..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’…
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Musings
Urhobos Once Spoke Great
Urhobos Once Spoke Great Part I I am Enemuadia, a young male eghele and wrestler, at home with my father, Bamon. His real name is Agbaimoni but no one calls him that unless something very serious is happening. We are at home in Okunoho, Idjerhe. We are originally from Ọkuabude,…
A Response to ” Columbus Day? True Legacy: Honoring A Genocidal Maniac”
“I came I saw and I conquered” is often the motto of any conqueror. Conquest is not an easy undertaking, even if the history books make it unctuously look so. We are sold on the myth that Africa was colonised without firing a bullet. In reality, Africa was colonised through…