Places & Peoples

Hey Guys! I’m Oluwalanu and welcome (back) to my blog on African cultures. For the past few weeks, we have talked about Itsekiri culture....

Hey Everyone, welcome (back) to my blog! Today we're still in Warri and we’re exploring Itsekiri culture! Warri is one of the many places...

Hi Guys! I’m Oluwalanu! And welcome (back) to my blog on African cultures! Today I’m in Warri, exploring Itsekiri culture and I am very...

Let me begin by saying that taking this trip was very special to me. Like most people that come from an intra-tribal family, I've always...

I really love that in Plateau state, they really make an effort to showcase a lot of the ethnic groups there. When it came time to talk...

Welcome to my crib! I’m so happy to finally be able to feature traditional architecture for one of the ethnic groups. I looove...

While in Jos, I had the honour of meeting his highness Gbong Gbom Jos (the king of Jos), the paramount ruler of the Berom people. I went...

I struggled with whether I should even do this post cause it didn’t feel like it was really cultural. But the environment is part of our...

Deciding to go to Jos wasn’t exactly an easy decision for me. We’ve all heard about the fighting in Jos over the years. However, one...

My trip to Kano was amazing but without doubt the highlight of the trip was the Durbar festival. I was shocked to find out how many...

I remember performing a Fulani dance in school when I was about 6 years old. Of course, they called it Hausa dance 🤦🏾‍♀️ but it was...

I always say the only Nigerian history I remember being taught in school were the stories of Oduduwa and Usman Dan Fodio. So I guess it’s...

On the day of Eid el Fitr, I wanted to go to the mosque to experience the service on such a special occasion. However because of COVID, I...

An interesting part of any culture are the sports people engage in. I didn’t experience any sports during my time in Kano but it seemed...

If you’re like me, you may have grown up hearing tuwo all the time but not knowing what it was. I’m sure some people here are thinking,...

So let’s start in the beginning. I don’t really like talking about the history of the ethnic groups because so much is contested. I don’t...

Clothing is a very important feature for any people because it is the way they choose to be seen and identified by the rest of the world....

Pottery is a big part of Gbagyi culture. It is a tradition that is passed down to female children in the Gbagyi community. While in...

So we go again! 😁I’ve been itching to cover an ethnic group outside Southern Nigeria especially one that is more unfamiliar to most...