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"what a flute-player blows is between him and his nose."
mind your own business / someone’s affairs are their own responsibility.
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Modern-day Nnewi was the seat of the old Nnewi Kingdom, an Igbo kingdom that began in the 15th century. It was made up of four quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. The people trace their origin to Mmaku and his descendants, though some traditions link …
San
The San are a blanket group of any indigenous hunter-gatherer peoples in Southern Africa. Numbering about 170,000, they currently live in South Africa, Namibia, Bostwana, Angola, and Zimbabwe.
They are often refered to as "Bushmen." Their name, the San, comes from the Khoekhoe word for …
Feb. 15, 2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
On 02/15/2021, Okonjo-Iweala was unanimously appointed as the Director-General on 15 February. She is the first woman and and the first African to lead the WTO at that top position. Okonjo-Iweali was born on June 13th 1954 in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State into the Obahai royal …
View Historyọ̀kpū̀ àgụ̀ (awkp-oo ah-goo)
Ọ̀kpū̀ àgụ̀ bụ okpu eji akpụ̀ akpụ̀ nke na-anọchi anya ịdị mma, amamihe, ma ọ bụ ọnọdụ dị elu n’ọha mmadụ.
Okpu agu is a traditional cap (often red with black patterns or embroidery) that symbolizes dignity, wisdom, and elevated social status in Igbo society.
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