Stories

How Sarah Baartman ‘s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women   In “BLACK EFFECT,” a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 collaborative album “EVERYTHING IS LOVE,” Beyoncé describes a quintessential Black ...

General Yakubu Gowon, who marked his 87th birthday on Tuesday, October 19, is the first Nigerian ruler to grow old. His two predecessors, Prime-Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, was a 54-year old statesman at the top of his career when he was ...

Adaka Boro: LITTLE STORY OF BIAFRA AND CLAIM OF IGBO Who Killed Adaka Boro? Why the Blame on Igbo Accusing them of Betrayal? Was Adaka Boro Betrayed?   I have read many false history that breeds hatred against the Igbo, ...

On why Pres. Buhari does not bear his father’s name ; Farooq Kperogi   Muhammadu Buhari Doesn’t Bear His Father’s Real Name, says US Professor. The scholar wrote extensively on how the President’s surname, Buhari, was not his father’s real ...

A myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th Century kings was married to Queen Victoria of England.   “I first heard about it around 2001, when I was going through the museum and ...

“Mr President you are finished,” said Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor to President Goodluck Jonathan. And President Jonathan responded: “You said what?” And Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor repeated: “I mean you are finished Mr President.” And there was a dead silence for a ...

Meet Yasuke, an African slave, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black Samurai. His arrival caused such a sensation that people climbed over one another to get a glimpse of him with some being crushed to ...

Bob Marley was married to Alpharita ‘Rita’ Anderson, whom he married in Jamaica on February 10, 1966.   According to Rita, Bob would woo her with love letters in the early days of their relationship.   She once said: “He ...

Fiery Catholic priest, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka is in the eye of the storm. Thousands of worshipers and members of his Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), on Wednesday, took to the streets of Enugu in violent protest over the sudden ...

𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗚𝗕𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Often times you hear some Igbos who claim origin from Benin Kingdom and you wonder if it makes them less igbo. On the contrary, they are still 100% Igbos.   The Benin Kingdom was ...