Category: History & Culture
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Africa: Shattering the Backwardness Myth
By Aklahyel Goni Listen up, Men! Let’s set the record straight—Africa is not uncivilized, and anyone perpetuating this lie either lacks knowledge or is intentionally ignoring history. Africa is the cradle of civilization, a continent whose contributions to the world in science, architecture, governance, art, and culture are immeasurable. The narrative that Africa is backward…
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Nigerian children win international cultural dance contest
Five Nigerian children whose ages range from five to 10 years old have won the inaugural African cultural dance contest. The dance contest was staged on Facebook, where contestants submitted five minutes dance videos for adjudication by a panel of cultural experts. The contest climaxed on Saturday with presentation of prize sums to the winners…
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Controversial History of Yoruba and The Story of World Creation From Ile Ife
Just like other ethnic groups in Nigeria, the history of the Yoruba people is still subject to controversy. There are however several versions of the origin of the Yoruba people. The most contentious is the one that traces the origin to the “East”. This is basically due to the similarities between the culture of the…
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The Story Of “Ilu Ajẹ”, Town of Witches
There is a small town on your way to Oyo, just behind Fiditi, it’s called Ilu Ajẹ. Literally, it translates to “Town of Witches”. In the late 80s, there used to be a sign board in Fiditi that pointed to the path to the village, the signboard had the inscription : “WAY TO ILU AJẸ,…
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Igbo migrated from Ife —Ooni makes fresh revelation
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has challenged academia in Nigerian universities to properly document the history of Yoruba race rather than relying on jaundiced history. He said proper documentation will not only foster unity but reveal the ties across ethnic groups, saying evidence showed that the Igbo race migrated from Ile-Ife. According to…
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How Yoruba Lost The Ilorin Throne To Fulani
The rivalry between the Fulani and Afonja descendants over the throne of Ilorin is rooted in history. While the Fulani rest the case of their claim to the kingship of the ancient town on the fact that the monarch had from the time immemorial been produced by them, the Afonja descendants, who like majority of…
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Controversial History of Yoruba and The Story of World Creation From Ile Ife
Just like other ethnic groups in Nigeria, the history of the Yoruba people is still subject to controversy. There are however several versions of the origin of the Yoruba people. The most contentious is the one that traces the origin to the “East”. This is basically due to the similarities between the culture of the…