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10/12/2024

The Edo State 2025 Appropriation Bill of 6 billion… 650... 605 billion… 76 thou... 76 million… Let me take it again. 506 billion… 605 billion… sorry… 776 billion… sorry, it’s confusing me.

10/12/2024

German Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day official visit, GISTSMATE MEDIA is reporting. He was received at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The visit will be the third...

30/11/2024

26/10/2024

KANSIEC declared candidates of the NNPP as winners of Saturday’s elections in all 44 local government areas and 484 wards.

26/10/2024

Two witches tell CNN about their daily rituals, from spell-casting to TikTok posting, and how they discovered their magic.

26/10/2024

The Confederation of African Football has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed second leg game in Libya.INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt the development comes after CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, vowed that a thorough probe will be conducted following the recent controversy sur...

05/10/2024

Nigerian Central Bank Says Currency In Circulation Now N4.1trillion With Only 6% In Banks | Sahara Reporters https://bit.ly/4dxafom

05/10/2024

Ancient Egyptians never referred to the region south of their country as “Nubia.” While evidence of Egyptian culture dates back as far as 7,500 BCE, written records begin around 3,500 BCE to 3,100 BCE. Throughout their recorded history (circa 3,100 BCE – 334 BCE), the Egyptians never used the term “Nubia”.

Why the Egyptians Never Used “Nubia”

The Egyptians didn’t use the term “Nubia” because it didn’t exist in their language or worldview. Instead, they referred to the southern regions with names like Wawat, Irtjet, Setju, Temeh, Yam, Punt, and Medjay, but never as “Nubia.” They viewed these lands as a collection of distinct regions and cultures, each with its own identity. Depending on the time period, the Egyptians saw these southern lands as trade partners, military rivals, or allies, and they used specific names for each area. Their relationships with these regions varied over time and from pharaoh to pharaoh.

Origin of the Modern Term

The term “Nubia” is a relatively modern invention, coined by European historians in the 19th century, particularly in works like Karl Richard Lepsius’ “Denkmäler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien.” This term was used to describe the area south of Egypt, including parts of modern-day Sudan and southern Egypt.

Consequences of Misinformation

This generalization was convenient for colonial and Eurocentric scholars who sought to categorize the region without considering its cultural and ethnic diversity. The term oversimplifies the historical complexity of various ancient groups like the Kush*tes, Wawat, and Medjay, lumping them under a single, vaguely defined label. This over-generalization risks erasing the unique identities of these civilizations and distorts our understanding of their individual contributions to African and world history. By imposing such a term, a non-existent monolithic view of the period before the common era is perpetuated, which diminishes the rich cultural complexities that existed across the region.

05/10/2024

Did you know the ancestors of the ancient Egyptians, modern Egyptians, [of , , , , , , , , , ] including the , , the Dogon, the , the , the , the , the , the , the , the , Nilo-Saharan speakers the , , , , , the (Jews), , and used to live together in the Wet Sahara (11,000 - 5,000 years ago)?

Genetic markers like A3-M13, E-M2, E-M78, R-V88, L3, M and N indicate shared ancestry during the Green Sahara period, when the Earth’s slow orbital “wobble” transformed the Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation, lakes and migrating animals. This lush environment facilitated significant human movement and cultural homogeneity, shaping the genetic landscape of both northern and sub-Saharan Africa. A lot of intermarriages, migrations and events have happened since then but this debunks at least 5 myths:

1. Myth: Ancient Egyptians were distinct from sub-Saharan Africans.
Genetic markers like A3-M13, E-M2, and E-M78 debunk this by revealing shared ancestry between ancient Egyptians and groups across sub-Saharan Africa during the Green Sahara period. This shows that the early Egyptian population had deep African roots (D’Atanasio et al., 2018).

2. Myth: Egyptians and sub-Saharan Africans had minimal interaction.
The genetic evidence, including shared mtDNA lineages like L3, M, and N, indicates significant movement and intermarriage between populations in Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa, debunking ideas of isolation (Vai et al., 2019).

3. Myth: The Sahara was always a barrier to human movement.
During the Green Sahara period, the region was a fertile, connected landscape, facilitating migrations between northern Africa and sub-Saharan regions, disproving the notion that the Sahara always served as an impassable barrier (Vai et al., 2019).

4. Myth: Agriculture in Egypt was primarily influenced by the Levant.
African crops such as sorghum, millet, and watermelon played a crucial role in Egypt’s agricultural foundation, demonstrating the significant African influence in the Nile Valley’s early agricultural practices (Vai et al., 2019).

5. Myth: Technological advancements in Egypt came solely from outside Africa.
Early African societies developed advanced technologies, including mummification and the bow and arrow, which were adopted and enhanced by ancient Egyptians, showing Africa’s technological contributions to Egyptian civilization (Wendorf & Schild, 1998).

Studies which support this include:

D'Atanasio E, Trombetta B, Bonito M, et al. (2018). The peopling of the last Green Sahara revealed by high-coverage resequencing of trans-Saharan patrilineages. *Genome Biol*, 19(1):20.

Vai S, Sarno S, Lari M, Luiselli D, Manzi G, Gallinaro M, Mataich S, Hübner A, Modi A, Pilli E, Tafuri MA, Caramelli D, di Lernia S (March 2019). "Ancestral mitochondrial N lineage from the Neolithic 'green' Sahara". Sci Rep. 9 (1): 3530.

Kivisild T, Rootsi S, Metspalu M, et al. (2003). "The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists both in Indian tribal and caste populations". American Journal of Human Genetics. 72 (2): 313–32. "Also, the lack of L3 lineages other than M and N in India and among non-African mitochondria in general suggests that the earliest migration(s) of modern humans already carried these two mtDNA ancestors, via a departure route over the horn of Africa."

Wendorf, F., & Schild, R. (1998). Nabta Playa and its Role in Northeastern African Prehistory. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 17, 97-123.
Wendorf and Schild’s archaeological work on Nabta Playa presents evidence of early ceremonial and astronomical practices by African populations, which significantly influenced later Egyptian culture and technology.

05/10/2024

A man who kept moving to different mosques to convert to Islam so that he could enjoy donation benefits was finally caught. Full details in comment.

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05/10/2024

A new Nigerian refinery is set to sell fuel to the public as the Dangote Refinery has started distributing petroleum products to marketers. More details are available in the comments.

04/09/2024

Bill Gates ya buƙaci kara haraji a Najeriya domin kawo cigaba. Karanta cikakken labarin a sashen sharhi.