V Voodoo Voodoo. Many may think of it is some sinister dark taboo of mystical forces‚ based solely on black magic or the work of the devil. Some might say that it is just another version of Satan Worship. For many just the word Voodoo itself paints a picture of bloody sacrifice‚ nightmarish drum patterns‚ evil zombies‚ and dolls stuck full of pins. In actuality‚ Voodoo is a legitimate religion. Wade Davis‚ who wrote The Serpent and the Rainbow‚ would argue that Voodoo goes so far as to
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NIGERIA The purpose of this essay is to describe Nigeria. Officially it is a federal constitutional republic‚ located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Its three largest and most influential ethnic groups are the Hausa‚ Igbo and Yoruba. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This
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The fall of the Songhay Empire starts chapter thirteen. The height of power was under Askiya Muhammad Ture‚ during the 16th century. Towards the late 16th century the royal power weakened‚ because of short reigns and dynastic disputes. This caused growth of rivals‚ which drew off trade from Songhay domination‚ gold from Akan forest to go to Europeans coast‚ and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive
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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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Africa Before European Arrival People of the early African kingdoms were able to create successful trade routes with Europe and Asia‚ become very wealthy from conquering and gaining land‚ and were able to have a strong central government. All of this was done before the Europeans had reached Africa. Trade flourished on the East African coast‚ especially when trading was established with India and Arabia. African kingdoms were prosperous‚ because of their success with not only trading but also
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CHAPTER THREE THE THREE ERAS OF TAXATION IN NIGERIA General Historical Overview of Taxation Taxes are as old as the history of organised human society. During the reign of the Pharaohs in Egypt tax collectors were called scribes and taxes were collected on various items including cooking oil.1 In the ancient Greek city of Athens‚ taxes were especially important in times of war. The tax imposed during times of war was known as eisphora and no one was exempted from this tax. After the war
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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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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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