HAMAR’S BOYS TO MEN BY THE BULLS
It is a traditional act for a boy to be regarded as a man for an action that he has performed. This action could be an act of strength and …
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Female Circumcision in Africa: Tradition vs Violation of Rights
Female circumcision , also known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is the partial or complete cut-off of the external female genitalia. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that over 200 …
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THE RELATIVITY OF CULTURAL PRACTICES
THE RELATIVITY OF CULTURAL PRACTICES In the study of human culture in general, asides the popularly known concepts of material culture and immaterial culture, there are also some notable concepts …
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DEATH: THE AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
Death is an inevitable event in the life of every living organism, and it is one of the most complex phenomena that human beings have attempted to understand since the …
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The Karo people of East Africa
Karo is a group of Nilotic tribes that straddles the Nile in the Republic of South Sudan and is predominantly found in Central Equatoria State, and as far South as …
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The Efik people
The Efik people are located in Southern Nigeria in Cross River State, Nigeria, sharing about 2% of the nation’s population. They migrated from the hinterlands during the first half of …
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THE SAMBURU PEOPLE
The SAMBURU are a Nilotic people of North Central Kenya. Samburu are semi – nomadic pastoralists who herd mainly cattle but also keep sheep, goats and camels. The name they …
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THE KANURI PEOPLE
The Kanuri people (Kanouri, Kanowri, also Yerwa, Bare Bari and several subgroup names) are an African ethnic group living largely in the lands of the former Kanem and Bornu Empires …
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People and Culture of Nigeria: The Sango Festival.
It is a special day used to celebrate Sango, a popular Yoruba deity who was believed to posses supernatural powers. The Sango festival celebrations can be traced back to 1000 …
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A Clamour for the Rebirth of Music in Nigeria
“The glorification of money and promiscuity in our music industry has endangered our civility and moral standards. Our songs are now desperately glorifying attaining wealth at all cost, good or bad.”
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