Category: Social – Tradition

Gaani Festival

Geography – Boundary, Geography – Map, Social – Tradition, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Gaani festival; is celebrated annually among the Bartonum of the old Borgu Empire in Baruten and Raima Local Government Areas of Kwara, Borgu in Niger; and Nikki, a community administered by Borgou… read more
Gwoza Hills

Geography – Land, Geography – Map, Geography – Natural Resources, Geography – Others, Lifestyle – Others, Social – Tradition

Gwoza hills; rocky and sun-baked system of hills in Borno State where three villages with primitive existence and peculiar traditions: Kunde, Guduf- Nagadio and Guduf-Kusaraha in Gwoza Local Government Area of the… read more
Akinola Peter

Religion, Social – Tradition

Akinola Peter; Conservative Archbishop of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion. Akinola’s crusade to prevent the pollution of traditional Christian values in the body of the global Anglican Community was a response… read more
Urhobo people

Culture – Language, Culture – Others, Language, Social – Tradition, Tradition – Customs

Urhobo is the main tribe in Ughelli North of Delta state, Nigeria, occupying the southern part of the Benin lowland and the floodplains swamps of the petroleum-rich Niger Delta. With a population… read more
Gender

Culture – Others, Philosophy – African, Social – Tradition

Gender as a concept is described by Marjorie Mclatosh as the differing roles and expectations a given society imposes upon women as opposed to men. It has been argued by one Oyerone Oyewunmi… read more
Dream

Culture, Social – Tradition

Dream is refereed to “An illusory mental image” in Roget’s II. The New Thesaurus Macmillan English Dictionary however defines dream as “something that you experience in your mind while you are sleeping.” From these… read more
Jayin

People, Social – Tradition

Jayin was the Alaafin who succeeded ‘Karan the cruel.’ Jayin’s petty lifestyle which appeared to be dedicated much to pleasure caused the nation to look up to his kind and generous son,… read more
Ayibi

Social – Tradition

Ayibi emerged as Alaafin after the rule of an interim government headed by Basorun Iba Biri. He was the grandson of the immediate past Alaafin, Jayin, and son of the popular Prince,… read more
Awoniboju

Social – Tradition

Awoniboju, also known as Oluboye was one of the Alaafin of Oyo who reigned during the tyranny of Basorun Gaha. Surprising it will seem, that the Alaafin, given the antecedents of his… read more
Labisi

Social – Tradition

Labisi was the Alaafin of Oyo after Ojigi, the indulgent father who died with his son, and immediate predecessor of Amuniwaiye, the king disgraced because of his affairs with his medicine man’s… read more