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THE AMAZONS: IS THERE ANY TRUTH BEHIND THE MYTH?
SHARE THIS POST: Loved watching the “Wonder Woman” TV series. The idea of wearing a gold lamé bustier and star-spangled blue underwear all day seemed problematic—but the Amazonian princess was strong and resourceful, with a rope trick for every problem. She seemed to be speaking directly to me, urging, “Go find your own inner Amazonian.” ...HEBREW ISREALITE OF NIGERIA/THE YORUBA AND OTHER CANAANITE
SHARE THIS POST: Its so destructive when people leave their own history to tell other people’s without proof. Just like white man came to Africa parted the lands, reduced our history to few centuries claiming Greek was the start of creation of 4,000 years. They called us monkeys but now with their own DNA research ...THE GIANT WARRIOR – PRINCE ARHUANRAN OF BENIN KINGDOM
SHARE THIS POST: During the reign of Oba Ozolua (1481 – 1504), two of his wives, Oloi Idia and Oloi Ohonmi, gave birth on the same day. They both had sons. Oloi Ohomi gave birth in the morning to the first son and he was named Idubor, who was fondly called Aruanran (sometimes spelt Arhuanran). ...WHO WAS PABLO ESCOBAR
SHARE THIS POST: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s ambition and ruthlessness made him one of the wealthiest, most powerful and most violent criminals of all time. Who Was Pablo Escobar? Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949 to December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug trafficker who eventually controlled over 80 percent of the cocaineshipped to the U.S., earning ...THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PABLO ESCOBAR
SHARE THIS POST: At his extravagant estate in Puerto Triunfo, Escobar also built a private zoo filled with hippos, giraffes, elephants, and other animals. Hippos still roam the grounds today. Escobar was responsible for killing about 4,000 people, including an estimated 200 judges and 1,000 police, journalists, and government officials. In the 1980s, Escobar’s Medellin ...MEET ALAGBA: KING SOUN OF OGBOMOSO’S WORLD OLDEST TORTOISE (IJAPA)
SHARE THIS POST:MEET ALAGBA: KING SOUN OF OGBOMOSO’S WORLD OLDEST TORTOISE (IJAPA) When I was in primary school, I and my friends use to envy the King’s tortoise that had its own car, house, servants, eats whatever it likes and enjoys life to the fullest (LOL). I could remember one of my friends saying the ...THE CONCEPT OF NEW YEAR RESOLUTION – JOHNSON OKUNADE
SHARE THIS POST: The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. They were also the first to hold recorded celebrations in honor of the new year—though for them the year began not in January but in mid-March, when the crops were planted. During ...THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS – JOHNSON JAKINS
SHARE THIS POST: Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a ...HISTORIES MADE ON DECEMBER 24 – BY BABATUNDE ADEBOLA
SHARE THIS POST: I have a little write up and it is today in history. December 24 seems to be known as a special day, with different occurrences over the years. Below are 24 occurrences or events that happened on December 24 1167 Dec 24, John “Lackland” Plantagenet, King of England (1199-1216), was born. (HN, 12/24/98)(MC, 12/24/01) ...HISTORIES MADE ON DECEMBER 13 – BY BABATUNDE ADEBOLA
SHARE THIS POST: December 13 is the 347the day of the year in the Gregorian calender. 1577 – Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years. 1636 – The United States National Guard was created when militia ...
