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William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story...

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who...

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the African Prince wrongfully sold into slavery, by Gift Luckson

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the African Prince wrongfully sold into slavery, by Gift Luckson William Ansah Sessarakoo (1735 – 1770) was a Fante trader and public figure, best known for his enslavement in the West Indies, subsequent rescue, and high-profile stay in England. He was both prominent among the Fante people and influential among Europeans concerned with the transatlantic slave trade. Enslavement His father, John Corrente, had previously sent Ansah's brother to France, and around 1744 he arranged to have Ansah travel to England to gain an education, curry favour with...
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Crime

Human Security Dimension...

In December 2019, a new class of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 (later renamed COVID-19) Pandemic came like a thunderbolt to the whole world, as...
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Development

Meet the first...

Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu  hails from Mgbidi, Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State. Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu, is the first Nigerian Professor of Graphoanalysis. He is also...
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Feature

Without humility there...

Dr. Amina Abubakar Sani Bello could be rightly regarded as one of the very few individuals on whom God has showered His favours. Many...
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Feature

War against COVID-19,...

There is no gainsaying the fact that these are no normal times in most parts of the world today because of the Novel Coronavirus...
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Arts, Culture & Tourism

Musty, Borno’s dance...

The dining hall of Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State, is used for hosting social events. It is a large rectangular shaped hall with wide spaces...
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Feature

Kidnapped and released,...

It is nearly two months now since my encounter with kidnappers. While I remained in captivity, friends and colleagues fought hard to secure my...
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Arts, Culture & Tourism

Feature: Slavery and...

So often, the dominant interest in history is focused on looking back in retrospect, attempting to answer questions of our origins. The first people of...
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Roots

100 years ago,...

The average white man or woman in the face of denunciation by Blacks about the aggression meted out to them are quick to point...
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Arts, Culture & Tourism

How Africans Invented...

The origin of mathematics has been subjected to several Eurocentric myths that seek to shred the African roots of a mathematical concept, however a careful study of...
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