The End Of An African Legend

The End Of An African Legend Have you ever heard of the name Buchi Emechata before? Well, lovers of Literature will have heard of the name and also heard of her works. Before her death, she owned over 20 books like “The Joys Of Motherhood”, “The Pride Price”, “Second-class citizen” and the likes. As an African feminist, she believes in giving freedom to the young lady in a dire situation, and been a megaphone to…

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The woman magician called Dr. Ladi Kwali

Ladi Dosei Kwali popularly known as Dr Ladi Kwali was born in 1925 in Kwali town in the present Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,Nigeria. Probably she is the best known of the Abuja  potters. Making pots was women’s work in Kwali and the entire Gbari villages, therefore Ladi came to Abuja (the then Suleja) with knowledge of traditional Gbari pottery. She did not at first take to the idea of using wheels and kilns and the other paraphernalia of the European potter, but…

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