6–9 months from now, I won’t be in the same place. I'll be learning, unlearning, and building something solid. I just want steady growth: learning, improving, staying consistent, even on slow days.
Growth is the plan. Focus is the fuel. 🚀
Èṣù and Ekwensu.
AFTER READING THIS, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
Ekwensu was an Alusi… a spiritual force associated in different Igbo traditions with warfare, strategy, negotiation, trade, and calculated action.
In the same way, Èṣù is an Òrìṣà. Not Satan.
Traditionally, Èṣù is understood as a divine messenger and mediator, deeply connected with communication, crossroads, consequence, choice, order, and unpredictability.
These spiritual beings existed within their respective African cosmologies before Christianity became established among the Igbo and Yoruba.
Then Christianity arrived with concepts that needed to be communicated in African languages, and missionaries and translators needed indigenous words to convey foreign theological concepts.
Over time, Èṣù became associated with Satan and Ekwensu became associated with Satan.
Two different indigenous spiritual beings from two different African cultures became names many Africans now use for the SAME foreign religious figure.
So how did generations of Igbo and Yoruba children grow up hearing “Ekwensu” and “Èṣù” and immediately imagining the Devil?
Translation ✅
Religious conversion ✅
Colonial influence ✅
Generations of repetition ✅
The translation survived long enough that people inherited it as though it were the original meaning.
This is why I said: AFTER READING THIS, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
Go beyond what you were taught and study what these words meant within Igbo and Yoruba cosmologies before interpreting them through Christianity.
You don’t have to abandon your religion to study your history, and learning what your ancestors believed does not mean you have to believe what they believed.
Before you demonize your history and where you are coming from, be sure you have a crystal understanding of it.
Start by asking yourself, “What did this word mean before someone translated it for us?”
Getting rejected by a fat woman is a sign that even God has temporarily withdrawn His favour from you.
Rejected in the flesh, rejected in the spirit; a certified loser in both realms. #kasamasedada
We have identified three Nigerian universities for our first research project. These universities are:
1. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
2. University of Ibadan (UI)
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU)
These universities were carefully selected based on their antecedents, geographical locations, and the quality of research work in our area of interest.
The project is designed to recruit and fund at least three Ph.D. positions from each university.
We will make this one of the most impactful education research projects in Nigeria.
We find this project critical to the future of education in Nigeria, and I will try to carry everyone along on the journey.
The Armed Forces dedicate themselves to serving the nation, and in turn, the support of the nation helps boost their morale.
#NigerianNavy#OnwardTogether