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Sadly Racism Had Its Roots In Scripture – Reno Omokri
Many sub Saharan Africans use the term half caste innocently to refer to persons whose parents come from different races. Unawares to them, every time they use that term, they are feeding into a racist stereotype that sees us as inferior. The appropriate term is mixed race.
The phrase ‘half caste’ is derogatory and originated in Colonial India, where they have a deep seated caste system, which you are born to, as well as Australia, where the colonialists met a native Aboriginal people, and treated them rather harshly.
If you go to America and use that term, nobody will understand what you mean. It is a hurtful slur. Why? Because the word caste is from the Latin castus, meaning pure. When it was used in the 19th Century, it was meant to donate that the mixed race individual was only half pure. The purity in their eyes came from White Anglo Saxon blood. Therefore, when you use the term half caste; you, as a Black African, are accepting that your blood is not pure. Please can we as a people avoid it.
But beyond European colonialism, where do we get our ye earliest records of racism? The answer is surprisingly from Scripture.
Where did Moses find God? The answer is Ethiopia. He was married to a Black Ethiopian woman. Numbers 12:1-2. And her Black African father was Moses’ mentor in the way of God. And Moses obeyed him like a student even after leading the children of Israel out of Egypt-Exodus 18:24.
Now, when the Old Testament (what the Hebrew call the Tanakh) uses the term Ethiopia, it is actually referring to Africa. As at the time the King James Version of the Bible was translated in 1611, there was no nation called Ethiopia. Rather, the African continent was called Ethiopia and Black people were referred to as Ethiopes.
The modern nation of Ethiopia only became known by that name in 1945. Prior to that, Ethiopia was known as Abyssinia. And till today, Ethiopians do not refer to themselves as Ethiopians. They call themselves Habesha.
In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo upon seeing Juliet for the first time proclaimed as follows:
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear.”
That word Ethiop, referred to a Black person.
The original word used in Numbers 12:1 which is translated Ethiopian is Cush. Cush is Hebrew for Black. There are two types of races mentioned in the entire Old Testament. Cushitic people (Blacks) and Semitic people (Hebrews and Arabs). No other race is mentioned.
Have you not asked yourself why Moses’s children never rose to prominence in Canaan, or the promised land, despite their father being a Founding Father of the Ancient Israelite nation?
Aaron’s children, who were their cousins, were very prominent, and held High Priestly positions, as did their lineage, till today.
We know that Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. We see this in 1 Chronicles 23:15.
When Moses left Ethiopia (as Black Africa was then called) for Egypt, He dispatched his wife and children to go and live with their grandfather Jethro in Midian. They only joined their father in the wilderness after the Exodus. We see this in Exodus 18:2-6.
That is the last time they were mention in Scripture, except for when their lineage was traced in 1 Chronicles 23:15.
But why? Why would the children of such a prominent man have to be sent away from him to live with their grandfather, and only visit their father in the wilderness. The answer to that lies in Numbers 12:1. That verse says in the NIV:
“Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.”
The KJV says:
“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”
The reason Gershom and Eliezer faded away, is because of the racism in the Israelite nation against them.
Reno Omokri
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“Conversion to CNG May Have Contributed to Deadly Inferno”
A devastating road accident occurred on [date] at G-Hostel Junction, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, leaving multiple lives lost. An 18-seater bus caught fire, resulting in the tragic loss of passengers.
According to eyewitnesses, the bus driver had recently converted the vehicle’s fuel system from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). While the exact cause of the accident is still unknown, concerns are being raised about potential safety risks associated with the CNG conversion.
The accident resulted in the deaths of all passengers on board, with bodies burnt beyond recognition. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, with many offering condolences to the families of the victims.
Authorities have commenced an investigation into the accident to determine its cause and whether the CNG conversion played a role in the tragedy. The public is urged to remain vigilant and cautious when traveling.
Our thoughts are with the families of the victims during this difficult time. May their souls rest in peace.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it’s operatives were still investigating the alleged murder of Miss Priscilla Ocheme by her boyfriend, Ekosuehi Elvis, also known as Richard at his residence in Lugbe.
The command made the disclosure, while reacting to publications circulating on social media concerning the alleged murder incident and claims that justice may be swept under the carpet.
The Police said: “The suspect was invited for questioning by operatives of the FCT Police on September 24, 2024.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, Ekisuehi Elvis, a 30-year-old man from Oredo, Benin in Edo State, met the now deceased Priscilla at Madonna University.
“He lost contact with her when he left the university until 2019 when he came to the FCT for his youth service.
“He was a well-known family friend who frequently visited the deceased at her family home, just as she visited his.
“On September 22, 2024, she had a minor misunderstanding with her mother, which led her to leave her family home in the Karu area and go to Ekosuehi’s residence to cool off.”
“She eventually left his residence later that evening and was on her way home when she was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident at the Amala Moore junction in Pyakasa.
“They rushed her to Pyakasa Health Centre for medical attention, after which she was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, accompanied by two police detectives.
“Upon arrival at the medical centre, she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
The price of a bag (50 kg) local rice rose year-on-year, YoY, by 152.9 percent to N95,738 in September 2024 from N37,853 in September 2023.
According to vanguard news, data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for September 2024 showed that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of local rice stood at N1,914.77 during the period.
The report also showed that the price of beans recorded higher growth rate at over 200 percent, YoY.
The NBS report stated: “The average price of 1kg Local rice sold loose went up by 152.92 percent on a year-on-year basis from N757.06 in September 2023 to N1,914.77 in September 2024, while there was an increase of 4.57 percent on a month-on-month basis.
“Also, the average price of 1kg of beef boneless increased by 99.99 percent on a year-on-year basis from N2,816.91 in September 2023 to N5,633.60 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.44 percent from N5,553.80 in August 2024. The average price of 1kg beans brown (sold loose) stood at N2,738.59. This indicates a rise of 281.97% in price on a year-on-year basis from N716.97 recorded in September 2023 and a 6.37 percent rise in price on a month-on-month basis from N2,574.63 in August 2024.
“Agric eggs medium size (12 piece) experienced significant price increases year on year by N137.43 percent from N1,047.47 in September of last year (2023) to N2,487.04 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, the average price of this item rose by 8.64 prices from N 2,289.19 in August 2024. There was also a notable price increase of bread (sliced) by 115.74 percent on a year-on-year basis from N708.36 in September 2023 to N1,528.19 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 4.68 percent from N 1,459.85 in August 2024. The state profile analysis in September 2024 revealed that the highest average price of 1kg of Bean Brown (sold loose) was recorded in Bauchi at N3,450.04 while the lowest was in Adamawa state at N1,800.”
Giving the breakdown of prices across the states, NBS added: “The highest average price of Agric eggs medium size (12 piece) was recorded in Niger State at N3,000.84 while the lowest was in Borno State at N2,075.58.
