NOT MY ORIGINAL; Bill Clinton and Olusegun Obasanjo were both born on a Tuesday,both Baptists,both have been presidents of the United States and Nigeria,Clinton has the name, with seven letters ,staring with W and ending with M,William and Obasanjo has the name ,with seven letters , starting with M and ending with W ,Matthew.
Is this the Hand of God?.Or Just coincidence.Albert Einstein said"Coincidence is Gods way or remaining anonymous" You would come to your own conclusion on reading some of the short write ups in this blog as it pertains to geo-politico-historical coincidences.My favourites are BETWEEN CHICAGO AND IBADAN as well as ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND OBAFEMI AWOLOWO.You can google them.Cheers
Check this blog for geo- politico-historical coincidences as it concerns Nigeria and the United states.Particularly as it concerns American presidents and Nigerian political figures. There are about ten such write ups. Pls scroll down. cheers
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Jimoh Odutola was born on March 16 1905,in Ijebu ode ,Nigeria, On this same day Guglielmo Marconi,an engineer,then the greatest Italian Scientist and one of the worlds greatest, got married.The cream of the Italian society might have gathered to attend this wedding. .On December 7 1921,Jimoh Odutola ,described as the uncrowmed Baron of Business in Africa,started business .This same day is known as the feast of Saint Ambrose,and Saint Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan.Milan the industrial and commercial capital of Italy as well as once described as the fashion capital of the world.Jimoh Odutola has been doing business with the people of Milan for about 60 years.he excelled in industry,commerce and the fashion related textile industry. In an interview with a newspaper he said that he is confident that if his photograph or his name is featured in any newspaper in Italy he is sure to be recognised, He is 103 years and still going strong. Jimoh Odutola found a friend in Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987) who had a soft spot for Giuseppe garibaldi,patroit,guerilla fighter and always in opposition in Italian politics.Awolowo was always in opposition in Nigerian politics
Obafemi Awolowo described as the best President Nigeria never had is also reminding of the Italian American Enrico Fermi.Enrico fermi was called the Pope because he was always right.Awolowo was called the sage because of his timely wisdom.Fermi has been described as being as good a theoretician as he was an experimentalist and awolowo ,a world class political theoreticain and a practical economist.Fermi is credited with winning the second world war for the US President Harry S.Truman and Awolowo was the chief strategist for the Nigerian head of state Yakubu Gowon during the Nigerian Civil War
Enrico Fermi tested the first Nuclear Reactor as it was invented by him at the university of Chicago on December 2 1942,in a squash Racquet court. The next day December 3 1942 a son,named Oluwole was born to Awolowo in Ibadan and he became an avid squash Racquet player. Awolowo lived in Apapa,Lagos ,Nigeria.There used to be alot of Italians in Apapa. Google Search;CHICAGO AND IBADAN for further coincidences
List of Italian American business people-Wikipedia. Italian Embassy in Nigeria
Italian embassy in Nigeria Tel.+23493142986,Fax:+23493142987,email:itabuja@betalinkserve.com ,-Plot 1611-Yusuf Maitama Sule Street,Abuja,Nigeria
Italian-American Chamberof Commerce,730 Fifth Avenue,Suite 600,New York,NY 10019 ,phone(212)459-0044,Fax
212)459 0090
Ijebu Chamber of Commerce,P.O.Box 694.Ijebu-Ode,Ogun State,Nigeria phone+23437432880
Enrico Fermi(Died 1954) a physicist,Barack Obama a Lawyer and Fela Bright a Physicist were both born in the year of the Ox(Chinese Calendar),1901,1961 and 1961 respectively.You have the year of the Ox every 12 years.They were all born in the year of the Iron Ox(Tibetan Calendar).You have the year of the Iron Ox every 60 years.
Fermi an Italian American and Nuclear Physicist is credited with winning the second world War for the U.S. President Harry S. Truman,Obama a Kenyan-American wants to be President of the U.S. Fermi and Obama lectured at the Columbia University and the University of Chicago, .Fermi invented the Nuclear reactor at the University of Chicago towards the development of the Atomic bomb.Obama,on Nuclear power has said"It is reasonable and realistic for Nuclear power to remain on the table for consideration". Obamas mother, Stanley Ann Dunham was born November 29 1942,three days before the first test of a nuclear reator by Fermi(December 2 1942). Obamas wifes name is Michelle the feminine form of the name Michael. Fermi was born on Saint Michaels Day(september 29)1901.Fermi died on November 28 1954 the eve of the anniversary of the birthday of Obamas mother. Obama has been one of those fighting for the Fermi funds in the senate(2007) . The Fermi funds are for the Fermi National accelarator Lab.FERMILAB.He has also done some work on non Proliferation of Nuclesr weapons in the Senate.Fela Bright a Nigerian had a love for Italian cars which made him adopt the Italian name Ferrari,He was at the University of Ibadan. Obama was first black President of The Harvard Law Review and Fela Bright first president of the Physics Students association,University of Ibadan. Fela Bright was moving to mark the One hundredth anniversary of the birth of Fermi at the MUSON centre Lagos. then in 2001. Fela Bright is President of the NGO STEPS -TO-Life which is into Human Rights,Education,Health,Physics,ICT,Gender Issues and Social Work.Google search: CHICAGO AND IBADAN for coincidences between Ibadan and Chicago or Scroll down to my very first write up.It would take about three minutes. You can also google search:FELA BRIGHT or visit www.augusting.blog.co.uk
The calendar as used in China repeats itself fully every 60 years and partially every 12 years. On this calendar, Franklin Roosevelt former American President and Bolaji Akinyemi former Nigerian foreign affairs minister were both born in the year of the water horse,1882 and 1942 respectively.You have the year of the water horse once evry 60 years.Roosevelt and Akinyemi were both born in the month of January.Both of them studied politics.Roosevelt studied Law and Akinyemi ventured into international Law.Roosevelt was responsible for the development of the worlds first atomic bomb and Akinyemi is a proponent of a black bomb to be developed by Nigeria.Winston Churchills personal relationship with Franklin Roosevelt saved Britain a great deal during the Second World.Similarly Wole Soyinka and Bolaji Akinyemi were together in the pro-Democracy struggle against the Nigerian military dictator Sanni Abacha who was born in 1943 year of the water sheep this he shares with Benito mussolini italian dictator born 1883,year of the water sheep.Google :WINSTON CHURCHILL AND WOLE SOYINKA
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Tony Blair and Adams Oshiomole were both born in 1953.Both of them studied at oxford.Blair was leader of the Labour party and relatedly Oshiomole was President Nigerian Labour Congress.Blair and Oshiomoles wives have their first names starting with C,Cherie and Clara. Blair slugged it out with Saddam Hussein a military dictator born in 1937 and Oshiomole slugged it out with Olusegun Obasanjo former military dictator dessribed then as a civilian dictator and also born in 1937.
Woodrow Wilson and Obafemi Awolowo were both Lawyers,both politicians . Wilson was President of Princeton University and relatedly Awolowo was pro-chancellor of the University of Ife. Wilson was Governor of New Jersey State and relatedly Awolowo was premiier of Western Nigeria.Wilson was president of the United States .He had his fourteen point plan and Awolowo was to be desscribed as the best president Nigeria never had. He had his fourteen point programmme and eventually his four cardinal points.
Franklin Roosevelt a lawyer hired a publicity man for the campaign of Wilson.He served as Governor of New york State for four years and became American president. Bola Ige a lawyer was publicity secrerary for his party under the leadership of Awolowo. He served as Governor of Oyo State for four years and was Presidential aspirant.
John Keegan and Wole Soyinka were both born in 1934.Keegan is the worlds most prominent military Historian and relatedly Wole Soyinka is the Worlds most prominent exponent of Ogun the Yoruba god of War. Keegan and Soyinka have both delivered the BBC Reith Lectures. Keeegan in 1998 with the title WAR AND OUR WORLD and Soyinka in 2004 with the title CLIMATE OF FEAR.
