Author Archives: EZIOKWU BU MDU

Two days before the biggest concert of his life…gunmen walked into Bob Marley’s house and opened fire. Two days before the biggest concert of his life…gunmen walked into Bob Marley’s house and opened fire. December 3, 1976.56 Hope Road, Kingston. Bob was shot in the chest and arm.Rita was shot in the head.His manager DonContinue reading “Two days before the biggest concert of his life…gunmen walked into Bob Marley’s house and opened fire.”

Did you know that Nelson Mandela Fled an Arranged Marriage to Johannesburg. Did you know that Nelson Mandela Fled an Arranged Marriage to Johannesburg. While history remembers Mandela moving to Johannesburg to launch his legal and political career, his initial arrival in the big city was actually an escape from an arranged marriage forced uponContinue reading “Did you know that Nelson Mandela Fled an Arranged Marriage to Johannesburg.”

Traditional Leadership & How Pre-Colonial Kings Ruled Traditional Leadership & How Pre-Colonial Kings Ruled 👑🌍 Before any colonial administrations and modern government structures existed, southern Africa was organized around chiefdoms and kingdoms — political systems with their own laws, courts, and lines of succession 👑 Kingship was almost always hereditary, passing through a royal bloodline,Continue reading “Traditional Leadership & How Pre-Colonial Kings Ruled”

The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804). Source: Europeana The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804). Source: Europeana As I woke up today, August 23rd, my heart was filled with gratitude and reflection. As a Jamaican-born person looking out across the Caribbean toward Haiti, I’m reminded of how deeply interconnected our history and strength truly are.On this very day, August 23,Continue reading “The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804). Source: Europeana”

Immediately after Nelson Mandela was freed from Prison, one of the first place he touched down was Nigeria. Immediately after Nelson Mandela was freed from Prison, one of the first place he touched down was Nigeria. In this picture, Mandela is received by then Nigerian Head of State Ibrahim Badomosi Babangida. Mandela thanked Nigeria PUBLICLYContinue reading “Immediately after Nelson Mandela was freed from Prison, one of the first place he touched down was Nigeria.”

DOING HIS JOB OR NOT, THE BLACK SCORPION REMAINS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR. DOING HIS JOB OR NOT, THE BLACK SCORPION REMAINS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR. Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle was born in Kaduna on the 26th of June 1936. Adekunle joined the NigerianContinue reading “DOING HIS JOB OR NOT, THE BLACK SCORPION REMAINS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE IN THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR.”

The Funkees: The Nigerian Band That Turned Post-War Pain Into Afro-Rock The Funkees: The Nigerian Band That Turned Post-War Pain Into Afro-Rock From a military band in post-Civil War Eastern Nigeria to London stages, The Funkees became one of Nigeria’s most exciting Afro-rock groups of the 1970s In the history of Nigerian music, some bandsContinue reading “The Funkees: The Nigerian Band That Turned Post-War Pain Into Afro-Rock”

THE RAW TRUTH THE RAW TRUTH 💔✊💯Indigenous Igbo people are not just only in five states of Nigeria, but they are in total numbers of 13 states of Nigeria which are Anambra state, Enugu state, Imo state, Abia state, Ebonyi state, Delta state, Rivers State, Bayelsa State, Cross river state, Akwa Ibom state, Edo state,Continue reading “THE RAW TRUTH”

MEET DR. CLEMENT NYONG ISONG, THE MAN WHO WAS PASSED OVER, RETURNED FROM WASHINGTON, AND ENDED UP ON THE ₦1,000 NOTE MEET DR. CLEMENT NYONG ISONG, THE MAN WHO WAS PASSED OVER, RETURNED FROM WASHINGTON, AND ENDED UP ON THE ₦1,000 NOTE Before his face appeared on Nigeria’s ₦1,000 note, before he became one ofContinue reading “MEET DR. CLEMENT NYONG ISONG, THE MAN WHO WAS PASSED OVER, RETURNED FROM WASHINGTON, AND ENDED UP ON THE ₦1,000 NOTE”

ANCESTRAL INVOCATIONSEEKING WISDOM FROM YOUR LINEAGE ANCESTRAL INVOCATIONSEEKING WISDOM FROM YOUR LINEAGE Our ancestors are not approached through fear, performance, or imitation. In many African traditions, remembrance begins with respect, preparation, humility, and discernment. PREPARATION Choose your placeFind a quiet natural place where you can be still—beneath a tree, upon the soil, or near cleanContinue reading “ANCESTRAL INVOCATIONSEEKING WISDOM FROM YOUR LINEAGE”