Author Archives: EZIOKWU BU MDU

The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire SOSHANGANE The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire In around 1819, the armies of Shaka helped destroy one of the most powerful kingdoms in southeastern Africa. The defeated state was not Zulu. It was Ndwandwe. Its king was Zwide kaLanga. And among the commanders forced north by theContinue reading “The Defeated Commander Who Built an Empire”

THE WAR THAT LASTED ONLY 38 MINUTES THE WAR THAT LASTED ONLY 38 MINUTES 🤣 ZANZIBAR DECLARED WAR — AND BRITAIN ENDED IT BEFORE BREAKFAST On August 25, 1896, the Sultan of Zanzibar, Hamad bin Thuwaini, suddenly died, triggering a major succession crisis in the islands, which were already under heavy British influence. Without waitingContinue reading “THE WAR THAT LASTED ONLY 38 MINUTES”

THE MAN WHO DECLARED HIS HOUSE A COUNTRY THE MAN WHO DECLARED HIS HOUSE A COUNTRY 🇳🇬🔥 FELA KUTI CREATED HIS OWN REPUBLIC — AND THE MILITARY CAME TO DESTROY IT In the 1970s, Nigerian music legend and activist Fela Kuti had had enough. He was furious about military rule, corruption, abuse of power, andContinue reading “THE MAN WHO DECLARED HIS HOUSE A COUNTRY”

An Igbo figurine adorned with Uli art. An Igbo figurine adorned with Uli art. But there is something deeply painful about this figure. It now lies quietly in a museum, far from the people, place, and stories that gave it meaning. It is traced to the Igbo, yet no one actually knows its name. WeContinue reading “An Igbo figurine adorned with Uli art.”

AFOR HAS OPENED ITS DOOR 🚪 UMUIGBO, STEP INTO THE NEW WEEK! 🌿 AFOR HAS OPENED ITS DOOR 🚪 UMUIGBO, STEP INTO THE NEW WEEK! There are days we rush through, and there are days we pause to remember who we are. Today is Afor, and it comes with the beginning of another week. LetContinue reading “AFOR HAS OPENED ITS DOOR 🚪 UMUIGBO, STEP INTO THE NEW WEEK!”

ORIE SATURDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS ORIE SATURDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 WHEN THE EARTH IS QUIET, LET THE INNER EYE SEE As Orie opens this Saturday morning, I speak over everyone who receives these words with a sincere heart. May your Chi remember the direction of your destiny, even when the road before you appearsContinue reading “ORIE SATURDAY MORNING POWERFUL DECLARATIONS”

Eles a chamaram de África. Eles a chamaram de África. Mas esse nunca foi o seu verdadeiro nome. Antes da chegada dos invasores e de seus mapas redesenhados, este continente já possuía nomes que carregavam uma profunda relação entre seus povos e a terra onde viviam — nomes que nenhuma renomeação colonial foi capaz deContinue reading “Eles a chamaram de África.”

TEN (10) COMMON WAYS OUR ANCESTORS RELAXED AND SPENT THEIR FREE TIME TEN (10) COMMON WAYS OUR ANCESTORS RELAXED AND SPENT THEIR FREE TIME They never waisted any time doing nothing or just sleeping too much or idling away. They tried always to engage it in any thing at all that will expand knowledge, increaseContinue reading “TEN (10) COMMON WAYS OUR ANCESTORS RELAXED AND SPENT THEIR FREE TIME”

HE SPENT 27 YEARS IN PRISON… BUT THE PAIN WAS MORE THAN THE BARS. HE SPENT 27 YEARS IN PRISON… BUT THE PAIN WAS MORE THAN THE BARS. 😢 Nelson Mandela lost 27 years of his life behind prison walls. But perhaps his greatest pain was what happened outside those walls. In 1968, while MandelaContinue reading “HE SPENT 27 YEARS IN PRISON… BUT THE PAIN WAS MORE THAN THE BARS.”

TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1992-THE DAY A NIGERIAN AIR FORCE C-130 CRASH K1LL€D 159 PEOPLE TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1992-THE DAY A NIGERIAN AIR FORCE C-130 CRASH K1LL€D 159 PEOPLE OnThisDay September 26, 1992, Nigeria suffered one of the d@rkest tr@gedies in the history of its ArmedContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1992-THE DAY A NIGERIAN AIR FORCE C-130 CRASH K1LL€D 159 PEOPLE”