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What if I told you that one of the driest places on Earth was once GREEN? What if I told you that one of the driest places on Earth was once GREEN? I’m talking about the Sahara Desert. Thousands of years ago, large parts of the Sahara were nothing like the endless dry landscape weContinue reading “What if I told you that one of the driest places on Earth was once GREEN?”

TINUBU HAVE MERCY ON MY PEOPLE. BIKO TINUBU HAVE MERCY ON MY PEOPLE. BIKO The Catholic Bishops carried no gifts. No contracts. No hidden agenda. They simply carried the cries of ordinary Nigerians. The mother whose pot no longer boils. The father who works all day but still goes to bed with unanswered prayers. TheContinue reading “TINUBU HAVE MERCY ON MY PEOPLE. BIKO”

KAMANDJAN CAMARA: THE GUARDIAN OF MANDÉ AND ARCHITECT OF Unity KAMANDJAN CAMARA: THE GUARDIAN OF MANDÉ AND ARCHITECT OF Unity Kamandjan Camara occupies a unique place in Manding historical memory. While the name of Sundiata Keita has become widely known through both oral tradition and modern historiography, many Manding traditions preserve Kamandjan Camara as oneContinue reading “KAMANDJAN CAMARA: THE GUARDIAN OF MANDÉ AND ARCHITECT OF Unity”

THE FATHER OF ZIK: THE MAN WHO NEGOTIATED WITH LORD LUGARD THE FATHER OF ZIK: THE MAN WHO NEGOTIATED WITH LORD LUGARD Did you know that before Dr. Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe became one of the towering figures of Nigerian nationalism, his father, Obed-Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe, was already playing an important role within the British colonialContinue reading “THE FATHER OF ZIK: THE MAN WHO NEGOTIATED WITH LORD LUGARD”

The Man Who Governed Eastern Nigeria From Outside The Man Who Governed Eastern Nigeria From Outside His name was Anthony Ukpabi Asika, a respected lecturer who was appointed as the administrator of East Central State. Now, here is the story: So in 1967-1968 he operated largely from outside – from Lagos and from the federalContinue reading “The Man Who Governed Eastern Nigeria From Outside”

THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR AFRICA—FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN 🌍 THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR AFRICA—FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN ✊🏿 Ever heard of a foreign leader who became a hero in Africa? That’s Fidel Castro. 🇨🇺❤️🌍 He took power in Cuba in 1959. But instead of just looking inward, he looked at Africa and sawContinue reading “THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR AFRICA—FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN”

WHEN TWO CONGOLESE NEIGHBOURS MET — MOBUTU & SASSOU NGUESSO 🇨🇩🇨🇬 WHEN TWO CONGOLESE NEIGHBOURS MET — MOBUTU & SASSOU NGUESSO A striking Cold War-era photograph shows Mobutu Sese Seko, then president of Zaire (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo), walking alongside Denis Sassou Nguesso, then president of the People’s Republic of the CongoContinue reading “WHEN TWO CONGOLESE NEIGHBOURS MET — MOBUTU & SASSOU NGUESSO”