Evidently, the story of one of the Yoruba kingdom’s first princesses, Moremi Ajasoro, is fascinating …
Read More »Meet Nnete Okorie-Egbe, The Leader of the Aba Women’s Riot of 1929
Nnete Okorie-Egbe of Akwete was a Princess and revolutionary leader from Akwete. Nnete was the fearless leader of the 1929 women’s riot of Aba, protesting unfair taxation of women. She was imprisoned by the British Colonial Administration for two years in Port Harcourt. Later released to a hero’s welcome as the British Colonial Administration backed down and reversed itself, by …
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