Leading issues in General Studies: Humanities & Social Sciences‚ (Book of Reading for General Studies)‚ 2001. EFFECTS OF CULTURE-CONTACT ON THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN LIFE INTRODUCTION This Chapter attempts the review of various definitions of Culture. It also tries to bring out the common characteristics of culture in various definitions‚ which include being dynamic and transmittable from generation to generation. Factors that can influence culture in a particular society and how people can
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CONTEMPORARY ARTIST ;THEIR WORKS. Aina Olabolu :art educator and painter Cheif Aina Onabolu (now late) was born in Ijebu-ode in Ogun state‚ Nigeria in the year 1882. The general impression the Europeans were having about contemporary African art was that of primitive and lacked impact on orld civilization Onabolu grew up in the midst of that notion and was determined to prove the white people wrong. He started to practice art on his own in 1900 even
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and ethic lines with the North dominated by Muslims‚ and the South by Christians. The country’s major trade partners include the USA and UK. The early independent kingdoms and states that make the present day British colonized Nigeria are; i. Benin Kingdom ii. Borgu Kingdom iii. Fulani Empire iv. Hausa Kingdoms v. Kanem Bornu Empire vi. Kwararafa Kingdom vii. Ibibio Kingdom viii. Nri Kingdom ix. Nupe Kingdom x. Oyo Kingdom xi. Songhai Empire
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Reconnecting with rap and reggae music during his rehabilitation at Benin Home is no small point Beah makes. Listening to Run-D.M.C.‚ one of the early pioneers of new school hip hop (It’s Like That‚ - {That’s Just the Way It Is} ) was a bridge to artists‚ beats and rhymes Beah’s childhood rap and dance group enjoyed and performed‚ such as Eric B and Rakim (I Know You Got Soul). This bridge became a link between fond memories of pre-war childhood and being able to increasingly live more fully in the
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and Society.Onitsha. Oluben Publishers. Schaeffer‚ R.T. and Lamm‚ R.P. (1997) Sociology A Brief Introduction. New York The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Yomere‚ G.O. and Agbonifo‚ B.A. (1999) Reaearch Methodology in the Social Sciences and Education. Benin. Centrepiece Consultants Nigeria Limited Burns‚ R.B. (2000) Introduction to Research Methods. London. Sage Publications Limited
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Chapter 7 Define: * Plateau: a relatively high‚ flat land areas * Desert * Savanna: broad grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs Define: * Animism: * Griot: a special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people’s history * Subsistence Farming: the practice of growing just enough crops for personal use‚ not for sale * Matrilineal: tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father * Patrilineal: tracing lineage through the father Know
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Voodoo – when mind attacks body! “ Voodoo (also spelled Vodou) is an ancient West African religion practiced by more than 30 million people in Benin‚ Togo and Ghana. Voodoo varieties are also present in the United States‚ and the Caribbean. The word ‘vodou’ comes from the languages of West Africa‚ and means ‘spirit’. That is appropriate as Voodoo is a religion of spirits. Practitioners of Voodoo (who are called Voodooists) believe that the world of humans is shared by the world of the spirits.
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University of Benin‚ Benin City 08037217824 oraclechime@yahoo.com Okey Okwechime is a lecturer in the Dept. of English and Literature‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria. He teaches Drama‚ Poetly and his research interest is in Drama‚ Oral Literature and Feminist Literature and Criticism & KOLA EKE Department of English and Literature University of Benin‚ Benin City 08023529279 Kola Eke is a lecturer in the Dept. of English and Literature‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria
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out and their control and it is without any prejudice to any other known work culture but designed to meet the particular circumstances of Zafike Royal Hotel. OPERATIONS MANUAL FOR ZAFIKE ROTAL HOTEL EYEAN BENIN CITY FRONT OFFICE 1.1 The Front Office is the heart of the hotel and as such carries a lot of responsibility for and behalf of the hotel. It therefore follows that it should be well structured‚ coordinated and functional at
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What is Shea Butter? Shea butter is a fatty extract from the nuts of the Shea tree‚ it has been used for centuries in West Africa for skin care‚ cooking and medicinal purposes. Poplarshea Certified Grade A Shea Butter is raw and unrefined thereby retaining its healing and moisturising properties. It has gone through a rigorous set of lab test and certified grade A. Poplarshea is an all-natural vitamin A and E cream and is known to contain a number of natural ingredients with biological activities
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