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c.1500-1700

Between 1500 and 1700, the area now known as Nigeria was host to a variety of kingdoms and empires.

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Nigeria: Across the Eras

Have you ever noticed how the Americans have a documentary for absolutely EVERYTHING? I recognised this about a year ago while completing my Masters and being introduced to the plethora of ways they have documented their history – from documentaries about fashion, tv, music – someone has or is currently creating a documentary about it. […]

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THE ABCS OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: CHAPTER & SCHEDULE 3

Chapter 3: Citizenship What exactly makes us citizens of this great nation? What does it mean to be a child of the soil, to be a bearer and representative of the bold green white green? Where are you from? Who is your father? Who is your mother? These are questions we are heavily inundated with […]

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A Lotta ‘Doing’ not enough ‘Being’

‘One of the greatest deceptions we can believe is that we are what we do and that our value is rooted in what we accomplish.’ Andrew Voigt, Relevant Magazine (2021) So I’m a perfectionist and it’s not a good thing. I’m no longer going to offer a sheepish smile, lowkey proud if someone else should […]

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‘THIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONG’: A TESTAMENT TO GOD’S GOODNESS

‘Glorifying God is making God look as good as He is.’ Tracy Mumbi, CLM Church I had so much fun creating this. Spending the time to reflect and create with Jesus felt like such a beautiful way to celebrate completing my Masters and doing so ‘with Distinction’. I’ll never get tired of saying that because […]

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CONCLUDING ‘A HISTORY OF FIGHTERS: THE WOMEN WHO PAVED THE WAY’

It has been quite the educational journey learning about these historical women that paved the way for the female leaders of the #EndSars protests…

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ALIMOTU PELEWURA

‘I am she who is called Pelewura…. . I will not starve in the country I was born in.’

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THE ABCS OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION: CHAPTER & SCHEDULE 2

The Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a State based on the principles of democracy and social justice…

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LAMENT

‘To feel is to be human. To minimize or deny what we feel is a distortion of what it means to be image bearers of God.’

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The Fear of Ageing

‘Beauty is as much attitude as the way you look and it is ageless.’