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Bashorun Gaa’s House And Notre Dame
As I followed the news about Notre Dame's recent misfortune, I eventually started to reflect on Basorun Gaa. Notre Dame has been in the news and needs no introduction. Notre Dam's construction started in 1160 and was reportedly completed in 1260. According to Wikipedia, Notre Dame is one of the finest example of the French… Continue reading Bashorun Gaa’s House And Notre Dame
Oba Koso (The King Did Not Hang) – Review 2
If you want to read part 1, here you go: Oba Koso (The King Did Not Hang) - Review 1 The opening scene of Oba Koso showed how the Ancient Yorubas related to their kings. The chief eunuch who served Sango opened the scene as he recited Sango's oriki. Every Yoruba family has an oriki.… Continue reading Oba Koso (The King Did Not Hang) – Review 2
Feb 2019: Atikulate or Buhari?
On the horizontal axis of this chart you will find the year. On the vertical axis, the price of crude oil. It is clear that crude oil peaked at around 110 dollars (Nigerian Bony Light was much more expensive than this, but for the sake argument, let us use this one as a proxy). For… Continue reading Feb 2019: Atikulate or Buhari?
Pharmacy Among The Early Yorubas
Gbonka was a title given to brave warriors among the early Yorubas. Whoever was the Gbonka played a role in warfare. In fact, if a Gbonka should die during a war, another one would be appointed. So, unlike what you read growing up, Gbonka was not the name of a person, rather, it was a… Continue reading Pharmacy Among The Early Yorubas
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