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OKOMU NATIONAL PARK, EDO STATE

Located in Ovia South LGA, the park which lies about 50km west of Benin City, Okomu National Park, formerly the Okomu Wildlife Sanctuary, is a forest block within the 1,082 km² Okomu Forest Reserve. The park holds a small fragment of the rich forest that once covered...
THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC

THE INDONESIAN ASMAT: WHERE CANNIBALISM IS HEROIC

The name “Asmat” most probably comes from the words As Akat, which according to the Asmat means: “the right man”. Others say that that the word Asmat derives from the word Osamat meaning “man from tree”. Asmat’s neighbors to the west,...
ALL ABOUT A TRIBE IN NAMIBIA; WHERE THEY OFFER SEX TO GUESTS

ALL ABOUT A TRIBE IN NAMIBIA; WHERE THEY OFFER SEX TO GUESTS

Did you know that there exists a tribe in Namibian where sex is offered to guests to express honour and foster relationships? The people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene and Omusati regions in Northern Namibia have an upheld culture that has defied...
Igbo -Ukwu: Home of the Roped Pots

Igbo -Ukwu: Home of the Roped Pots

The bronze work of Igbo-ukuw which can be found in Enugu state remains as the highest of the ancient works of Nigeria art. It is possible that the inhabitants of Igbo-Ukwu had a metalworking art that flourished as early as the ninth...

THE HISTORY AND LEGENDS OF THE AMAZON WARRIOR WOMEN

In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of warlike women noted for their courage and pride who lived at the outer limits of the known world, sometimes specifically mentioned as the city of Themiskyra on the Black Sea. Their queen was Hippolyta and...

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