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John Payne Jackson

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Sep 5, 2026

Yorùbá - History, Identity and the In-Between

Yorùbá - History, Identity and the In-Between

Shut Down Lagos for 37 Days

Sep 5 · 1 Mention

Zack ShittuHOST
2:23
It folded in 1867, but proved the idea had worked.
Zack ShittuHOST
2:31
In 1891, John Payne Jackson learned the fearless English-language Lagos Weekly Record, but most Yoruba people couldn't read it.
Zack ShittuHOST
2:41
So, local dialect papers filled the gap.
Zack ShittuHOST
2:45
Eko akete, elete ofe, akede iku.

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