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THE WATER BOTTLE BENEATH THE SAND THE SAN OF NAMIBIA 🇳🇦KNOWLEDGE THAT SURVIVED THE WATER BOTTLE BENEATH THE SAND In the Kalahari, finding water is only half the challenge. The other half is preserving it for the day when you may desperately need it. After teaching us how to make fire, the four San menContinue reading “THE WATER BOTTLE BENEATH THE SAND”

A HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH: WHEN THE OONI OF IFE HOSTED TINUBU AND ATIKU A HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH: WHEN THE OONI OF IFE HOSTED TINUBU AND ATIKU This photograph was taken on 1 February 2003 at the palace of the Ooni of Ife in Ile-Ife. On that day, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the 50th Ooni of Ife,Continue reading “A HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH: WHEN THE OONI OF IFE HOSTED TINUBU AND ATIKU”

SEPTEMBER 22, 1967 – THE DAY BIAFRA KILLED ITS OWN HEROES SEPTEMBER 22, 1967 – THE DAY BIAFRA KILLED ITS OWN HEROES This is one of the most painful but truthful dates in Biafran history. And it happened right Enugu, the capital of the new nation. On this day, the Head of State of Biafra,Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 22, 1967 – THE DAY BIAFRA KILLED ITS OWN HEROES”

THE ACTORS OF THE 1990 WAR THE ACTORS OF THE 1990 WAR The Liberian civil war of 1990 was driven by three main actors-President Samuel Kanyon Doe, Charles Ghankay Taylor, and Prince Yormie Johnson-each with a different mission. President Doe, as Commander-in-Chief, had the constitutional mandate to defend the nation. For nearly a year, untilContinue reading “THE ACTORS OF THE 1990 WAR”

OJI [KOLA NUT] UNITES OJI [KOLA NUT] UNITES The Igbo tradition of praying with the kola nut every morning by every family head (paterfamilias) did more than unite Ndigbo with God; it united us with one another, including the dead. If Igbo family heads had continued this tradition until today, our unity would have beenContinue reading “OJI [KOLA NUT] UNITES”

TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 22, 1967- THE DAY VICTOR BANJO WAS €XE`CUT€D TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 22, 1967- THE DAY VICTOR BANJO WAS €XE`CUT€D He had been impr1soned by the Nigerian milit@ry govern`ment. Then Biafra gave him a second chance. And within months, Victor Adebukunola Banjo would become one of theContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 22, 1967- THE DAY VICTOR BANJO WAS €XE`CUT€D”

Jaja of Opobo was killed with a cup of tea in 1891. Jaja of Opobo was killed with a cup of tea in 1891. King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891), the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the Niger Delta and sole founder of Opobo, was Igbo. Born in his native Umuduruoha, Amaigbo, present-day Imo State,Continue reading “Jaja of Opobo was killed with a cup of tea in 1891.”

THE SCHOOL THAT BEGAN WITH JUST 10 STUDENTS: THE STORY OF KING’S COLLEGE, LAGOS THE SCHOOL THAT BEGAN WITH JUST 10 STUDENTS: THE STORY OF KING’S COLLEGE, LAGOS More than a century ago, on September 20, 1909, a new school opened its doors on Lagos Island with just 10 pioneer students. It was then knownContinue reading “THE SCHOOL THAT BEGAN WITH JUST 10 STUDENTS: THE STORY OF KING’S COLLEGE, LAGOS”

SEPTEMBER 21, 1978: THE DAY NIGERIA TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARD CIVILIAN RULE SEPTEMBER 21, 1978: THE DAY NIGERIA TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARD CIVILIAN RULE Do you know what happened in Nigeria on this day, 48 years ago? On September 21, 1978, Nigeria took a major constitutional step toward ending years of military rule.Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 21, 1978: THE DAY NIGERIA TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARD CIVILIAN RULE”

ORIE TUESDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS ORIE TUESDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS WHEN THE ROAD IS OPEN, WALK WITH WISDOM This morning, as Orie takes its place in the cycle of the days, I speak over every person who receives these words with a sincere heart: May your Chi know your direction, and may your feet haveContinue reading “ORIE TUESDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS”