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Dr. Fabian Anene Ositadimma Udekwu dies, age 78
Dr. Fabian Anene Ositadimma Udekwu (1928 – 17 November 2006) was born in Anambra, and studied in Onitsha. In the 1950s, he would go on to study at Chicago's Cook County Hospital, becoming Nigeria's first fully certified cardiothoracic surgeon. During Biafra, he was a military surgeon as well as the head of indigenous teaching hospitals.
Sign Up for Newsletter Explore HistoryFulbe (Fulani)
The Fulbe (or Fulani as they are known in Nigeria) originated from teh Senegal-Gambia region. The began migrating across the countinent as early as the 11th century.
Today, they number about 60 million throughout the countries of Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, and Cameroon.
…ụ̀tụ̀tụ̀ ọ́mā (oo-too-too oh-mah)
Ekele a na-eji kee mmadụ mgbe ụtụtụ bịara.
A greeting used in the morning; “Good morning.”
View WordsArochukwu (Town)
The town of Arochukwu is deeply intertwined with the Aro Confederacy, a powerful socio-political and spiritual network that dominated southeastern Nigeria from the 17th to 19th centuries. As the heart of the Aro people, Arochukwu was home to the Ibini Ukpabi (Long Juju) oracle, a …
"If the hill learns to break one's waist, the old woman learns to pause in her travels"
One thing follows another
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