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HOW BENIN EMPIRE DEALT WITH THE INSUBORDINATION OF DEJI OF AKURE IN AD 1818   HOW BENIN EMPIRE DEALT WITH THE INSUBORDINATION OF DEJI OF AKURE IN AD 1818 After the success of the coup d’etat staged by Ezomo Erebor against the usurper, Prince Ogbebor, Erebors nephew, Prince Erediauwa returned from exile in Ewohimi in Ishan, and assumed his rightful office as Osemwende, the Oba of Benin. As was customary, whenever a new Oba of Benin ascended the throne of his father, the Chalk of Good Tidings was sent to all the vassal potentates in the Benin Empire, informing them that a new Oba was on the throne in Benin City. One of the ranking chiefs in the Iwebo Chancellery of the Palace, the Osague of Benin, was the Emissary entrusted with this Chalk of Good Tidings to the Akure monarch, the Deji of Akure.  The name of the Deji was Arakale. The day that the Osague presented the royal chalk at the palace of the Deji in Akure, he was suitably dressed as the benin chief of rank...

 I wanted to take off my skin': Ukrainian women recount rape by Russian soldiers   I wanted to take off my skin': Ukrainian women recount rape by Russian soldiers The three Russian soldiers arrived at Victoria's house claiming they needed to seize her cell phone. But they weren't looking for phones. Victoria, a 42-year-old Ukrainian woman, told ABC News she and another woman, a neighbor, were raped by two of the Russian soldiers occupying her village near Kyiv in March. ABC News spoke to the two women who agreed to talk about what they say happened to them, on condition that their location and last names not be revealed. Another soldier, a commanding officer who was not involved in the assault, threatened Victoria, she says. "He looked at me and said, 'You see, our boys have had a drink and want to have fun,'" Victoria recounts. "I understood that something terrible would happen." Two of the soldiers took the women to a...

LIFE AND STRUGGLE Tony Smart was a driver and he spent so much time at his work, that he could hardly have a meal together with his wife and two kids. In the evenings he attended classes, seeking to get knowledge, that one day would help him to find a better paying job. Tony's family often complained that he is not spending enough time with them, but his only answer was „I am doing all this for you, I work hard to provide my family with the best that I can". Soon after Tony had passed his exams, he got a good job with a salary, which was significantly higher than he had before. So now Tony could provide his family with more expensive clothes, some luxury item trips to foreign countries. It was like a dream come true, but family still did not get enough attention from Tony as he continued to work very hard and often he did not get to see his family for most of the week.

 History of the Human Zoo   The History of the Human Zoo.  From the late 1800's to around the 1950's, there were human zoos internationally. From Europe to New York, there were people of color (POC) residing in zoos and museums as living exhibits. They were Africans, Asians, Latin Americans and Indigenous people. They were on display, clothed or nude, in “naturalistic” man-made habitats purported to look as close to each captive POC’s homeland. Spectators would pet and photograph them because they viewed these people as 'exotic animals'. POC were held captive for having body parts, sizes or shapes, considered “unusual” to the non-POC eye. In 1906 at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, there was an exhibit called “The Monkey House”. This was essentially a human zoo. Among other captive people, who were all in different makeshift, artificial exhibits of their homelands, there was a Congolese man named Ota Benga who was put on display with a monkey. People ...

 In 1867, at the age of thirteen, Elisabeth Moendi was brought to Suriname from Calcutta as an indentured laborer.   In 1867, at the age of thirteen, Elisabeth Moendi was brought to Suriname from  Calcutta as an indentured laborer.   Suriname was then a Dutch colony, and it had a sugar plantation economy that, following the abolition of slavery in 1863, depended heavily on indentured servants.  Elisabeth later married a man who was a descendant of Suriname's indigenous people. In 1883, she and her one-and-a-half-old daughter Henriette were taken to Amsterdam and displayed in a human zoo at the World's Fair. In fact, an entire Surinamese village was recreated, featuring a group of 28 inhabitants from various ethnicities, including Creoles, Caraïbes, Arowaks, and Marrons. For six months, they pretended to demonstrate their daily lives and work at the zoo. The front and side portraits of Elisabeth, as well as the photograph of her with her daugh...

 In 1996, in a zoo in Illinois, USA, an amazing display of empathy between animals took place. In 1996, in a zoo in Illinois, USA, an amazing display of empathy between animals took place. An unidentified 8 year old boy slipped away from his mother, climbed over a barrier and fell into the Gorilla Enclosure. Due to the 20 ft fall, the boy broke his hand and suffered a deep laceration to his face.  Seven gorillas inhabitated the enclosure. Gorillas are known to be fiercly territorial animals. They will fight to the death in order to defend their families. It is estimated that male silver back gorillas have the strength of at least 10 grown human men, though it is estimated to be even higher.  However, one of the gorillas, called Binti Jua, meaning "daughter of sunshine" went over to the boy and cradled him in her arms, all while her own young child was on her back. She then went over to the edge of the enclosure and waited for the zookeepers to come...

Millions of women across the world visit and touch the genitals of this grave statue in France. Millions of women across the world visit and touch the genitals of this grave statue in France.  This is the statue of Victor Noir, a famous journalist who lived in the 1800’s.  Every year, many women and men from all over the world come to the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, to kiss the lips, touch the feet, and rub the genitals of Victor’s statue. They don’t do it just for fun.  They strangely expect fertility benefits and a blissful sex life from these strange behaviors. 😮😅 #Daniel Cares ❤️  

 Hamas threatens to kill a civilian hostage every time Israel hits Gaza civilians 'without warning' Hamas threatens to k!ll a civilian hostage every time Israel hits Gaza civilians 'without warning' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later warned that images of “devastation and destruction” from militant strongholds were “just the beginning.” TEL AVIV — A spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas has said militants will k!ll one civilian hostage every time Israel targets civilians in their homes in Gaza "without warning." In an audio statement released Monday, Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, said intense strikes had occurred in civilian areas in Gaza, a densely populated coastal enclave that has been blockaded in the years since Hamas took power there. Shortly after Obeida's statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that images of “devastation and destruction” from militant stronghol...

 One of the vilest acts towards any person is undoubtedly treason and, in medieval England, the penal code provided an exemplary punishment for this crime One of the vilest acts towards any person is undoubtedly treason and, in medieval England, the penal code provided an exemplary punishment for this crime We are talking about a crime because the betrayal in question is that towards the State or the King, carried out mainly by aspiring regicides or rebels such as the participants in the Gunpowder Plot. The punishment inflicted on the condemned man was atrocious and was known as "hanged, drawn and quartered": he was first stripped and hanged with a short knot noose so that he would not die (hanged), then the real torture began. The culprit was placed on a wooden table and the executioner began a very painful and humiliating disembowelment (drawn) which started from the genitals, so that the person's virility was immediately denied, and ended with the ...

 The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed…  The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… Marina Abramovic. Rhythm 0. 1974  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away.  It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.” -Marina Abramovic       The life threatening performance of Rhythm 0 featured Marina Abramovic, completely vulnerable to the will of her audience for six hours.  The participators were given an array (seventy-two) of items to utilize and do with as they please without any repercussions, such objects...

 Google photos and Street View has got some really funny and creepy images which I would like to share The world is full of fun and weirdness, and so is Google An Under-dressed Woman This woman seems to be enjoying showing her naked rear. Well, the viewers might find it disgusting, but look at her confidence!! And it’s on Google Maps. 2. Hand Job This one is pretty crystal clear that someone is getting a hand job. Might it be the man with his pants down? 3. Sidewalk Sex Doll There’s nothing wrong with owning a sex doll, but at least put it away properly. There are kids around! 4. This time from Sao Paulo, Brazil 5. Sex on fire: 6. DAMN!! 7. This one is really creepy-

 Ota Benga (c1883 – March 20, 1916) was a Mbuti (Congo pygmy) man, known for being featured in an exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a human zoo exhibit in 1906 at the Bronx Zoo.  Reader discretion is advised Ota Benga (c1883 – March 20, 1916) was a Mbuti (Congo pygmy) man, known for being featured in an exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a human zoo exhibit in 1906 at the Bronx Zoo.  Benga had been purchased from native African slave traders by the explorer Samuel Phillips Verner, a businessman searching for African people for the exhibition, who took him to the United States. While at the Bronx Zoo, Benga was allowed to walk the grounds before and after he was exhibited in the zoo's Monkey House. Benga was placed in a cage with an orangutan as a lampoon on Darwinism.  To enhance the primitive image and presumably protect himself if need be from the ape, he w...