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On this day, 11th of May, 1996 (exactly 30 years ago), Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Owelle of Onitsha) On this day, 11th of May, 1996 (exactly 30 years ago), Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Owelle of Onitsha) bowed to death. Zik of Africa as he was fondly called was a mercurial orator, journalist, astuteContinue reading “On this day, 11th of May, 1996 (exactly 30 years ago), Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Owelle of Onitsha)”

When A Small Stream Tries to Uproot a Rock, It Risks Losing Its Direction When A Small Stream Tries to Uproot a Rock, It Risks Losing Its Direction There is an old lesson in nature: when a small stream flows gently toward the river, it survives by understanding its strength and its limits. But theContinue reading “When A Small Stream Tries to Uproot a Rock, It Risks Losing Its Direction”

THE CONGO HORROR: WHEN HUMAN HANDS PAID FOR RUBBER THE CONGO HORROR: WHEN HUMAN HANDS PAID FOR RUBBER In the late 1800s, one of the most brutal systems of exploitation in modern history was unfolding in Central Africa. It happened in the Congo under the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium, and for millionsContinue reading “THE CONGO HORROR: WHEN HUMAN HANDS PAID FOR RUBBER”

THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA: THE MEETING WHERE EUROPE DIVIDED A CONTINENT THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA: THE MEETING WHERE EUROPE DIVIDED A CONTINENT Before Africa became a continent of straight-line borders, foreign languages, colonial capitals, forced economies, and divided ethnic nations, there was a meeting in Europe that helped turn the continent into a prize table.Continue reading “THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA: THE MEETING WHERE EUROPE DIVIDED A CONTINENT”

THEY WANT US TO FIGHT ABOUT YESTERDAY SO WE DON’T BUILD TOMORROW THEY WANT US TO FIGHT ABOUT YESTERDAY SO WE DON’T BUILD TOMORROW This image is moving online. It says: Arabs killed your ancestors. But you are still Muslim. Why? Let me answer as an African. Not as a Muslim. Not as a Christian.Continue reading “THEY WANT US TO FIGHT ABOUT YESTERDAY SO WE DON’T BUILD TOMORROW”

BREAKING NEWS: JUBILATION AS MAZI NNAMDI KANU,MIKE ARNOLD SET FOR ” SOKOTO DECLARATION” MAY 30 BREAKING NEWS: JUBILATION AS MAZI NNAMDI KANU,MIKE ARNOLD SET FOR ” SOKOTO DECLARATION” MAY 30The coming release of the “Sokoto Declaration” by Nnamdi Kanu and American attorney Mike Arnold is already sending political shockwaves across Nigeria long before May 30Continue reading “BREAKING NEWS: JUBILATION AS MAZI NNAMDI KANU,MIKE ARNOLD SET FOR ” SOKOTO DECLARATION” MAY 30″

THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO REWRITE HISTORY THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO REWRITE HISTORY I come from Ndoki. If you do not know where that is, let me educate you. Ndoki is one of the ancient Igbo clans balkanized through colonial and post-colonial boundary adjustments into present-day Rivers State, with our kinsmen spread across AbiaContinue reading “THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO REWRITE HISTORY”

BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Sack Nigerian Army Base In Borno, Kill Several Soldiers, Injure Lt Colonel, Cart Away Operational Vehicles! 🚨 BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Sack Nigerian Army Base In Borno, Kill Several Soldiers, Injure Lt Colonel, Cart Away Operational Vehicles! 😱 In yet another devastating blow to Nigeria’s security forces, Boko Haram terrorists haveContinue reading “BREAKING: Boko Haram Terrorists Sack Nigerian Army Base In Borno, Kill Several Soldiers, Injure Lt Colonel, Cart Away Operational Vehicles!”

Untold African Migration and Trade Stories Connected to Ghana and West Africa Untold African Migration and Trade Stories Connected to Ghana and West AfricaLong before borders were drawn and maps divided Africa into modern states, movement defined life across West Africa. People did not stay fixed in one place—they migrated, traded, built alliances, and reshapedContinue reading “Untold African Migration and Trade Stories Connected to Ghana and West Africa”

The Mbalantu tribes of Namibia are located at the southernmost tip of Angola The Mbalantu tribes of Namibia are located at the southernmost tip of Angola 🇦🇴 The traditional headdresses worn by Mbalantu women are well-known. Girls of the Mbalantu tribes start prepping their hair at the age of twelve. Then, the girls have toContinue reading “The Mbalantu tribes of Namibia are located at the southernmost tip of Angola”