Hi! I am Údúák, but you can call me Chloe. It’s a clear indication that names aid identity. But the duality of names is very typical of the African continent and others who are not originally English. There are unwritten…
The Nigerian Victory Against The 1918 Influenza Pandemic And 1897 Smallpox Epidemic
“Health is Wealth” goes the popular saying. Over the last few months, the entire world has been thrown into bedlam over the infiltration of the “Corona Virus” code-named COVID-19. The virus which has flu-like symptoms was first detected by scientists…
How Nigeria’s kings lost their power
From emirs to kings, Nigeria’s traditional rulers are increasingly being humiliated by politicians – and mocked by young people who see them as representing an archaic institution. The latest example of this was the brutal dethronement of the Emir of…
The Unusual Customs Practiced By The Luo Tribe
The Luo also called Joluo or Jonagi/Onagi meaning “Ramogi’s heirs”) are an ethnic group in western Kenya, northern Uganda, and in Mara Region in northern Tanzania. The Luo people are rich in tradition and cultural practices although some of their ways…
What Is Africa’s Original Name?
The name Africa is a phenomenon. Home to 1.216 billion people, the world’s second-largest population and 2nd largest continent after Asia. Africa is a renowned name that has traveled way beyond the shores of the Nile to the Atlantic and…
Pre-Colonial Traditional Architectures Of Nigeria
Before the advent of the Arabs and Europeans to Nigeria, the sophistication of the Nigerian Kingdom was very visible in their peculiar architecture. In a multicultural society like Nigeria, most of the kingdoms had a beautiful and unique architecture that…
5 Interesting Valentine’s Traditions All Over The World
On February 14th every year, lovers all over the world go out to mark the feast of St Valentine’s, commonly referred to as Valentine’s Day. The celebrations originated from an ancient Roman tradition called Lupercalia where young men stripped naked…
Significance Of Egungun In Yoruba Cultural History
The trains of thoughts that comes when you see an Egungun is to either run as fast as your leg can carry you, scream and pass out or just hold your ground and become crippled temporarily with fear while the…
Orompoto, The First Female Alaafin Of Oyo
It is so easy to come across male traditional rulers in Nigeria and Africa at large. They’re very visible figures seen around their local communities and are even known wider, depending on the particular ruler. However, it is almost unusual…
Why Nigeria is the origin of humanity
This latest study claiming the evolution of humanity occurred in a huge lake that previously existed in Botswana overlooks a fundamental requirement that the environment should be salty marine water as well as have a freshwater source due to the…