Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future
Foundations of a Port City — The Colonial Blueprint When people today drive down the bustling Aba Road or pass the elegant glass towers of GRA Phase 2 in Port Harcourt, it is easy to forget that the city did not emerge organically like most Nigerian towns. Unlike Aba, which began as a market town, … Read more
Before the White Man’s Medicine – Healing in the Delta The Niger Delta, long before the sails of European ships cut across its creeks, was a world of mangroves, river spirits, and communities bound together by traditions. Health and healing here were not separate from daily life; they were woven into the fabric of society. … Read more
Introduction & Early Boom If you walk through many towns in the Niger Delta today, you’ll find traces of wealth and struggle written in the land itself: the ruins of ancient houses, aging family shrines built with imported stone, or oral songs sung by elders about chiefs who once “ate with kings across the sea.” … Read more
Introduction Across the sweeping savannahs and river valleys of Central Nigeria lies one of the most fascinating stories of kingship, priesthood, and confederacy in African history. The Jukun people, heirs of the legendary Kwararafa Confederacy, embody a cultural tradition where politics and spirituality are inseparable, where kings are priests, and where divine legitimacy fuels human … Read more
Introduction: The Iron Serpent Arrives When the first shriek of a locomotive echoed across the red earth of Nigeria in the early 20th century, elders whispered that a new spirit had been unleashed. In villages from Ibadan to Enugu, people spoke of a strange iron serpent cutting through forests, swallowing smoke, and spitting out thunder. … Read more
In this post, we are going to be discussing The Role of Villages in Preserving Ancient Nigerian Artifacts: The Case of Ife and Benin Villages. We will explore the historical and cultural significance of ancient artifacts from the Yoruba city of Ife and the Benin Kingdom, which are crucial to understanding Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage. … Read more