Are the Women of Nigeria the Most Sexually-Responsible Women in the World?

As recent statistics show (2010), the women of Nigeria are perhaps the greatest users of sex toys in the world.  As explained by Princess Sola Oladimeji in an article recently appearing in Nigerian World Newspaper, as chief executive officer of Oju-Ogeâ’s World, one of the more popular sex toy outlets in Nigeria, she’s witnessed first-hand the surge in the purchase of various types of sex toys in recent years, explaining, “There are a lot of women who kept several lovers before marriage and you know these men would come with various penis sizes.  So when such a woman gets married, she might end up with a man who may not satisfy her in bed.  But in order not to commit adultery, she would resort to sex toys.  It will satisfy her and also save her marriage.”  But is that all there is to the story?  Read more . . .

Yoruba/Santeria: From Africa to the Western World

During the Americas’ long slave-trade history, the majority of Africans brought to the New World were a people known as the Yoruba, from the West Africa region of Nigeria.  The Yoruba religion (known as Santeria among Hispanics) is a traditional nature and ancestor worship system with an oral tradition going back at least 1000 years.  Many Yoruba brought to the New World were delivered to Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti to work the sugar cane fields for the Spanish government.  In order to preserve their religious traditions against Catholic repression, the African slaves syncretized their saints called "orishas" with Catholic saints. Thus, Shango became equated with Saint Barbara; Obatala, Our Lady of Mercy.  Read more . . .