Most communities in Nigeria are deeply patriarchal, and the Igbos, one of the largest ethnicities in West Africa, are no exception. In many parts of Igbo land, it is a common belief that men are superior to their female counterparts,…
Nigeria: The Best of Nigerian Cultures, Traditions Excites At Nafest
Coming from various parts of the country, the rich and varied arts and tradition of the peoples, for one week, held spectators spell-bound at the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) in Benin. Clad in traditional attires and dancing…
Total Recall: Your Mother-Tongue Language Is Not Vernacular!
Kolade was dropped off at the gate of the school by his mum. It was his first day at the new school in Lagos. His Dad has just been re-assigned from Ekiti to Lagos. Excited and anxious, Kolade looks forward…
St Anne’s School, Ibadan: The First Girls Secondary School In Nigeria Celebrates 150 Years
St. Anne’s School, Ibadan is an amalgamation of two schools which were founded by the CMS mission for the education of the Girl child. CMS Girls Seminary, Lagos was founded in 1869 to provide secondary education, for the first time…
Excitement as Banana Island celebrates Nigeria, others’ cultures
It was fun and excitement at the Banana Island in the Ikoyi area of Lagos last Saturday as nationals of different countries across the world came together to celebrate their cultures. The event, Banana Island Cultural Festival, organised by the…
All The Times Beyonce Has Been Influenced By Nigerian Art
Nigeria is a country rich with over 190 million people and over 300 tribes. Each of these tribes has a unique culture and tradition passed down from parents to their children and vice versa. Due to migration, various elements of…
The Asian Tribe Where They Interact By Whistling
You might be wondering “are there really people who communicate by whistling?” and the answer is affirmitive. The Hmong are an ethnic group located in the East and Southeast Asia. They are a sub-group of the Miao people, and live…
The Many Ways Yam Is Celebrated In Nigeria
Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of yam in the world accounting for about 70-76 percent of the general production. According to numbers supplied by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1985, Nigeria produced 18.3 million tonnes of yam from…
Sungbo’s Eredo-The Great Wall Of A Yoruba Kingdom
One of President Trump’s promises was to build a wall across the Mexico-US border. In history, the building of walls existed as a central part of the first civilisation. The Great Wall of China, Berlin wall in Germany, Troy walls…
Nyotaimori: The Japanese Art Of Eating Food Off A Naked Body
Sometime around the 18th-century, Japan was fragmented into multiple states which left the samurai [Japaneses warriors] defending their respective regions. When the warriors returned from defeating their enemies, they would celebrate their wins in geisha houses that hosted Nyotaimoris. Now…