Tag: Omotetobore

  • Omotetobore and our vanishing names – By Sunny Awhefeada

    Omotetobore and our vanishing names – By Sunny Awhefeada

    Growing up, whether it was in Kadu­na, Ibadan, Evwreni or Ughelli, we were given indigenous names that reflected significance and wisdom. Some of our names were influenced by hap­penings and cultural nuances. A mere men­tion of such names evoked memories, good or bad, of such happenings. The generations before mine had even more profound and…