MEET THE GREAT AFRICAN PRIEST-KING… HIS GRAVE SHOCKED THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGIST IN 1959. MEET THE GREAT AFRICAN PRIEST-KING… HIS GRAVE SHOCKED THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGIST IN 1959. Eze Nri Ifikuanim ; Was a man whose wisdom, scholarship and spiritual depth defined an era. A king who ruled not by sword, but by knowledge, justice and divineContinue reading “MEET THE GREAT AFRICAN PRIEST-KING… HIS GRAVE SHOCKED THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGIST IN 1959.”
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TODAY IN HISTORY:ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1968-THE DAY FEDERAL TROOPS RECAPTURED WARRI
TODAY IN HISTORY:ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1968-THE DAY FEDERAL TROOPS RECAPTURED WARRI TODAY IN HISTORY:ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1968-THE DAY FEDERAL TROOPS RECAPTURED WARRI For several weeks in 1968, the Nigerian Civil W@r had turned the Mid-Western Region into one of the major battlefields of the confl1ct. Warri, one of the region’s mostContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY:ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1968-THE DAY FEDERAL TROOPS RECAPTURED WARRI”
When Nigeria and Cameroon Nearly Went to War: The 1981 Akpa Yafe Crisis
When Nigeria and Cameroon Nearly Went to War: The 1981 Akpa Yafe Crisis When Nigeria and Cameroon Nearly Went to War: The 1981 Akpa Yafe Crisis On 16 May 1981, a border incident between Nigeria and Cameroon brought the two West African neighbours dangerously close to open war. Five Nigerian soldiers were killed during aContinue reading “When Nigeria and Cameroon Nearly Went to War: The 1981 Akpa Yafe Crisis”
NKWO THURSDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS
NKWO THURSDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS NKWO THURSDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS OFOR, DESTINY AND THE STRENGTH TO STAND As Nkwo enters with the quiet strength of a new morning, I speak this declaration over everyone who receives it with a sincere heart. May your Chi remain awake, your understanding remain clear, and your feet remain firmContinue reading “NKWO THURSDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS”
THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR NAME AND YOUR ANCESTRAL NAME
THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR NAME AND YOUR ANCESTRAL NAME THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR NAME AND YOUR ANCESTRAL NAME If you want your Aja to bear you maximum results perform it in your name with your father’s and grandfather’s names attached. Names have power and authority (ike na ikikere). It is not about the materials youContinue reading “THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR NAME AND YOUR ANCESTRAL NAME”
PRACTICAL ỌDỊNANỊ FOR BEGINNERS IN DISTANT LANDS
PRACTICAL ỌDỊNANỊ FOR BEGINNERS IN DISTANT LANDS PRACTICAL ỌDỊNANỊ FOR BEGINNERS IN DISTANT LANDS ỊGỌ ỌJỊ Often people come with the question that in their area they can manage to get Ọjị Igbo from the market but do not know how to use it to maintain constant communion with their ancestors. Coupled with the factContinue reading “PRACTICAL ỌDỊNANỊ FOR BEGINNERS IN DISTANT LANDS”
THE OUNANIAN CULTURE: THE ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF THE MANDÉ
THE OUNANIAN CULTURE: THE ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF THE MANDÉ THE OUNANIAN CULTURE: THE ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF THE MANDÉ The First Africans of the Saharan Highlands INTRODUCTION When we think about the Sahara today, we imagine a vast desert. But around 12,000 years ago, parts of the Sahara were greener, with lakes, rivers, and grasslands thatContinue reading “THE OUNANIAN CULTURE: THE ANCESTRAL ROOTS OF THE MANDÉ”
THE KOROGBA — THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE SAHEL
THE KOROGBA — THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE SAHEL THE KOROGBA — THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE SAHEL Ancient Small-Statured Populations and the Memory They Left Behind INTRODUCTION Before the Kakoro (the Mandé ancestors), and before the Soninké as we know them today, Mandé oral history speaks of populations remembered as the Korogba. They areContinue reading “THE KOROGBA — THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE SAHEL”
THE MAN BEHIND NIGERIA’S ₦20 NOTE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MURTALA MOHAMMED
THE MAN BEHIND NIGERIA’S ₦20 NOTE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MURTALA MOHAMMED THE MAN BEHIND NIGERIA’S ₦20 NOTE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MURTALA MOHAMMED U are reading what you might have not thought about 😃😃😃 Every time you held the old ₦20 note in your hand, you were looking at the face of a manContinue reading “THE MAN BEHIND NIGERIA’S ₦20 NOTE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MURTALA MOHAMMED”
THE EKUMEKU RESISTANCE
THE EKUMEKU RESISTANCE THE EKUMEKU RESISTANCE THE EKUMEKU One of the Reasons The British Hates the Igbos! The British-Igbo War That Lasted For 31 YEARS: The resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885, gave European nations the rights to lay claim to lands and resources in Africa. Britain, who had engaged in the trade withContinue reading “THE EKUMEKU RESISTANCE”
