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UNION OF NIGER-DELTA COMMUNIQUE

By Senator David Dafinone

PreambleThe first executive meeting of the Union of Niger Delta was held in Lagos on 24th March 2000 to deliberate on the state of the Nation and to r...

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COMMUNIQUE - THE INFORMATION AND CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE

By NNIMMO BASSEY - Chair, Oilwatch Africa

HELD AT WARRI, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA BETWEEN MARCH 14 - 15, 2000PREAMBLEAt a two day "Information and Consultative Meeting on the West African Gas Pipe...

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Nigeria: Destined to be great

By Saliba Daddy Mukoro Ph.D.

A keynote address presented at the launching ceremony of Esan Progressive Association of Atlanta, Georgia (USA)IntroductionIt is an honor and privileg...

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THE KAIAMA DECLARATION

By IJAW YOUTHS OF THE NIGER DELTA

BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ALL IJAW YOUTHS CONFERENCE WHICH HELD IN THE TOWN OF KAIAMA THIS 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1998. INTRODUCTIO...

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The Midwest Invasion of 1967: Lessons for Today's Geopolitics

By Nowamagbe A. Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

Text of a keynote speech delivered at the Nigerian Independence Day Celebration sponsored by the Nigerian Women Association in Columbia, South Carolin...

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COMPARATIVE EDO MYTHOLOGY

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

AME/POSITION | BENIN | YORUBA | BABYLONIA | GREEK | ROMANKing of the gods | Osa-Nobuwa | Olorun | Marduk | Zeus | JupiterGod of the Sun and Youth | &n...

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EDO FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES.

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

Constant references have been made to the ritual and traditional ceremonies which are associated with the historical past of the Edo people. No detail...

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EDO NAMING CEREMONY

By Nowamagbe Austin OMOIGUI, MD

Before the birth of a child some names are jostled about but an important event or circumstance in the family or occasion in the community may be used...

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EDO WORDS/LANGUAGE - PHONOLOGY

By Segun Toyin Dawodu

WORDS | MEANINGSADA | Scimitar always carried before the ObaAGBA | Rectangular stoolAGBADO | Name of a very important market in Benin cityAHO | Fourth...

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MOSOP Condemns Shell actions in Ogoni

By MOSOP Press Release

Press ReleaseFor immediate release Tuesday 21 March, Port Harcourt, NigeriaIn response to rapidly worsening relations between Shell and the Ogoni peop...

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SHELL GENOCIDE - update

(A Report of the Niger Delta Human and Environmental Rescue Organisation on the Otuegwe oil spill)For six months, beginning from the 10th day of June ...

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The EDO MAN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

By Dr. Ekhaguosa Aisien

With a few months to go to the end of the Twentieth Century it is right to look back at the last one hundred years and attempt to identity the one Edo...

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The Edo Tribe

By Professor Ademola Iyi-Eweka

EDO, is what you can describe as the "generic name given to a group of people who have a common ancestor and have a common language, with some differe...

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The Guosa Language:

By By: Alex G. Igbineweka

The Guosa African Cultural Center is a diverse multi-cultural  center located temporarily on 647 16th Street, Unit ‘A’,  Richmond, Calif...

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THE ISHANS (Irrua and Evbohimwin Connection)

By Professor Ademola Iyi-Eweka

The people of Irrua (Iruwa), named after the Edo princess who married the first Enogie of Irrua, and the people of Evbohimwin belong to the Ishan/Esan...

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About Edo History and Culture

CORAL BEADS worn by OBA AKENZUA 11 and his chiefs

The Festac Mask - A carving of the Face of Queen Idia - mother of Oba Esigie

OBA OVONRANMWEN before exile

Pictography - a form of writing like the Egyptian Hieroglyphics

A TEMPLE IN OGIAMEN'S PALACE