..Banning History In Nigerian Schools One may wonder who within the Nigerian Ministry of Education orchestrated the removal of the History [of West Africa] as a subject from the national academic curriculum several years ago. Many have claimed that the removal was to hide the ‘darkness of the Civil War’…
Tag: Biafra
Social Relations
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Biafra: A Missing History?
Biafra: A Missing History? If one asks the everyday person from Edo or Delta States, which make up the now-defunct Mid-West region or Bendel State, or anyone from the rest of Nigeria who Albert Okonkwo was, probably much less than 1% would know the answer. Many would ask why they…
Musings
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Origins of an Opintar
Origins of an Opintar “Birds got something to teach us all; About being free, yeah; Be no rain… Be no rain…” – Gil Scott-Heron, from the lyrics, I Think I’ll Call It Morning I proclaim myself an Opintar sometimes. Opinterity is the closest I know to freedom and joy. It is part…