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9 years ago when Seun Kuti posted this picture on Facebook: Photo Caption: On Fela’s return from the prison, Young Seun Kuti being carried by his father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Seun’s mother, Fehintola Kuti, stands to the far left beside Fela. On the far right is Seun’s stepmother, and behind young Seun Kuti is hisContinue reading “9 years ago when Seun Kuti posted this picture on Facebook:”

THE AFRICAN ORIGIN OF ART THE AFRICAN ORIGIN OF ART African art history offers a profound insight into the continent’s early human expressions, which significantly influenced global culture. One of the oldest art forms, rock art, serves as a vital window into ancient African societies. For example, rock art found in Namibia’s Apollo 11 cavesContinue reading “THE AFRICAN ORIGIN OF ART”

One year after the world lost Martin Luther King Jr., his brother was gone too.No headlines. No answers. Just silence. One year after the world lost Martin Luther King Jr., his brother was gone too.No headlines. No answers. Just silence. On July 21, 1969, inside a quiet home in Haynes Manor, Alabama, Alfred Daniel WilliamsContinue reading “One year after the world lost Martin Luther King Jr., his brother was gone too.No headlines. No answers. Just silence.”

To Mike Arnold–If You Truly Care About Oppressed Nigerians, Support Biafra To Mike Arnold–If You Truly Care About Oppressed Nigerians, Support Biafra I appreciate your consistent efforts to highlight the suffering of various groups across Nigeria and your willingness to speak out. However, I must strongly disagree with your recent post with partly headline “55Continue reading “To Mike Arnold–If You Truly Care About Oppressed Nigerians, Support Biafra”

YOUR CHARACTER IS YOUR LEADERSHIP CURRENCY. YOUR CHARACTER IS YOUR LEADERSHIP CURRENCY. Currency is what gives you value, access, and influence.In leadership, your character is that currency.. Not your title.. Not your money.. Not your connections. 👉 Your character determines:. Whether people trust you.. Whether people follow you.. Whether people stay loyal to you. YouContinue reading “YOUR CHARACTER IS YOUR LEADERSHIP CURRENCY.”

Ali Must Go – How 50 kobo Caused Nationwide Prot£st in NÎGERIA in the year 1978 Ali Must Go – How 50 kobo Caused Nationwide Prot£st in NÎGERIA in the year 1978 In 1978, Nigerian students staged a prøtēst (Ali Must Go) which, till today, remains the mother of all Alutas (student prøtēsts) in Nigeria.Continue reading “Ali Must Go – How 50 kobo Caused Nationwide Prot£st in NÎGERIA in the year 1978”

THE LOVE THAT BINDS FAMILY TOGETHER STILL EXISTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD💔 😭THE LOVE THAT BINDS FAMILY TOGETHER STILL EXISTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD💔 “A simple picture of an younger brother carrying the deceased body of his elder sister from her school to their hometown on a motorcycle” I came acrossContinue reading “THE LOVE THAT BINDS FAMILY TOGETHER STILL EXISTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD💔”

Nigeria at 65: Tribalism, Power, Violence—and the Cost of a Divided Nation Nigeria at 65: Tribalism, Power, Violence—and the Cost of a Divided Nation Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria is still not one nation in the way it should be. It is a state held together by geography and hope—but pulled apart daily by tribe,Continue reading “Nigeria at 65: Tribalism, Power, Violence—and the Cost of a Divided Nation”

THIS IS PATRICE LUMUMBA 🔴THIS IS PATRICE LUMUMBA 🚨 The assassination of Patrice Lumumba in January 1961 was not an accident of chaos but the result of deliberate political engineering involving internal betrayal and foreign interests threatened by Congo’s independence. He died a very painful death. His name is Patrice Lumumba. He was the firstContinue reading “THIS IS PATRICE LUMUMBA”

The Worship of Ala (Ani) – The Earth Goddess The Worship of Ala (Ani) – The Earth Goddess A central aspect of traditional Igbo religion is the reverence for Ala (also called Ani), one of the most important deities in Igbo cosmology. Ala is regarded as the goddess of the earth, fertility, morality, and justice.Continue reading “The Worship of Ala (Ani) – The Earth Goddess”