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A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE KALABARI KINGDOM (PART 1)

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  A-concise-history-of-the-kalabari-kindom-part-1   A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE KALABARI KINGDOM (PART 1)   Elem Kalabari (means Old Shipping) Traditional state Ijaw States, including Kalabari Coordinates:  4°34′6″N 6°58′34″E Coordinates :  4°34′6″N 6°58′34″E Country Nigeria State Rivers State Government  • Amanyanabo Amachree XI (Theophilus J.T. Princewill) Time zone WAT  ( UTC+1 ) The Kalabari Kingdom, also called Elem Kalabari (New Shipping Port), or New Calabar by the Europeans, is the independent traditional Kingdom State of the  Kalabari people , an  Ijaw  ethnic group, in the  Niger River Delta . It is recognized as a  traditional state  in what is now  Rivers State , Nigeria. The Kingdom was founded by the gr...

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IJAWS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA

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Ijaw-History-of-Southern-Nigeria A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IJAWS OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA Dave Asei According to Ozodi Thomas Osuji, the Ijaw did not develop the art of writing and, therefore, did not leave written records of their history. In so far that they have written history it is post English colonization of Ijaw land. The English established their claim over what is now called Nigeria in the nineteenth century and thereafter Christian missionaries descended on Southern Nigeria and taught the natives how to read and write. By the mid twentieth century the natives were sufficiently proficient in the English language that some of them began to write down on paper what they believed were their histories. In the nature of things what they wrote regarding their contemporary history is probably more accurate than what they made up as their ancient history. Human memory does not remember events that took place over thousands of years unless they were written down on paper. I...

WORK ETHICS – PART 2

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dynamicvisio.blogspot.com WORK ETHICS – PART 2 02/11/2016                                                        Dave Asei Though there are numerous definitions of work ethics, but we shall for the purpose of this article provide the following definitions Work ethic could be defined as a belief in laboring diligently. An example of someone with work ethic is a person who gets to work on time every day and always works long days to get the job done. A system of values in which central importance is ascribed to work, or purposeful activity, and to qualities of character believed to be promoted by work However, today we shall be taking a close look at another aspect of Work ethic, which has to do with the elements of strong work ethics. Elements of a Strong Work Ethic Have you ever tried to do business with someon...