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The Creativity of an African Divinity (Ogunamen)
Ogunamen who is believed to be the eldest of Ogun’s descendants is an entity that is found spiritually in the ocean or river. Ogun, the most Eldest of all God’s deities (Divinities) is believed to be one of the most aggressive Divinities in the Osa…
The Quest for Superior Spirituality
The Quest for the Spirituality closest to God has been lingering for centuries, since the beginning of the world. Today’s world, which was previously called a Divinosphere; was a project of God created for depopulating the heavens. This was first tested by Patron Divinity based on…
Ancient Architecture: The Ancient Central Mosque of Zazzau Emirate, Built in 1837
The historical prominence of Hausa Land evokes our sense of wonder, so also does its Ancient architecture in equal measure. Think of those sophisticated mud buildings with their captivating facades, embellished in mosaic of bright ,intersected colors that resonate with our aesthetic sensitivities. Often, public…
Amintacciyar Hanyar Arewa (A Safe Passage to the North) Project
We are pleased to announce the official launch of the Amintacciyar Hanya Arewa (A Safe Passage to the North) Project The Project is an avenue for young historians and writers of Northern extraction, during which they would be responsible for telling their stories, bringing to…
Ilojo Bar: Murdered in Broad Daylight, 1855-2016.
Sunday 10 September 2016, a cultural heritage site was desecrated. The bulldozers, supposedly owned by ‘developers’, which rolled into 6 Alli and 2 Bamgbose Streets, CMS Lagos-Island, and destroyed the 161 year-old building opposite Tinubu Square, committed murder, in the first degree. It murdered the…
How the Opobo Men kept their Guns in 1889
In 1889 the Opobo people were reported to be arming themselves on an extensive scale, and when the Consulate officials found that the rumours were true, and that almost every tribesman possessed a firearm, many of them weapons of precision, they feared that a general…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art.Part 2
Furthermore, in The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), the leaves that collect to form the hem of the Virgin’s garment would later persist as the pastoral motifs in the very large intensely alluring Garden of Eden works he collected together as Within Reach (2003)at the Venice…
Chris Ofili and the Big Bang Art. Part 1
Every majestic oak tree was once a nut that stood its ground – Old proverb To be a classic, one must have all the gifts and all the needs, but one must force them under the same yoke. Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in…
Lagos Colonial Secretariat, 121 years after. A Fresh Case for Urban Regeneration and Renewal
In the heart of Lagos, Africa’s most populous city is a building which is over a 100 year old. The former colonial secretariat, a building that was the main attraction of old Marina and Broad Street, an area that used to be the power bloc…
Lagos,Oshodi Tapa and Inverted Slaves: Response to Oshodi Tapa Family
My attention has been drawn to the press statement issued by the Oshodi Tapa family titled, “Oshodi Tapa wasn’t a slave of Oba Kosoko, says family” (The Guardian* 6th May 2015) which is a response to my review of Prof Adeyemo Elebute’s magnificent biography: “The…