Enslaved
Posted: Monday November 10, 2008
The town of Badagry, Nigeria was founded around 1425 A.D. It was one of the very first slaving ports in all of Africa. It is reported that over 500,000 slaves where shipped out of Badagry prior to the abolishing of…
44 Souls Baptized
Posted: Wednesday July 2, 2008
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2008, Goodnews Peter and Uyai Joshua, NCBC faculty members, spent their last week of Christmas break at Ette, in Enugu State. There are eight congregations in Ette, with only one trained preacher, so when members of the…
Hollywood Discovers Africa
Posted: Thursday May 10, 2007
Movies about romantic adventures in Africa, such as the Tarzan movies, “The African Queen,” and “King Solomon’s Mines” are relics of the past. In their place are history-based, award-winning productions that expose the continent’s harsh realities, such as “Hotel…
