May 2023

African Proverbs as a means of effective communication

African Proverbs as a means of effective communication (The seven strokes of the gods)

In Igbo (an ethnic group in Nigeria) language, it is said that: ilu bu mmanu eji eri okwu (proverb is the palm oil with which words are eaten). One can literarily understand this to mean that African proverbs are what makes words palatable. But it has a deeper meaning. African Proverbs are not merely what […]

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