Category: Culture

Tiwa Savage

Entertainment – Music, Music – Afro-Hip-Hop, Music – Pop, Social – Relaxation

Tiwa Savage, Afro pop singer was born in Lagos in February 1980 as the youngest and the only girl among male siblings. At the age of eleven, she was moved with family… read more
Orunmila

History – General, Literature – Myths, Literature – Religious, Philosophy – African

Orunmila was a philosopher, and major intellectual personae of the Yoruba Ifa literary corpus which deals with subjects as diverse as history, geography, religion, or music. Orunmila together with his sixteen disciples… read more
Mo Abudu

Entertainment – Media, Human Resources, Lifestyle – Others, Media – TV & Radio

Mo Abudu; Talk show Hostess, hospitality, entertainment and media entrepreneur. Abudu’s show, Moments with Mo is Africa’s first syndicated talk show to be broadcast on M-Net and it goes out to over… read more
Toke Makinwa

Lifestyle – Fashion, Media – TV & Radio

On Air Personality, born 3 November 1985 in Abuja as a second child child to parents originating from Idanre. Later, the family moved to Lagos. At nine, she lost her parents in… read more
Nri Civilization

Agriculture – Soil Science, History – Civilization, Philosophy – African, Tradition – Customs

Nri Civilization occasioned a medieval Igbo institution, located in the colonial Awka division. The town of Nri was hypothesized by A.G. Leonard, British royal officer in 1902 as the fountainhead from which… read more
Conservatism

Philosophy – General, Social – Psychology

Conservatism is resistance to change due to preference for stability and continuity. The conservative believes in the value of history and favors traditional institutions over the abstract or ideal, as it is… read more
Adolescence

Public Health, Social – Psychology, Social – Welfare

Adolescence is the period of development from the onset of puberty, to the attainment of adulthood, hence the transitional period between childhood and adulthood. The WHO pegs this between the ages of… read more
Commitment

Philosophy – General, Social – Welfare

Commitment is a philosophical concept popularized by the 20th Century French existentialist philosopher, Gabriel Marcel. Other existentialist philosophers have discussed themes conveying similar meanings as Marcel’s commitment but differs in that Marcel‘s… read more
Counselling

Education – Secondary, Social – Psychology, Social Sciences

Counseling is a professional activity involving the use of interpersonal relationship to quicken understanding of oneself and to encourage changes in life choices. Counselors often employ particular counseling theories in their operation… read more
Dada Adeshigbin

Philosophy – General, Textile

Dada Adeshigbin was a 19th Century townsman and one of the principal founders of the African Bethel Church. Dada Adeshigbin was born in Owu in 1865. Hardly anything is known of his… read more