In Yoruba culture, AROKO is a non-verbal semiotic system of communication. For Example, Sending a broom to someone means - you no longer want to see them in your house. PÁKÒ (chewing stick) When you receive a chewing stick from an opposite sex, hmmm... It means "I LOVE YOU" ỌSÀN...
The Hadzabe Tribe in TanzaniaHadzabe, is one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes on Earth. It is one of the tribes living in the northern part of Tanzania. Hadzabe community is known for shunning. fashionable society, material possessions and social hierarchy, the Hadzab...
It was a very critical moment. Jafar ibn Abi Taleb, the elder brother of Ali ibn Abi Taleb, who after embracing Islam escaped the prosecution of Makkans and led a delegation of over 80 emigrants to Habesha, was standing in the court of Christian King Najashi to defend Islam. He ...
*AMAPETU AND MAHIN PEOPLE ARE NOT IN ANY SUPREMACY RACE WITH ANYONE. WE ARE WHO WE ARE BY THE GRACE OF GOD* . In response to the unprovoked historical position of one Barr Lade Ebiwano, where he claimed Olugbo became first class oba in Ondo State before Amapetu and also went bey...
The Bambara, also known as Bamana or Banmana, are a Mandé ethnic group native to various regions in West Africa, including southern Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. They constitute the largest Mandé ethnic group in Mali today, with approximately 80% of the population spe...
Raila Amollo Odinga, Mtoto wa Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. Kazaliwa tarehe 7 January 1945. Kweli Raila ni mchochole wa uongozi na ni wazi kwamba anatokana na ukoo wenye tamaa ya uongozi. Ni kweli kwamba hapo kale Imani yake ilikuwa thabiti. Odinga alikuwa mtetezi wa haki za Wakenya wa...
In Kenya Corruption has grown to a higher height and has become endemic. Institutions, designed for the regulation of the relationships between citizens and the Nation, are instead being used for the personal enrichment of public officials and other corrupt private agents. Corru...
Il y a 45 ans, à l’occasion de son 72e anniversaire, M. Félix Houphouet-Boigny buvait sa première coupe de champagne, pour fêter la découverte du pétrole en Côte d'Ivoire. Situé au large de Grand Bassam, ce premier gisement baptisé « Bélier » a été trouvé après 70 ans de recherch...
Goddess Yemoja/Mami Wata(Water)- The Original Mermaid Once upon a time there lived an African Mermaid goddess named Yemoja who dwelled in the Ogun River. Yemoja was a very beautiful goddess with hair that was as black as midnight and skin brown like sweet molasses. Around her nec...
The history of Isale Eko is inextricably tied to the history of what is today known as Lagos State. Described as “a bush full of swamps and lakes” pre-settlement, Eko (Lagos) was a visiting point for fishermen and traders. Losi, J.B. (1914) History of Lagos, Tika Tore Press, Lago...