Yoruba names have English meanings, and much of the questions we get on this blog are about language translations. Yoruba names are unique because they carry powerful meanings. It is very much believed among the Yoruba people that the name given ...
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Who is Aliko Dangote
Dangote is a businessman from Nigeria that is currently ranked the 191st richest person in the world and the richest man in Africa, with an estimated net worth of 13.9 billion USD in Feb 2022. Aliko Dangote was born ...
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Nigerian Food Names
We coin Nigerian food names based on the basic ingredient for making them and sometimes; it can be based on the recipe proceedings also. Like Porridge yam or fried eggs. Other foods like egusi soup, tomato stew, and okra soup got ...
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Egusi Soup
Egusi soup is unarguably the most important soup in any Nigerian restaurants, It doubles as Nigeria's favorite and also the most popular soups in Nigeria. Different recipes exist across different localities and ethnicities in Nigeria but I will be dropping the ...
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Hausa People
The Hausa people pride themselves as the largest ethnic group in Africa, and the second-largest language after Arabic. The Hausa Language is enshrined in the Chadic group of Afro-Asiatic family, which was formerly known as the Hamito-Semitic family. Islamic influence plays ...
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Yoruba Religion
Yoruba Religion boarders around the long-established practices, spiritual concepts, and means of relating to spirits, both spirits considered good and those considered bad. The religions practiced among Yoruba People dates medieval times. It is believed that the Yoruba people started ...
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Corruption in Nigeria
Corruption in Nigeria can be directly blamed for the poor infrastructure, lack of accountability and many vices existing in Nigeria and the Nigerian government today. Nigeria is the 35th most corrupt country in the world. According to transparency international's corruption index, Nigerian ...
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History of Yoruba
The history of Yoruba people serves as the foundation upon which every fundamental aspect of the Yoruba culture, custom, and lifestyle is built. The present and future of any society are based on fundamental knowledge of the past. As buildings can't ...
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Christianity in Nigeria
While Christianity in Nigeria has impacted lives positively, it is also cumbered about by several controversies. For some people, controversy is part of life. But eventually, with time, we will all come to learn about the impact of Christianity ...
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Who is the President of Nigeria
The President of Nigeria is currently general Mohammad Buhari who is doing his second term in office and should be out by 2023, all things being equal. With regard to the above, the president of Nigeria is thus the one who ...
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Yoruba Language
The Yoruba language Is a widely spoken lingua franca of the Yoruba people which stretches from the south-western part of Nigeria to the countries of Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin, Sao tome, and principle parts of Brazil and Jamaica. Statistics ...
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Yoruba People
Yoruba people are a set of people concentrated majorly in the south-western states of Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun and Lagos with over 40 million in population. The peculiar thing about this tribe is they have spread out in ...
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Igbo People
Igbo people are one of the most popular ethnic groups in Nigeria, aside from their penchant for business and commerce, they have other unique characteristics that distinguish them from the many other ethnic groups in Nigeria. Take their culture for instance, ...
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21 Facts About Nigeria.
These facts about Nigeria have kept the country in the news for more than 75 years 1. Nigeria is a diverse multi-ethnic country with more than 520 spoken languages, with English being the acceptable official language. Nigeria is considered the most ...
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Languages in Nigeria
Languages in Nigeria include Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba. There are really more than 300 languages spoken in Nigeria, I hope to tell you about all of them in the next few paragraphs. Imagine a world without languages. Have you ever given ...
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