting the plan for Yaba College, soon became an important nationalist organization.


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