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TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE. TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE. 59 years ago today, Asaba was drenched in the blood of its own people. On October 7, 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War, one of the darkest chapters in the history of theContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 7, 1967 — ASABA MASSACRE TOOK PLACE.”

TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP 31 years ago today, Nigeria achieved something the country had been waiting decades to see. On October 8, 1993, the SuperContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY —ON THIS DAY OCTOBER 8, 1993:THE NIGHT NIGERIA QUALIFIED FOR ITS FIRST WORLD CUP”

THE IGBO STORY IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK. THE IGBO STORY IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK. 🌍 From Nigeria to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and beyond, Igbo people have made remarkable contributions in politics, literature, science, medicine, business, technology, sports and entertainment. Think of some of the names: 🇳🇬 Nnamdi Azikiwe — Nigeria’sContinue reading “THE IGBO STORY IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK.”

EKE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS EKE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 This Eke morning, I stand with a clear head and a firm Ofor, speaking over every person who receives these words with sincerity. May your Chi remain awake. May your head remain settled. May your spirit remain connected to the wisdom that guides your journey. May theContinue reading “EKE WEDNESDAY MORNING DECLARATIONS”

VOODOO: THE POWERFUL AFRICAN SPIRITUAL TRADITION HISTORY MISUNDERSTOOD VOODOO: THE POWERFUL AFRICAN SPIRITUAL TRADITION HISTORY MISUNDERSTOOD Was it really “black magic”—or did Africans use spiritual power, belief and ritual as weapons in times of war? For centuries, the word “Voodoo” has been used to create an image of dolls, curses, zombies and mysterious spells. HollywoodContinue reading “VOODOO: THE POWERFUL AFRICAN SPIRITUAL TRADITION HISTORY MISUNDERSTOOD”

THE AFRICAN SYMBOLS THAT COULD HIDE MATHEMATICS IN PLAIN SIGHT THE AFRICAN SYMBOLS THAT COULD HIDE MATHEMATICS IN PLAIN SIGHT What if I told you that some African symbols were not merely drawings… but mathematical systems built from dots, lines, patterns and rules? Long before computers, calculators and modern programming languages, people in Central AfricaContinue reading “THE AFRICAN SYMBOLS THAT COULD HIDE MATHEMATICS IN PLAIN SIGHT”

Can an African become a Christian without becoming less African? Can an African become a Christian without becoming less African? That is the question we should be asking. If becoming a Christian means rejecting your history, looking down on your ancestors, dropping your own way of seeing the world, and calling your traditions “pagan,” thenContinue reading “Can an African become a Christian without becoming less African?”

He was a teacher before he was a president. But he taught a whole nation how to be free. He was a teacher before he was a president. But he taught a whole nation how to be free. 🇰🇪✊🏿 His name was Jomo Kenyatta. He was a teacher and a freedom fighter. He became theContinue reading “He was a teacher before he was a president. But he taught a whole nation how to be free.”

IGBO-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA: (KOGI & BENUE) IGBO-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA: (KOGI & BENUE) This covers the Igbo enclaves far beyond South East / South South. They are 100% indigenous, not settlers. NORTH CENTRAL ZONE KOGI STATE (Main Igbo Heartland in North Central)Kogi is where Niger River & Benue River meetContinue reading “IGBO-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA: (KOGI & BENUE)”

Colonel Louis Chude-Sokei: The Biafran Officer Behind the Hijacked Aircraft and Wartime Air Force Colonel Louis Chude-Sokei: The Biafran Officer Behind the Hijacked Aircraft and Wartime Air Force Standing beside Odumegwu-Ojukwu in this photograph is Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Austin Chude-Sokei, a Biafran military officer whose wartime career connected one of the most controversial episodes of theContinue reading “Colonel Louis Chude-Sokei: The Biafran Officer Behind the Hijacked Aircraft and Wartime Air Force”