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''Nekpen Obasogie was born in the 1970s in Benin kingdom (the capital city of Edo state), Nigeria. She resides in Toronto, Canada. Nekpen is a key host of NEBO TV.''

Biography
Nekpen Obasogie is a Canada-based Indegene of the Great Benin kingdom. She is the founder of NEBO TV Canada and NEBO TV Magazine in Toronto. Nekpen is popularly known as the custodian of the Benin Cultural Heritage in the diaspora and Nigeria. Her enthusiasm and love for the Benin Culture is sufficiently displayed in her Television programs and written works. Her interest in Benin History and Culture were primarily rooted in her childhood memories and upbringing in the ancient city of Benin. The cultural practices of the Benin people and other indigenous cultures which she was exposed to in her early childhood were enviably impressive and heavily impacted and continued to resonate with her in adulthood. The first book she wrote, Great Benin: The Alcazar of Post-Colonial Culture, is currently making waves on social media. In 2021, an act of curiosity prompted her to embark on the journey of researching the history of the Europeans and the Benin Kingdom during the early contact. She wrote the book to examine what transpired between the Europeans and Benin kingdom from 1400 AD to when Benin was invaded by Britain in the 19th century. She asserts that knowing what transpired in the past will help to understand the present and define the future. The book diligently depicts how the colonial system, specifically the Western education amplifies gender exclusion, which in turn shattered her childhood experience. She critically analyses how the patriarchal moral embedded in both Benin kingdom and the colonial system worked together to shape the lived experiences of her mother and grandmothers and transcended and affected her childhood experience in the 1980s in Benin kingdom. In 2019, she graduated with a Master's of Social Work from York University in Toronto, Canada.

Great Benin The ALCAZAR OF POST-COLONIAL CULTURE
The Great Benin The ALCAZAR OF POST-COLONIAL CULTURE shows the relationship between the Europeans and the Benin kingdom in West Africa from 1400 AD to when Benin was invaded by Britain in 1897. The book chronically listed some of the important events that transpired between the Europeans, such as the Portuguese, the Dutch, French, Spanish and the British for the period of 400 years with the Benin kingdom and some other West African nations. She asserts that knowing what was transacted in the past will help to understand the present and define the future. She also highlighted her lived experience growing up in a post-colonial culture of the Benin kingdom in the 1980s to the period she graduated from University in Canada.

Some of the themes in the book include:


 * Cultural relativism
 * Imperialism
 * Patriarchy ideology
 * Reincarnation
 * Colonial violence in the 19th century
 * The inter-generational effects of colonization
 * Acculturation
 * Benin body-markings and more!

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Princess Adesuwa & Ogie Oboro
The story of Adesuwa and Ogie Oboro is one of the most prominent oral histories of ancient Benin Kingdom. A beautiful young woman, Princess Adesuwa, the daughter of Chief Ezomo N’Uzebu was killed by a provincial king, Ogie Oboro or Obi of Oboro in the 18th century. The beauty of Princess Adesuwa eventually exacerbated two tribal wars!

NEBO TV
NEBO TV is an online TV network that focuses on shining light on talents and highlighting some of the major issues affecting people in Nigeria and Africa at large.

NEBO TV Magazine
NEBO TV Magazine is a bi-monthly publication under her TV network in Canada. The magazine showcases inspirational African citizens in the diaspora.

Awards

 * 1) On January 15th, 2019 Nekpen Obasogie received an Africa Luminary Cultural Heritage Award of Excellence, for promoting Benin Cultural Heritage in Diaspora.
 * 2) On February 24th 2019, she was also recognized in the Toronto Police Service’s Black History Month Magazine.
 * 3) On May 4th 2019, Nekpen Obasogie received another Award from the Nigerian Canadian Newspaper in Toronto.
 * 4) September 28th 2019, she received Community Excellency Award from Abedorc Arts and Entertainment in Toronto, Canada.
 * 5) On February 23rd 2020, Nekpen Obasogie received an Award from Toronto Police Service today. “Black History Month Award” hosted by Toronto Police Service.

Academic Achievements

 * 1) In 2016, she graduated with Honours/Bachelor's Degree Degree in Sociology at York University, Toronto.
 * 2) In 2016, Certificate of Refugee and Migration Studies at York University.
 * 3) In 2017, Bachelor's Degree in Law and Society.
 * 4) In 2019, Master's of Social Work (MSW) at York University.