Traditional Ghanaian Music: Highlife Community: Ghanaian Community Regions: Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti People Highlife is a type of west African popular music and…
Abia meaning Meaning of the word Abia as in Abia state of Nigeria The name “Abia” is an abbreviation of four of…
Akwa Ibom Flag and its meaning The flag of Akwa Ibom State has 3 colours: Orange, white and green. The white colour is in the form…
Bayelsa symbol and meaning The official symbol of Bayelsa State, Nigeria The Bayelsa State’s official symbol of identity was unveiled on 1st October, 2012 Description…
Osun State flag and its meaning The seven cowries represent the seven grandsons of Olofin Oduduwa. Their military valour, diplomatic dexterity and trade mastery created wealth…
IPPIS meaning IPPIS means Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). It is Nigeria’s federal government payroll administration department meant to improve…
GSM Meaning GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications. It was originally named after the committee that worked on it, called…
Meaning of Minna Minna, Niger state capital, derived its name from Gbagyi (Gwari) words ‘Min’ and ‘na’. The word ‘Min’ means spray and…
Hadejia meaning How the Jigawa town of Hadejia got its name and what it refers to Hadejia town and the kingdom, and…
Flag of Algeria and its meaning The flag of Algeria is a national symbol of the country. Significance of the colors on the flag The flag…
Meaning of depression Depression refers to ‘lowering of feelings’ that affects emotional states, thoughts, self-esteem, happiness and self-worth. It can last for short…
Meaning of Benin flag The meaning of the colors is explained in the New Dawn, the national anthem of Benin. Green is a reminder…
Burkina Faso meaning Burkina Faso means ‘Land of incorruptible people’ The country was previously known as Republic of Upper Volta. It was renamed…
Burundi meaning The country Burundi is named after the name Urundi from Kirundi language meaning ‘Another one’ More on Burundi Burundi is…
Cape Verde meaning Cape Verde official name is Cabo Verde Cape Verde is named after the Cap-Vert peninsula, on the Senegalese coast. The…
Kazaure meaning Hausa people looked upon the nature of the land and exclaimed to another “Wannan Wajen Kamar Zaure!” (The translation of…
Meaning of Bayelsa The name Bayelsa derives from a combination of acronyms of three Local Government Areas of the state: Brass LGA (BALGA), Yenagoa…
Meaning of Krobo The name “Krobo” is of Akan origin and is derived from the term “Kro-obo-so-Foɔ”, meaning “Town of rock/mountain dwellers”. Historical…
Cabo Verde meaning Cabo Verde is the official name of Cape Verde. The country is named after the Cap-Vert peninsula, on the Senegalese…
