The Legacy of Dr. and Mrs. George Green in Ogbomoso: Pioneers of Baptist Medical Work in Nigeria On March 18, 1907, the landscape of healthcare in Nigeria experienced a historic transformation with the arrival of Dr. George Green and his wife Lydia Barnes Williams Green in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. This British-born couple—missionaries of the Southern...
Category: Cultures
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Seychelles Island Republic in the Western Indian Ocean
Talking about places to visit in Africa perhaps on a vacation or even an adventure, Seychelles is one of those places you would love to be next as Seychelles Island Republic in the Western Indian Ocean, comprising about 115 islands, with lush tropical vegetation, beautiful beaches, and a wide variety of marine life. Situated between latitudes 4° and 11° South...
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THE LATUKA’S PECULIAR CULTURE OF KIDNAPPING BRIDES BEFORE MARRIAGE.
The Latuka tribe are also known as the Otuho. They are a small ethnic group who practices subsistence farming. They keep large herds of cattle, sheep and goats in the mountains of south Sudan.Unlike in other part of the world where a man and a woman agrees to getting married if they are interested or...
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THE SYMBOLIC CULTURE OF KOLA NUT BREAKING
By Adeoye Olorunseun Elizabeth “Kola nut remains a symbol of hospitality, which is why it’s the first thing offered to a guest in Igbo land.”In the Southeastern part of Nigeria, that comprises of the Igbos, the ethnic community whose culture and tradition is well embedded in their root, kola nut called ‘Ojị Igbo’ plays a crucial...
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