Tag: culture

Alternative Parental Remedy
VILLAGE (Family/Relationships)

Alternative Parental Remedy

Support Team- February 8, 2023

One quiet Saturday afternoon, afternoon, my two-year old toddler interrupted my ‘mummy time’ during which I usually catch up with work which I need to ... Read More

Africa’s 600 year-old Chinese Fable
DISCOVER (History)

Africa’s 600 year-old Chinese Fable

Bimi- February 3, 2023

In 2010, China named a player of mixed African and Chinese heritage to the national men's volleyball team. The selection of Ding Hui was noteworthy ... Read More

Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Amina of Zazzau (Nigeria)
DISCOVER (History), SAGE

Queens and Mothers of Afre Kh: Queen Amina of Zazzau (Nigeria)

Bimi- February 1, 2023

Queen Amina was instructed in political and military strategies (Imagined by AI) Queen Amina of Zazzau in the present-day Kaduna state of northern Nigeria, was ... Read More

DONOR PROJECTS – Just Enough but Not Enough
Blog (Misc and opinions), COWRIE (Business)

DONOR PROJECTS – Just Enough but Not Enough

David- January 17, 2023

Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash I have just spent three days in a donor-funded workshop with government partners, the objective of which was to ... Read More

“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, Skin Color, and the Expatriate Advantage
Blog (Misc and opinions), LOUDER (Culture, lifestyle and Interviews)

“We Don Close”: Gatekeeping, Skin Color, and the Expatriate Advantage

Bimi- January 17, 2023

"Welcome Massa!" — A Glimpse Into Nigeria's Lingering Colonial Complex As the gates flung open and the gateman barked “Welcome Massa!” to the approaching white ... Read More

Reconstructing Black
Blog (Misc and opinions)

Reconstructing Black

Bimi- January 17, 2023

Black, proud, and thriving (Photo by Kiptoo Addi, Pexels) The colour BLACK has had a bad rap in western culture and European colonialism promoted western ... Read More

Snag Yourself an ‘8-Cow Wife’
VILLAGE (Family/Relationships)

Snag Yourself an ‘8-Cow Wife’

David- January 17, 2023

A virtuous woman, who can find? (Image by Pixabay) by Janel Breitenstein (C. FamilyLife.com) An old story told from the island of Kiniwata relates the ... Read More