Places & Peoples

Sep 19, 20223 min read

Itsekiri History & A Visit to the Olu of Warri's Palace

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....

Sep 17, 20223 min read

Palm Oil & Palm Kernel Oil Production

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...

Sep 14, 20224 min read

Itsekiri Foods: Banga, Starch, Owo, and Garri

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...

Nov 8, 20212 min read

Lost Wax Bronze Casting on Igun Street in Benin

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...

Sep 10, 20211 min read

Traditional Berom Attire and other groups in Plateau

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...

Sep 9, 20211 min read

I love Traditional Berom Architecture

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

Sep 8, 20211 min read

Visiting Gbong Gbom Jos

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...

Sep 7, 20212 min read

Berom Culture: Tin Mining in Jos

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...

Sep 6, 20212 min read

Berom Culture: Farming Potatoes in Jos

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...

Sep 6, 20212 min read

My First Durbar in Kano

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...

Sep 5, 20213 min read

Traditional Fulani Attire, Mudukare & Henna

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...

Sep 5, 20212 min read

Usman Dan Fodio & the Jihad of 1804

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...

Sep 4, 20212 min read

Cattle Rearing and Traditional Fulani Foods

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...

Sep 4, 20211 min read

Traditional Hausa Sports: Dambe & Kokowa

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...

Sep 4, 20212 min read

Hausa Food: Eating Tuwo Alkama and Miyan Taushe in Kano

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,...

Sep 3, 20212 min read

Dala Hill and the first Hausas in Kano

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...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

Old School vs New School: The Two Types of Traditional Gbagyi Attire

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....

Sep 2, 20212 min read

Ladi Kwali and my exploration of Pottery in Gbagyi Culture

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...

Aug 30, 20212 min read

Why people call Gbagyi people, Gwari and why they never carry anything on their heads.

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