Category: Tradition – Customs

Tribal Marks

Culture – Others, Tradition – Customs

Tribal marks are scarifications that are made on the body in several Nigerian ethnic communities. Mostly seen on the cheeks, the marks are also made on the forehead, chin, abdomen, back, arms… read more
Ladi Kwali

Arts, Culture – Others, Finance – Money, People, Tradition – Customs

Hadiza Ladi Kwali born in c.1925, was a Nigerian potter, the best known one in her time whose work won international acclaim for its ingenuity and beauty. Ladi Kwali was a native… read more
Owu-Aru Sun festival

Culture – Others, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Owu- Aru-Sun is a series of masquerade display by the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Oral Tradition has it that the festival is usually performed after the exhaustion… read more
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
Osun Groove

History – General, Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Osun Groove is the worship centre of the Yoruba Impersonation of the “Waters of Life,” and the spiritual mother of the Osogbo township. To her, Osun belong the Groves, but one or… read more
Ojubo Osogbo

Culture – Others, Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Ojubo Osogbo, a component of the Osun Groove, is ancient, older than the town of Osogbo (which is not older than 400 years, according to Chief Olugunna’s research). The statue of Osun… read more
Calabar

Culture – Others, Entertainment – Dance, Entertainment – Pop Culture, Geography – Map, History – Civil War, History – Political, Sports, Tourism, Towns/Cities, Tradition – Customs

Calabar; is the administrative capital of Cross Rivers State known for tourism and attractions popular in the region; the Obudu Cattle Ranch and the once promising Tinapa, a world-class business and leisure… read more
Tales By Moonlight

Arts, Literature – Fiction, Literature – Myths, Philosophy – African, Social – Relaxation, Tradition – Customs

Tales By Moonlight, Nigeria Television Authority, NTA’s network programme for the kids which dramatises the Nigerian folklore exploits the whole gamut of television formats. The programme which debuted in 1983 provide for… read more
Deji

Culture – Others, History – Civilization, History – General, Tradition – Customs

Deji; of Akure, traditional title of the Oba of Akure. Royal lineages in Akure trace a common ancestry to Asodeboyede, the first Oba of Akure, who reigned from 1150 A.D to 1180… read more
Nta Elijah Henshaw

Culture – Others, Medicine, People, Tradition – Customs

Nta Elijah Henshaw; the Obong of Calabar from to 2001 to 2008 was until his installation a visiting professor to the University of Benin and the Maxillo-Facial Dental Surgery Unit, College of… read more