Nigerian filmmaker Bolanle Austen-Peters stands next to the poster of the film Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti in lagos on May 14, 2024.
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Nigerian Independence Day: The Women Who Fought
These eight women, although not often acknowledged in the history textbooks, contributed largely to Nigeria’s fight for independence in the years and months preceding October 1, 1960.
