Yankius: Thatcher Made Japa
Yankius: Thatcher Made Japa John Bull: Yankius Baptista the former Londoner! Kre gbish! Yankius: Gba gbosh! John Bull: I have just gotten a visa to the UK to do my…
Culture as Institution
Meg Searches
Meg Searches Meg fights off a short stocky lone bully who slaps him without provocation and challenges him to a fight. Many eyes on him, he lets the assault go…
Intelligent Nigerians, Home Languages
Intelligent Nigerians, Home Languages Unsurprisingly, the typical Nigerian believes Nigerians are amongst the most intelligent people in the world. The reasons for this belief are various. But none of them…
Obẹnẹ: Urhobo Love Sustainably
Obẹnẹ: Urhobo Love Sustainably The Act Urhobo love. Obẹnẹ, is one of the finest approaches to love in the world. But surprisingly younger Urhobo people in present times believe that…
Postcolonial Songs – Wild Geese (Nigeria’s End)
Postcolonial Songs – Wild Geese The Flight of the Wild Geese by Joan Armatrading The song was released in 1978 as the opening theme of the star-studded action-packed blockbuster movie…
Is Jazz Urhobo Music? II
Is Jazz Urhobo Music? II In part one, I talked about scat originating in Urhoboland, then known as Otọr Urhobo. ‘Djueta, scat, was never introduce into Uhuoro’ojevwu merely because it…