1859Event
Iwe Irohin begins Yoruba-language newspaper publishing
Henry Townsend founded Iwe Irohin at Abeokuta, widely cited as Nigeria's first newspaper.
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1859
Iwe Irohin begins Yoruba-language newspaper publishing
Henry Townsend founded Iwe Irohin at Abeokuta, widely cited as Nigeria's first newspaper.
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Henry Townsend founded Iwe Irohin at Abeokuta, widely cited as Nigeria's first newspaper. It used Yoruba print to circulate religious, social, and political information.
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