Tag: nigeria
Empire: The Rise and Reign of Mighty Oyo
Oyo mastered large-scale horse warfare using a highly coordinated dual division (Image recreated from historical accounts for FN) The Oyo Empire stands as one of ... Read More
Custodians of Looted Heritage? The Foreign Museums Holding African Artefacts
Photo of the Benin bronzes display at the British museum (Wikimedia) For more than a century, some of the finest achievements of African art and ... Read More
When the Exiles Return: What the Diaspora Could Change
Seventeen million Nigerians live abroad. Millions more African Americans and Caribbean descendants trace their roots to Nigerian soil. What happens if they were all to ... Read More
STOFFE: Not Just Fabric, but Memory, Legacy, and the Reclaiming of a Warped Story
I sat in the cinema watching STOFFE, and 88 minutes later, I walked out with more than emotion. I walked out carrying truths that had ... Read More
Fabrics & Style: African Sustainability Win Earthshot Prize
African fabrics are a sustainable, visual language of history, culture, and identity (Image: Kalpa Mahagamage@Unsplash) African Fabrics: Ancient Sustainability Works its Way to the Earthshot ... Read More
Cultural Genocide in Nigeria: Communities Erased by Terror
After months of captivity by suspected Boko Haram militants, ex-hostages arrive at Cameroon's Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport., 2014 (Image: Wiki Commons) How Extremism is Causing ... Read More
Tribute to Sir Christopher Kolade: Sculpted by Grace
Sir Christopher Kolade (1932 - 2025) at his knighting (Nov/Dec 2024) A Life of Integrity and Love Sir Dr. Christopher Olusola Nathaniel Kolade was more ... Read More
Ancient Symbols Unite Morocco and Nigeria’s Lost Prehistory
Ruins at Lixus archaeological site (Wiki Commons) Uncovering Africa’s Hidden Legacy: Morocco’s Msoura Megaliths and Nigeria’s Ikom Monoliths Africa’s ancient story is being told in ... Read More
Motherland’s Natural Landmarks: Agbokin Waterfalls (Nigeria)
Agbokim waterfalls are a confluence of seven streams (By MuaMee - Own work, CC by SA) Title: Agbokim Waterfalls: Nigeria’s Seven-Faced Natural Wonder A Hidden ... Read More
Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Moremi (Ife, Nigeria)
Queen Moremi sacrifices her son Oluorogbo to the river (Imagined by Gencraft) Queen Moremi: The Heroine Who Saved Ile-Ife Among the great women of ... Read More