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By Habila Ibrahim Introduction When I first saw a picture of Great Zimbabwe, I just stopped and stared. It was not only the size of the stone walls that draw my attention. It was how they fit together without a bit of mortar. I wondered what made this huge curvilinear of stone lie blocks which

By Habila Ibrahim | Last Updated on 7th July, 2026. Introduction I first saw the Taj Mahal monument in a Bollywood film in Abuja, Nigeria. And what stuck me was not the white dome but the story behind it; the story is about an emperor who spent 22 years building a tomb because he promised

By Habila Ibrahim | Last Updated on July 7, 2026 Introduction I first saw a photo of the Pyramids once. Three stone mountains in the desert. Then I asked: “How did they built this?” The answer is still blowing minds. It look like the groundnut pyramid in Kano that we used to see on a

By Habila Ibrahim | Last Updated on July 9, 2026. Introduction I was imagining it as a stadium so big it held 50,000 people. You will not see anything like phones or TVs there only just sand, swords, and roars. That’s the Colosseum. The Colosseum (or Flavian Amphitheatre) is in Rome, Italy. Built around 70-80

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Updated on July 15, 2026 Introduction I grew up in Abuja hearing about a place called, Forbidden City. I only read about the Forbidden Fruit. But I come across the forbidden City watching CGTN News. For the Christian faithful, the word “forbidden” is known but we are not referring to

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on 26th July, 2026. Introduction I have always been fascinated by ritual. We have kola ceremonies in Nigeria, palm wine pourings and the quiet beauty of pouring ogi for our elders. In Japan they have something called Chanoyu, also know as the tea ceremony. It’s not just about

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on August 3, 2026. Introduction In my childhood, words that commonly came to mind when ‘Africa’ was mentioned were wildlife, great landscapes and ancient history. However, on the face of it this is clearly not one which may be understood, only perhaps at face value. The more I

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on August 8, 2026. Introduction 🇲🇽 Mexican Traditions: Day of the Dead Explained Most of the people when they first hear the word death, they assume they will experience sadness, tears, and painful farewells. Other cultures around the world have quiet and intimate funerals where a family faces

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on August 11, 2026. Introduction For years, there has been a growing belief that globalization, modernization and the influence of Western lifestyles are gradually pushing African cultures into extinction. When our cities are stretching out further all the time, when young people visit far-flung corners of the world

By Habila Ibrahim, Abuja | Last Updated on August 15, 2026. Introduction Marriage is one of those matters that can reveal a great deal about a society. It is not only about two people deciding to spend their lives together; in many African communities, it is also about family, responsibility, respect, tradition and the hope