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Osun Groove

History – General, Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Osun Groove is the worship centre of the Yoruba Impersonation of the “Waters of Life,” and the spiritual mother of the Osogbo township. To her, Osun belong the Groves, but one or the other otherwise sovereign god may take lodging on her ground. The goal of the world famous annual procession is the pond, river-altar…
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Ojubo Osogbo

Culture – Others, Religion, Tradition – Ceremonies, Tradition – Customs

Ojubo Osogbo, a component of the Osun Groove, is ancient, older than the town of Osogbo (which is not older than 400 years, according to Chief Olugunna’s research). The statue of Osun where the river bends at Ojubo Osogbo is from the hand of Saka. It is a reverent replacement for the one which fell…
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Olanlokun Samuel

Education – Tertiary, Literature – Fiction, Literature – General, Literature – Others, People, Social – Psychology

Samuel Olajire Olanlokun; Children book author, novelist, folklorist, poet, who as a distinguished librarian and teacher attained the position of the president, West African Association of Library and Information Science. In 1991, he was listed in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership published by the American Biographical Association, Raleigh, North Carolina. Until his death on…
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Calabar

Culture – Others, Entertainment – Dance, Entertainment – Pop Culture, Geography – Map, History – Civil War, History – Political, Sports, Tourism, Towns/Cities, Tradition – Customs

Calabar; is the administrative capital of Cross Rivers State known for tourism and attractions popular in the region; the Obudu Cattle Ranch and the once promising Tinapa, a world-class business and leisure resort[i]. Traditionally, when one wants to say something is beautiful in local dialect, they say it is so beautiful like Efik. Literally that…
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Veterinary Public Health

Animals, Environment – Others, Environment – Wildlife, Medicine, Pharmacy – Control, Public Health, Research, Social – Welfare

Veterinary Public Health stands between human and animal medicine. It indicates how the environment affects the animal and the people even as more people share thesame environment with the animals. With the emergence of Ebola and other diseases from animals, this became accentuated. This is a relatively young field of medicine that is evolving. There…
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Tales By Moonlight

Arts, Literature – Fiction, Literature – Myths, Philosophy – African, Social – Relaxation, Tradition – Customs

Tales By Moonlight, Nigeria Television Authority, NTA’s network programme for the kids which dramatises the Nigerian folklore exploits the whole gamut of television formats. The programme which debuted in 1983 provide for the young Nigerian audience entertainment as well as performing an invaluable integration of the different cultures of the Nigerian society. Showing every Sunday…
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Shooting Stars of Ibadan

Social – Relaxation, Sports

Shooting Stars of Ibadan: was one of the most decorated club sides in Nigeria, alongside Angers and the defunct Stationery Stores T.C. of Lagos. It dominated the country during ‘70s and ‘80s. Shooting Stars became the first Nigerian team to lift the African Cup Winners Cup (now Confederation Cup) in 1976. The club, established in…
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Fundamentalism

Justice, Philosophy – General, Police, Religion, Social – Welfare, Social Sciences

Fundamentalism; is ideological or religious intolerance. There is a clear demarcation between terrorism at an international level and the rise of fundamentalism in northern Nigeria as a region. There are many factors that led to the low level of tolerance and peace in this part of country. First is the problem of illiteracy. There is a…
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Kanu Nwankwo

People, Social – Welfare, Sports

Nwankwo Kanu : Nigeria’s most-decorated player and one of the few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, IUEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. Time and again, comparison of Kanu who ended his international career following Nigeria’s exit from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with any budding talent…
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Amadi

Arts, Entertainment – Nollywood, History – Civilization, Nollywood – General, Nollywood – Others, Social – Relaxation

Amadi; the first Nigerian feature film in a local dialect, shows an artist who has managed to overcome the artist’s dilemma of satisfying audience who advocated that African films should reflect the aesthetic and intellectual pre-occupation of black people rather than imitate third-rate Western films. The plot of the film centres around Amadi (John Chukwu)…
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