Kola nuts are small, bitter-tasting nuts that grow on the kola tree. They can be as big as a potato or as small as a cherry. Even though they're called nuts, they're actually seeds from the fruit of ...

If sources are to be believed, the kola nut was initially planted by Chukwu ( The Almighty) as the first tree on the Igbo land. It was also planted as a medium of communication between gods ...

There are many customs and traditions that have effectively given Igbos, the southeastern part of Nigeria a group identity and social cohesion. Kola nut is one of such cultural elements.

Local people says the tree grew in the spot where renowned priest Komfo Anokye spat a kola nut on the ground in the early 1700s. Many local people believed the black and white seeds of the kola ...

To the Nso people the kola nut is sacred It holds great spiritual ... to protect it The rituals involved in cutting down a kola nut tree not only speak to the essence of Nso culture but also ...