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Unexpected Cases of Love in the 1960s of Nigeria

The transformations of West African societies in the mid-20th century substantially changed the social conditions of people’s lives. Increasing urbanization was among those. Western cultural influences had affected the modernization of cultural life in Nigerian cities. Let us consider the examples of […]

The dramatic changes in Nigerian courtship in the first half of the 20th century

The transformation of Lagos, Ibadan, Onitsha, Port Harcourt, and other southern Nigerian cities into first-class colonial urban centers, along with the concomitant rise in literacy of many people, were essential to the cultural evolution of love in West Africa. Growing interest in […]