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POVERTY, THE BANE OF POOR HEALTH IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA: EDO STATE OF NIGERIA AS A REFERENCE

By DR STEPHEN E.O.OGBONMWAN, M.MED, MFFP, MRCOG (UK), FMCOG

Presented at EDO OKPAMAKHIN ANNUAL CONVENTION JULY 2004, HOLIDAY INN, LOGAN AIRPORT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA.I would like to thank the organisers o...

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PROTEST AGAINST BILL H22 OUTLAWING "FGM" IN NIGERIA

By Nowa Omoigui, MD, MPH, FACC

I want to state unequivocally that I do not support the proposed HB22 Billsponsored by Janet Adeyemi and aimed at outlawing "FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION...

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RE-YORUBA ORIGIN CONTROVERSY :PROF ADE-AJAYI'S VIEW IS POLITICISED,ETHNICISED AND AHSTISTORICAL

By By Ewaen Edoghimioya

The interview granted your paper by the Emeritus Prof J.F.Ade-Ajayi of the University of Ibadan on the Yoruba origin controversy and his views are mos...

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THE 1892 BRITISH-BENIN TREATY: Legal and Diplomatic Implications for Contemporary Nigeria.

By PROF. AKIN OYEBODE

THE TENTH JACOB U. EGHAREVBA (MBE) MEMORIAL LECTURE IN BENIN,NOVEMBER 2008.ORGANIZED BYINSTITUTE FOR BENIN STUDIES18, Ezoti Street, Behind Oba’s Pal...

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The correct history of edo

By naiwu osahon

Historical accounts are vague as to when and if the Bini (Edo), migrated from the Nile valley.  What is not in doubt is that the earliest rulers ...

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THE EDO OF BENIN, NIGERIA.

By OSAMUYIMEN STEWART, Ph.D

This posting is a collection of oral tradition passed down to me, my critical evaluation of folklore, and ideas from a variety of written sources (Egh...

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About Edo History and Culture

CORAL BEADS worn by OBA AKENZUA 11 and his chiefs

The Festac Mask - A carving of the Face of Queen Idia - mother of Oba Esigie

OBA OVONRANMWEN before exile

Pictography - a form of writing like the Egyptian Hieroglyphics

A TEMPLE IN OGIAMEN'S PALACE