Anago James Akeem Osho, curating his Imperial majesty, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, Obarisa, at the Badagry slave museum of Seriki Williams Abass Badagry.

Goods and products must get to their destinations from the hinterland of Africa to the towns and cities by the available means of transportation at a stipulated time to the expecting destinations.  In some far away locations in West Africa, it is difficult to transport goods from the hinterland to the upland. The mode of transport of any kind may not be available on the road for a whole week, less or more. So, whose goods should be left behind, especially food, farm produce or fruits that can rot. That is why the vehicles are usually overloaded with goods.  These may be due to the "agreed market days" that different villages gather together with their products for sale at a particular market. It may be due to non accessibility to good road network, and in some cases, safety of lives and properties. The driver may make additional money but the journey may be difficult due to overloading and peradventure the vehicle develops fault on the highway which may take a while to fix. T...

A treasure is a valuable item. It may be precious metals, gems or other valuable objects. The English verb clarify a treasure as what is "cherish(ed) or what we "hold dear". In this article, Badagry is the treasure. The alluring Badagry is a treasure to antiquity, histography, and people that adore her, including unborn generations that will learn about her. It is ideal to ask, what is alluring about Badagry? As many people sought her culture, history, attractions and monuments that points to and exhibit her past. The alluring nature of Badagry is unexplainable. It is spiritual because it ignite a button on the mind of everyone that visits her or have heard about her. The serenity or calmness and topography of Badagry will hold anyone spellbound. The offspring of Badagry are ''all those who love her, adore her and will protect her''. Her children are diverse and scattered everywhere irrespective of country or race. Badagry as Mr Thompson, an anthropologi...

 

The West African Theological Seminary International students were on an en-slave history tour of  Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria, with the history curator and tour guide, Anago James Akeem Osho.  The theological University had been visiting Badagry for more than 10 years on an annual practical field trip with Anago.  On the tour, students usually asks questions, analyse their thoughts, collect surveys, and compare what they had learnt in the classroom with new studies on the field trip with Anago Osho. According to Pastor Promise, the student's cordinator, "it is compulsory for the students to have the priceless experience especially with Mr. Anago Osho as the curator and tour guide. Anago brings the past to the Present. And as preachers of the word, our students need the practical knowledge of the past to relate with events and be realistic in their judgements. It balances the physical and the spiritual".