Retro fashion trends Fashion trends evolve over time, how else can we explain why our parents’ and grandparents’ pictures are different from today’s pictures. No, we’re not just talking about the picture quality or the way they used to pose. Unlike human hair wigs, crop tops and silk fits; afro haircuts, maxi skirts and oleku […]
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A time for new mothers to relax and be taken care of! In Igboland, the postpartum care and pampering given to new mothers is called Omugwo. During Omugwo, new mothers have ample time to rest, recover from any complications of childbirth, and ease into motherhood. It has been said that Omugwo helps to keep baby […]
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The unspoken Do’s and Dont’s in Nigerian homes! No one can read the atmosphere in the room like a Nigerian child. This stellar ability was, of course, not formed in a day. Every Nigerian, home and abroad, can boast of having learnt social cues under the roofs of their Nigerian parents, mostly through eye signals […]
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‘I am that I yam’ Today, we pay tribute to another staple food consumed by many ethnic groups in Nigeria. If ever there was a food representation of the saying that goes, “don’t judge a book by its cover” it would be yam. Yam has a brown covering with thorn-like roots usually sprouting from it […]
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How superstitious are you? If you’re a Nigerian, superstitions are nothing new to you. Superstitions are tales that usually have no foundation in truth but are intended to intimidate people into staying in line. From eating a fish’s eyeball to crossing paths with a black cat, here’s a list of the most popular and most […]
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Where my Nigerians at? With over 250 ethnic groupings, Nigeria is a country rich in cultural diversity and variety. While many of these traditional practices share similarities with other traditions in other parts of the world, here are three rituals that are more of a Nigerian thing. Which do you think is the most ‘Nigerian’ […]
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Similarity in diversity Nigeria has about 371 ethnic groups dispersed throughout its geographical zones. They all have their own dialects, cuisines, religions, dances, and other customs. Despite their differences, they have certain similarities. These parallels do not appear on the surface. One must analyze their differences in order to fit all the jigsaw pieces of […]
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Every day is a holiday! While most of us have recovered from the recent holidays, we can’t deny that we’re still impatiently anticipating the next one. Partly for the festive sense of community that holidays bring but particularly if they get us off work. Here, we look at holidays from around the world that you […]
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Nigeria is blessed with a plethora of cultures and tribes The Idoma culture is possibly one of Nigeria’s most intriguing cultures. The Idoma people are extremely proud of their indigenous past, and many of their ancestors’ traditions have been preserved in their combination of rich traditional tales, creative expressions, music, and many cultural components. The […]
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