Ibadan Zoo. Witness History. British zoologist Bob Golding turned the University of Ibadan's zoo into one of Nigeria's biggest tourist attractions in the 1970s. His wife, Peaches Golding, looks back.

British zoologist Bob Golding turned the University of Ibadan's zoo into one of Nigeria's biggest tourist attractions in the 1970s. The zoo was famous for two gorillas he rescued from traffickers.

The city of Ibadan in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria is one of the largest in West Africa. It is home to the first university in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, established by the colonial masters ...

We find out how the Ibadan Zoo became one of Nigeria’s biggest tourist attractions during the 1970s. Our guest Harriet Ritvo, professor of history at MIT, ...

One of the highlights of my childhood was in the early 70s when the Ibadan Zoo became fully established and I went there for the first time. This was probably in 1974 or 1975.

Ibadan, Oyo state - Odunayo Alade, the father of the boy, Taiwo, who was killed by a bullet from a police officer in the Alakia area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, has narrated how the tragic ...

From the mid-70s to the late 80s, the UI Zoo held ace as the foremost garden in Ibadan and, perhaps, the entire Southwest region. The interesting lifestyle of two gorillas–Haruna and Imade–was ...

Lion kills zookeeper in Ibadan . 1st October 2017 . A lion . Source: findingae ... Oyo state Government has ordered the immediate closure of Agodi Zoo over the killing of an attendant by one of ...

The zoo has a wide range of wildlife and a good place to take selfies for your social media fans to admire. 3. Latitude Café and Lounge. Somewhen the Ventura Mall, Samonda, Ibadan is Latitude ...

No fewer than 15 people have been removed from under the rubble during the ongoing rescue operations at the scene of Tuesday’s explosion in the Bodija area of Ibadan. The Branch Secretary ...