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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Igbo People, Culture, and History

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

And Okonkwo Goes Viral!

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(Pius Adesanmi)--Thank You, Millennials! Despite sorrow, despite anguish, despite depression over Kogi state, Nigeria, today, I somehow...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

A Shocking Death and the Will of God

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Oluchi Anekwe; source: jide-salu.com ( Simon Kolawale )--How do you respond to the electrocution of a promising university undergraduat...
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Saturday, September 12, 2015

The Violence in the Sacred

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Source: js.emory.edu (Rene Girard)--“Religion in its broadest sense, then, must be another term for that obscurity that surrounds man’s...

Nigeria, Ethnicity, AND Nationalism

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Source: tourbrockersinternational.com ( Pius Adesanmi )--Pan-Nigeria does not ask you to forget your ethnic, religious or other identit...
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Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Of Mmonwu and Spirits of the Living-Dead

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The Ancestors and the Dialogue of Religions

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Source: timeslive.co.za "My father was a man of few words, and I have always regretted that I had not asked him more questions. Bu...
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Onitsha, Balconies, and Gists

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( Uzoamaka Doris Aniunoh )-- I lived in Onitsha with my parents and siblings in a four-story building. My father was the landlord and g...

In Pursuit of Happiness

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Source: pintrest.com “In that Christ had suffered, and had suffered voluntarily, suffering was no longer unjust and pain was necessary...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

When Prayer is Not Enough

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Source: informationng.com More  often, Nigerians imply that God is responsible for their desultory condition. Obasanjo squandered some...
Monday, August 17, 2015

200 Million Naira Prayers

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Source: senatepresident.gov.ng " Adamawa State is about to purchase prayers worth N200 million to ward off Boko Haram and other se...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Choosing the Ooni's Successor

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( Dele Momodu )--Fellow Nigerians, let me confess that my trip to the ancient city of Ife last Thursday was a most harrowing experience. ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Nollywood: The Genesis, the Motivation

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Okechukwu Ogunjiofor was a co-producer, with Kenneth Nnebue, of Nollywood's foundational movie, Living in Bondage . He a...

The Ooni of Ife and Tradition

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Source: news punch.org ( Olusegun Adeniyi )-- As a first year undergraduate at Ife in 1985, I was confronted with this myth that in the...
Monday, August 03, 2015

Widowhood Rites: The Silent Pain of a Widow

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Source: theleaderassumpta.com ( Kinda  Delphine) -- Few years ago, I was a radio presenter for a women rights program called  ‘Every Wo...
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NollyCulture – a curating forum at the intersection of media, religion, and culture – explores Nollywood, the cinema of Nigeria, and its framings of religion and culture in contemporary Africa as well as the traditions, worldviews, and debates that inform its perspectives and representations.
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