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Isaac Scott Hathaway was a pioneering sculptor remembered as the first African-American to design a United States Mint Coin. Isaac Scott Hathaway was a pioneering sculptor remembered as the first African-American to design a United States Mint Coin. He designed two coins for the United States of America during his lifetime. The first was aContinue reading “Isaac Scott Hathaway was a pioneering sculptor remembered as the first African-American to design a United States Mint Coin.”

REAL ROYALTY. REAL GOLD. REAL HERITAGE. REAL PEOPLE 👑 REAL ROYALTY. REAL GOLD. REAL HERITAGE. REAL PEOPLE Before diamonds became bloodstained…Before gold was looted from sacred lands…There were Kings in Africa. Not kings made by conquest,But kings made by culture, honor, and legacy. This is not costume.This is not borrowed wealth.This is gold that wasContinue reading “REAL ROYALTY. REAL GOLD. REAL HERITAGE. REAL PEOPLE”

Who Holds the Pen Holds the Power: Why Anioma and the Igbo Must Tell Their Own Story. Who Holds the Pen Holds the Power: Why Anioma and the Igbo Must Tell Their Own Story. For too long, others have written our stories.They’ve called us “fringe,” “minor tribes,” “confused identities.”They’ve painted our culture with brushes thatContinue reading “Who Holds the Pen Holds the Power: Why Anioma and the Igbo Must Tell Their Own Story.”

DSS Arrests Content Creator Over Comments On Armed Herdsmen Killings In Enugu State DSS Arrests Content Creator Over Comments On Armed Herdsmen Killings In Enugu State A Nigerian content creator, Evangelist Ebube Joseph, has been arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nigeria, allegedly on the instructions of Governor Peter MbahContinue reading “DSS Arrests Content Creator Over Comments On Armed Herdsmen Killings In Enugu State”

You Betrayed Aburi Accord and Lit the Fire of War: Sen Umeh replies Gowon,Calls on Gowon to Apologize to Ndigbo Over Biafran War You Betrayed Aburi Accord and Lit the Fire of War: Sen Umeh replies Gowon,Calls on Gowon to Apologize to Ndigbo Over Biafran War Senator Victor Umeh, OFR, the distinguished senator representing AnambraContinue reading “You Betrayed Aburi Accord and Lit the Fire of War: Sen Umeh replies Gowon,Calls on Gowon to Apologize to Ndigbo Over Biafran War”

“The Nigerian civil war was not a war against Igbos.” “The Nigerian civil war was not a war against Igbos.” Those are the words of former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon, 90, as he reflects on one of the darkest chapters in Nigeria’s history. In an interview with Arise News, the retired Army generalContinue reading ““The Nigerian civil war was not a war against Igbos.””

Senegal 500 Francs (1969) – West African States This was the currency used in Dahomey — now known as the Republic of Benin — between 1959 and 1965. Interestingly, this same currency was also circulated in Senegal. Senegal 500 Francs (1969) – West African States Item Code: SN-702Ki Front: Traditional agriculture scenes fieldworkers, alongside aContinue reading “Senegal 500 Francs (1969) – West African States”

This is Pharaoh DJOSER. He reigned from 2686 BC – 2649 BC This is Pharaoh DJOSER. He reigned from 2686 BC – 2649 BC He was founder of the Old Kingdom and a pharaoh of the third dynasty. He reigned between 2686 BC and 2649 BC and is best known for his contribution to theContinue reading “This is Pharaoh DJOSER. He reigned from 2686 BC – 2649 BC”

In 1963, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was appointed as the first indigenous Quartermaster-General of the Nigerian Army. In 1963, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was appointed as the first indigenous Quartermaster-General of the Nigerian Army. As a Quartermaster-General, he was in charge of all army supplies including uniforms, weapons, food, fuel, and medical supplies. During hisContinue reading “In 1963, Lieutenant-Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was appointed as the first indigenous Quartermaster-General of the Nigerian Army.”

They told you Japan was an isolated island… but what if one of its most honored warriors came from the heart of Africa They told you Japan was an isolated island… but what if one of its most honored warriors came from the heart of Africa? Before there were borders, before skin color was weaponized,Continue reading “They told you Japan was an isolated island… but what if one of its most honored warriors came from the heart of Africa”