Modern Day Forced Marriages
“Arrangee Marriage” the practice of arranged marriages is a serious problem in our society today. The tradition of forced marriages is widespread…
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Yoruba and Egungun Festival
One of the festivals that unite Yoruba people from different communities is the Egungun festival. Most people regardless of religious affiliations participate…
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Nigerian Goats
Mama (Tugbo – short for “tara to gbo”)and baby goat belong to writer Folakemi Odoaje’s mother in Osun State Nigeria. | #JujuFilms…
Read moreKano and The Paradox of High Divorce Rate
In December 2013 Kano State governor, Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso announced the state had spent ₦250k per couple on mass marriages for 1,111…
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Mama Jide was a leper. She was not always like that. By the time I was old enough to notice she was…
Read moreNigeria & The Misconceptions of Boarding Schools’ Responsibility
British colonialists introduced western style education and boarding schools to Nigeria same as Christianity. During the early period of colonialism there were…
Read moreYoruba Tribal Marks
As a child I was fascinated with tribal marks, something about it appealed to me, maybe both my parents having tribal marks…
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