28/08/2024
Nigerian customs and Rituals by Oniakhena Syl-Emmanuel @sylemmatv2354
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Marian Apparitions and the Message of Salvation
14/03/2022
In the Etsako people’s cosmology, like many other parts of Africa, there is the hierarchy of beings just as it is in Christianity. There is the OSINEGBA (the Supreme Being) which is equivalent to the supreme God in Christianity. There is also the IGHENA (the deities), they can also be seen as the massagers of OSINEGBA. These IGHENA may be equivalent to the Angels in Christianity. And next is the ALIMI-EJO (THE ANCESTORS) which may be seen as the saints in Christianity. And lastly is the Living.
MASQUERADES AS EXPRESSION OF AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY: THE ETSAKO PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVE BY: Oniakhena Syl-Emmanuel It is a common belief that an average African is spiritual in all his dealings. This is especially true because of the nature and ideology behind her main religion, which…
10/03/2022
Martin Luther King Jr. once asserted that, “ death is a democracy for all not an aristocracy for some.” This, in a quip, means that death is inevitable as it does not segregate.
With it’s inevitable feature, many have ventured into finding reasons for it’s necessitaty. Following this light, here is a book that has passed through rigorous process of research and evaluation, a well articulated piece written by ODOMA Godfrey
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09/03/2022
SALVAGING THE VICTIMIZED AND SUBJUGATED MINDS OF THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW BY: ONIAKHENA EMMANUEL Whatever face a society takes on in the future depends on the youths who are often referred to as the leaders of tomorrow. They are supposed to assume leadership positions in…
09/03/2022
ANCESTOR WORSHIP IN AFRICA VIS-A-VIS CHRISTIANS’ CONCEPTION OF THE SAINTS BY: ONIAKHENA SYL-EMMANUEL In recent times, there have been attempts by critical African Philosophers and Writers, to correct the previous erroneous conception of ideas and practices in the contine…