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unusual facts about Nikki, Benin


Borgu

His brothers are said to have been the founders of the kingdoms of Illo, Bussa and Nikki.


Abou Maiga

Abou Gariga Maiga (born 20 September 1985 in Allahé) is a footballer from Benin.

Africatown

Dahomey warriors raided a village near the city of Tamale in Ghana, and took the survivors to Whydah, now Benin, where they were put up for sale.

Air Burkina

Air Burkina SA is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled services to one domestic destination, Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as regional services to Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Appliqué

Appliquéd cloth is an important art form in Benin, West Africa, particularly in the area around Abomey, where it has been a tradition since the 18th century and the kingdom of Danhomè.

Ashok Row Kavi

In 1995 on the Nikki Tonight show hosted by Nikki Bedi, Row Kavi related a story about how he had, in his youth, had a letter published in a magazine in which he described Mahatma Gandhi as a "bastard bania".

Barthélemy Adoukonou

Between 1977 and 1984 he was rector of the Minor Seminary of St. Paul at Djimi, Abomey, Missionary Professor at the University of West Africa in Abidjan and professor of methodology of research in human and social sciences at the University of the State of Abomey-Calavi and at the Major Seminary of Saint Gall in Ouidah, Benin.

Benin art

Benin’s other important ritual festivals include Ague, where the first budded yams are blessed in hopes of a successful harvest; Ugie Ivie, the Festival of Beads, in which the oba’s coral and red stone regalia is bathed in cow’s blood to reinvest it with spiritual force; Ugie Erha Oba, which honors the oba’s father and all paternal ancestors; Oduduwa, a masquerade that likewise honors the oba’s paternal ancestors; and Ugie Oro, celebrating Oba Esigie’s victory over the Idah Kingdom in the 16th century.

Benin–Russia relations

During the visit a declaration of friendship and co-operation was signed.

Bernardin Gantin

Born in Toffo, Benin, his name means "tree of iron" (gan, iron and tin, tree ), which explains his coat of arms.

Birth in Benin

Religions practiced in Benin include the following: Christian (42.8%), Muslim (24.4%), Vodoun (17.3%), and “other” (15.5%).

Bratmobile

Jon Nikki (Prima Donnas, Gene Defcon, Mocket, Sarah Dougher, Sir, Puce Moment) added guitar, bass and keyboard parts to the minimal Brat sound.

CFTE

As a talk station, CFUN's on-air personalities included Simi Sara, Dave Brindle, Nikki Renshaw and Joe Leary, as well as the syndicated Laura Schlesinger, Joy Browne and Coast to Coast AM.

Choukachou

It is widely consumed in northern Benin and the city of Parakou is an important centre for brewing.

Christophe Pognon

Christophe Pognon (born 11 October 1977 in Cotonou) is a former tennis player from Benin.

Civil Brand

She attempts to move in with her cell mate Nikki Barnes (N'Bushe Wright), who is presumed to be the leader amongst the convicts, but is denied and instead lives with Lil’ Mama (Lark Voorhies), a 17-year old pregnant convict who is deeply involved in Christianity and befriends Frances.

Dassari

Dassari, Benin, a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of Benin

Émile Derlin Zinsou

On 16 January 1977 an attempted coup d'état took place in Benin with a group of armed men led by renowned French mercenary "Colonel" Bob Denard took place in Benin.

Gracie Glam

In January 2013, Glam shot a mainstream billboard ad campaign for the event she hosted along with Miles Long, Kendall Karson and Nikki Phoenix at TABU Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand Las Vegas during the 2013 AVN Awards weekend.

H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come

The colony leader, Senator Smedley (played by John Ireland), and science advisor Dr. John Caball (played by Barry Morse, formerly of Space: 1999), try to contact Nikki (Carol Lynley), the leader of Delta 3, but instead hear from Omus (Jack Palance), the "Robot Master," Caball's former apprentice, and the newly self-proclaimed Emperor of that world.

Human trafficking in Benin

Gendarmes in the village of Porga arrested suspected traffickers trying to cross the Benin-Burkina Faso border en route to Ivory Coast with five children in April 2009, and delivered them to the court at Natitingou.

Kokey

:For the town in Benin see Kokey, Benin

Merci

Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening (French: Mouvement pour l'engagement et le réveil des citoyens, abbreviated MERCI), a political party in Benin led by Séverin Adjovi

Mohamed Aoudou

Born in Aplahoué, Aoudou has played club football in Benin, Croatia and France for Donjo, Istra 1961, Évian TG and Tonnerre d'Abomey.

Mohamed Sesay

In 2007 ct Sherington call him to play for Sierra Leone, the game for qualification at African Cup of Nations, on 12 October with Benin, and on 17 October with Guinea-Bissau.

Moustapha Agnidé

Idrissou Moustapha Agnidé (born 31 December 1981 in Ifangni) is a Beninese football player who plays for Stade Quimpérois.

Niger Basin Authority

Nine nations which include part of the Niger Basin are members: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.

Nikki Dial

The Canadian punk band the Dayglo Abortions wrote a song, entitled "Nikki Dial", about Dial on their 1995 album Little Man in the Canoe.

Nikki Marshall

Born in Thornton, Colorado to Mike and Kelly Marshall, Nikki was raised with her younger sister, Shaye, in Mead, Colorado.

Nomads of the North

The 1961 Disney production Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961–70; F6.3499) is also based on James Oliver Curwood's novel, but the plots of the two films are not similar.

Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos

He has taught Comparative African Literature from 1972 to 1991 at the University of Paris VIII, at the National University of Benin, and at the Federal University of Benin City in Nigeria.

Ogboni

Though versions or lodges of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba polities - from highly-centralized kingdoms and empires like Oyo, to the independent towns and villages of the Ègbá and the Èkiti(EDO)benin city) - the Ogboni are recognizable for their veneration of the personified earth (Ilè or Odua) and their emphasis on both gerontocratic authority and benevolent service to the community.

Ovonramwen

Subsequently a military operation against Benin in 1897 led by Harry Rawson resulted in the burning of Benin City and the deaths of untold numbers of its inhabitants.

Paradise Film Entertainment

Angel Dark, Bonny Bo, Helena Sweet, Jessica Moore, Julia Taylor, Katy Caro, Marsha Lord, Nikki Rider, Sabrina Rose, Sharka Blue

RocDaMic

Auditions were open for every Nigerian, irrespective of age, in five different cities across the country, namely Abuja, Benin, Enugu, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

Saturnin Soglo

He was the foreign minister of Benin from 1992 to 1993, serving under his brother president Nicéphore Soglo.

Shirley Bonne

In 1968, she appeared as Nikki Jason in the episode "To Kill a Writer" on the CBS detective series Mannix, starring Mike Connors.

Solomon Okoronkwo

In October 2004, his agent recommended Okoronkwo to coach Samson Siasia and he was fundamental for Nigeria's U-20 qualifying for the African Youth Championship in Benin 2005.

St George's Market

Writer Ruth Carr, Rastafarian poet Levi Tafari, print maker Robin Cordiner, musicians Nikki Such, Patrick and Bronagh Davey and Irish, Greek and Indian dancers worked with the children and their older counterparts in discovering new ways of looking at themes of cultural diversity, memory and the Irish Famine.

Stanley Garrick

Nigeria Direct, Garrick Family, Palace of Benin, National Archives of Nigeria, Garrick Memorial School, Vanguard Newspaper Archives, Nigerian Bar Association, John Harris Library of the University of Benin

Stéphane Sessègnon

Sessègnon began his career with Benin Premier League side Requins de l'Atlantique, which means the Sharks of the Atlantic, in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin.

The Africans

The programme interviewed Africans living in Kenya, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria and South Africa and focused on the everyday lives of people working for social change, democratisation and progress in their own local communities.

The Best of Nikki Webster

The Best of Nikki Webster is the fourth album by Australian singer Nikki Webster released in Australia on 29 November 2004 (see 2004 in music) by Gotham Records.

Thin Man Theatre

It was founded by Nora Mally (Artistic Director) and Nikki Beck (Producing Director) in 2008 while they were working at New Century Theatre, an Actors' Equity Association company in Western Massachusetts.

Vanderpump Rules

Laura-Leigh makes a minor appearance in the 2013 movie We're the Millers and also was a recurring character on The Client List as Nikki Shannon.

Victor and Nikki Newman

In 2008, Nikki began an affair with the devious David Chow (Vincent Irizarry), resulting in the pair's second divorce.

Visa requirements for Slovenian citizens

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination.

Zomahoun Idossou Rufin

With the help of host Takeshi Kitano, Zomahoun built four schools in Benin, two of which are named after Kitano (Takeshi Elementary School and Takeshi Japanese School).


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