February 7, 2020 - TellAfrica

Oluwo Visits Obafemi Awolowo’s Ancestral Home

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Gbemisola Bisi-Taiwo

A Visit to the Home of the Late Sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo Awo, an hero, nationalist, human right activist and a pillar that held and still holding the nation (Nigeria). If his existence were to be in the black days, may be, who knows, he would be one of our gods. Despite he came at a ripe time, he was a force, rallying point and a factor to regional and national decision. He was a founding members of the very few who laid the foundation to the Democratic destiny of…

OONIRISA CROWNS ALAPOMU

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Gbemisola Bisi-Taiwo

OBA ADENEKAN AFOLABI RECEIVES STAFF OFFICE AS THE NEW ALAPOMU; CROWNED BY OONI OF IFE – Olafare Moses. The ancient town of Apomu in the state of Osun went agog on Friday when HRM Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi(Atoyebi II) took the staff of office from the state governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola subsequently crowned as the new Alapomu of Apomu kingdom by the Arole Oodua, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) the Ooni of Ife. While crowning Oba Afolabi as the new Apomu, Ooni Ogunwusi who is also the permanent chairman of…

Black History Month

February 7, 2020 Gbemisola Bisi-Taiwo

“In Louisiana, Black women were put in cells with male prisoners and some became pregnant. In 1848, legislators passed a new law declaring that all children born in the penitentiary of African American parents serving life sentences would be property of the state. The women would raise the kids until the age of ten, at which point the penitentiary would place an ad in the newspaper. Thirty days later, the children would be auctioned off on the courthouse steps ‘cash on delivery.’ The proceeds were used to fund schools for…