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Dear friends, Afrikalogy is moving beyond online blogging to a magazine publication( Afrikalogy Magazine). So,  please you can forward your write ups  or articles on any of these topics to alabi4martin@ gmail.com : African culture: Its uniqueness The effects of western ideology on the contemporary African culture Nutrition and African foods. We also have portion for fashion, sports, entertainment world, career talks, counselling corner children's corner and so on. You can start sending as soon as possible. Thanks and God bless you. Your friend, Alabi Martin Afrikalogy Afrikalogy.blogspot.com For further enquiries, contact 07015727359, alabi4martin@gmail.com

THE NOTION OF KNOWLEDGE According to the dictionary of philosophy, knowledge is the confident understanding of a subject, potentially with the ability to use it for a specific purpose. The Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy discusses the aspect of philosophy that concentrates on the study of knowledge to be the branch of philosophy which deals with the nature and extent of human knowledge. Another definition of this subject matter is found in the New Encyclopedia Britannica which holds that epistemology is one of the main branches of philosophy; its subject matter concerns the nature, origin, scope and limit of human knowledge. It is the task of the epistemologists therefore to refute and justify cognitive claims. Hamlyn aptly defines epistemology as the branch of philosophy which is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge, its preoccupation and basis and the general reliability of claims to knowledge. The question here is why should there be a discipline such as episte

Here is an interview conducted with our upcoming artiste of the week. He  is a Saxophonist Afrikalogy : It is a pleasure to meet you. Can you please introduce yourself? Kaysax:  Yes, I am Awe olukayode Adewale. I am a native of Osun state, Ilesa to be precised. I was born into the family of Deacon and Deaconess oluseye Awe. I am the second born and the only male child surrounded with wonderful sisters Olubusola and Aderonke. I Graduated from the Department of statistics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta FUNAAB. I am a lover of music and I love music with passion. Afrikalogy :  Can you tell us about your career as an Instrumentalist? Kaysax: I started playing musical instruments at the age of 13. I started with the drum-set in my church. What actually made me love music  so much was my secondary school. I was privileged to attend a military secondary school, Command day secondary school, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment Ibadan where the school valedictory service i

You can name your partner’s best friend and identify a positive quality that the person has. 2. You and your partner are playful with each other. 3. You think your partner has good ideas. 4. You’d like to become more like your partner, at least in some ways. 5. Even when you disagree, you can acknowledge your partner makes sensible points. 6. You think about each other when you’re not physically together. 7. You see your partner as trustworthy. 8. In relationship-relevant areas such as warmth and attractiveness, you view your partner a little bit more positively than they view themselves or than most other people view them. 9. You enjoy the ways your partner has changed and grown since you met. 10. Your partner is enthusiastic when something goes right for you. 11. When you reunite at the end of the day, you say something positive before you say something negative. 12. You reminisce about positive experiences you've had together in the past. 13. You can name one of your

Do you realize how close you are to turning your dreams on your Dreamboard into a reality? If you could see how close you are to success, you would jump for joy!!! The truth is success is literally waiting to flood your life. The only thing you have to do, is tear down the “Success Floodgates” holding it back. Here’s 3 “Success Floodgates” holding back your dreams: 1. Making Excuses If we choose someone successful to look at as an example, like Steve Jobs, we’ll see that he never made excuses. When things went wrong, he didn’t blame other people. He didn’t refuse to accept responsibility for his own mistakes. He didn’t try to justify his poor choices. He didn’t make excuses because he understood that failure is going to happen. It’s not the end of the road – it’s one step on the road to success. In fact, the next Success Floodgate you have to tear down is… 2. Fearing Failure Like I already said, failure happens. But it’s not a dead end – it’s a step forward. Too many people r

18year old Adigwe Anointing Jessica Obiageli who went missing on August 14th has been found.“A friend found her at the corridors of Madam Tinubu hall university of Lagos between 8-9pm yesterday and dragged her to her sisters room. She claims to have wandered off on her own wanting to be alone and away from people.” a family member wrote.

Afrikalogy: May we meet you please? Arike: Yes, my name is Arike Akinyanju, I am from Awe town in Afijio Local Government of from Oyo state. Afrikalogy: Can you tell us about your acting career? Arike: Yes, I joined Adebayo Tijani theatre group in year 2006. So far, I will say it's being GOD all the way, If I tell you it's easy,then I bet am telling u a big LIE. Afrikalogy: What is your family opinion on your career? Arike: My Family are my first fans,they love my job just how much they loved and all through my journey up to this present moment they never cease to support,care and love me and what I do.My friends are awesome, they encourage and support me too.  Arikalogy: Are you married? Arike: No, but I am in a relationship Afrikalogy: How are you able to combine your career with your relationship? Arike: My Career and Relationship is cool because GOD is mightily involved and I am forever grateful to HIM. Afrikalogy: How do you combine your career with

By Alabi Martin  The Africans believe in communalism, which means people living together in order to reach or achieve the common goal of the community.  This can be easily found in the ancient Yoruba community where people live a community life and act under the influence of the community and also work together in favor of the community. Also, in the Yoruba community, whatever is declared universally wrong is considered wrong by the individuals within the community, and whatever the community accepts to be right is considered rights by the individuals. This means that morality is the code of conduct that is being set up by the community in order to guide the conducts or actions of the people within the community.  In line with this, Adègbindin states that: Morality is held in high esteem by the Africa people and the regard they have  for how man should conduct himself in society has produced or led to the enactment of law, rules, customs, traditions and taboos that must be obscured

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Wife of the richest man in the world, Melinda Gates, was pictured on Saturday carrying on her head a bucket of water fetched from a village in Malawi. Net worth of the United States’ billionaire Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires, stands at $76 billion. The billionaire’s spouse, who described herself as “philanthropist, businesswoman, mother, passionate advocate for women and girls,” posted a photo of herself with a 20-litre bucket of water on her head alongside two other Malawian women, walking on a dirt road. In another picture posted on her Instagram page, she was seen doing the dishes in a Malawian village. Describing her experience, Gates said on her Facebook page, “During my stay in Malawi, I joined the women collecting drinking water. I carried 20litres and it was tough. Meanwhile, Chrissy (middle) is carrying about 40 litres. Many women do this every day.” She has been described as one of the world’s famous social activist “

PART 1 THE NOTION OF ADULTERY IN YORUBA CULTURE Adultery is not only being focused on by religion and the society alone, it also exists in African culture, and this is why our focus in this chapter will be on the notion of adultery in Yoruba culture. Also, we were able to show the difference between polygamy and adultery, this is done because we do not want people to consider polygamy an adultery act, whereas it is being considered a type of marriage in most African countries, even though it is not common in some western countries, but it is common in Yoruba culture. So, how does Yoruba culture view adultery? Before we go into their notion on adultery, we shall firstly discuss morality in Yoruba culture which will then lead us to marriage in Yoruba traditional thought system, and this will enable us see reasons why adultery is considered immoral, and we shall also discuss the place of women when it comes to adultery, and this will also

The remains of the Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, has arrived his palace in Ile Ife, knowledgeable and reliable palace sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. This website became aware of the development even as palace authorities and notable Ile-Ife personalities insist the Oba is alive, and is hale and hearty. Reliable palace insiders said on Saturday that the body of the paramount ruler left London in a chartered air ambulance on Friday and was taken to the palace under the cover of darkness. The body, our sources said, is now lying in a secluded part of the palace called Ilegbo, a sacred place where all Oonis commune with their ancestors. Ilegbo, we understand, is the place where highly-prized rituals take place within the confinement of the palace. It is also the place where the Are beaded crown, worn annually by the Ooni, is kept. The Are crown is usually worn through the back because it is forbidden for the Ooni to see the inside of the beaded crown. And when it is worn, the rain

Many women in the ancient town of Ile-Ife remained indoors on Saturday as the annual Oro festival entered its second day. Although a palace source denied that the festival had something to do with the reported death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the women believed otherwise. On Wednesday, Nigerian newspapers reported the death of the king. The news was vehemently denied by the traditional council of the ancient town. The commencement of Oro festival on Friday night, which is to last for seven days, further fueled speculations and anxiety about the monarch’s demise. Oro is a deity worshipped across Yoruba land, which forbids women from going out at night during the period of the festival. Although women were only forbidden to go out at night during the traditional festival, some women told NAN that it was better to be on the safe side by staying indoors during the period than to be caught and probably used as sacrifice. Mrs Rebecca Olaide, a market woman, said she w

It is being noticed that in most cases, people in Africa and all over the world had limited the importance of ankara to just skirt and blouse and also to just dresses, but ankara can also go along way to be used for shoes and bag. That is the beauty of it as shown in the pictures below: To order, call 07031159835 or 08107470075 Email us @ afrikalogy@gmail.com