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Queen Mbuya (Grandmother) Nehanda of Zimbabwe.

6. Queen Amina of Zaria (Nigeria). Amina was born around 1533 in Zaria, a province of today’s Nigeria. She was the daughter of Bakwa of Turunku. Their family's wealth was derived from the trade of leather goods, cloth, kola, salt, horses and imported metals. 

When Bakwa died in 1566, the crown of Zazzua passed to Amina’s younger brother, Karama. Their sister, Zaria, fled the region and little is known about her. 

Although Bakwa's reign was known for peace and prosperity, Amina chose to hone her military skills from the warriors of the Zazzau military. As a result, she emerged as leader of the Zazzua cavalry. Many accolades, great wealth, and increased power resulted from her numerous military achievements. 

When her brother Karama died after a ten-year rule, Amina had matured into a fierce warrior and had earned the respect of the Zazzau military and she assumed the reign of the kingdom. 

Amina led her first military charge a few months after assuming power. For the rest of her 34 year reign, she continued to fight and expand her kingdom to the greatest in history. The objective for initiating so many battles was to make neighbouring rulers her vassal and permit her traders safe passage. In this way, she boosted her kingdom’s wealth and power with gold, slaves, and new crops. Because her people were talented metal workers, Amina introduced metal armor, including iron helmets and chain mail, to her army.  According to legend, Amina refused to marry and never bore children. Instead, she took a temporary husband from the legions of vanquished foes after every battle. After spending one night together, she would condemn him death in the morning in order to prevent him from ever speaking about his sexual encounter with the queen

5. Queen Nandi of Zulu (South Africa)
(1778-1826)

Mother of the great leader Shaka Zulu. Nandi is the everlasting symbol of hard work patience and determination. She withstood and overcame many obstacles to raise to a position of power in all Zululand.

The year was 1786. The King of Zululand was overjoyed. His wife, Nandi, had given birth to a son, his first son, whom they named Shaka. But the King’s other wives, jealous and bitter, pressured him to banish Nandi and the young boy into exile. steadfast and proud, she raised her son with the kind of training and guidance a royal heir should have. For her many sacrifices, Nandi was finally rewarded when her son, Shaka, later returned to become the greatest of all Zulu Kings.

To this day, the Zulu people use her name, “Nandi,” to refer to a woman of high esteem.

4. Queen Nzinga of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of Mbundu (Angola and Congo). Queen Anna Nzinga (circa 1581--1663) one of the great women rulers of Africa. She is also known as Ana de Sousa Nzingha Mbande and was a 17th century queen (muchino a muhatu) of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in southwestern Africa-Angola (Ngola was both a name and a title in Ndongo). Ndola Nzingha fought against the slave trade and European influence in the seventeenth century. Known for being an astute diplomat and visionary military leader, she resisted Portuguese invasion and slave raids for 30 years. A skilled negotiator, she allied herself with the Dutch and pitted them against the Portuguese in an effort to wrest free of Portuguese domination. She fought for a free Angola until her death at age 82, after which weak rulers left the country open for the Portuguese to regain control.

3. Makeda (Queen of Sheba) from Ethiopia. According to Ethiopian tradition, Makeda (10th century BC), the Queen of Sheba, had a son, Menilek I, by king Solomon of Jerusalem, thus establishing the "Solomonic" dynasty of Ethiopia that ruled, with a few interruptions, until the deposition of Emperor Haile Selassie (q.v.) in 1974. Her name and the location of her kingdom are vague to historians, but in Ethiopic her name means "not thus", as when she announced, "not thus is it good to worship the sun, but it is right to worship God.

In the sixth year of her reign she learned from her head trader of the existence of a wonderfully-governed kingdom, Israel, and determined to visit its king and observe his methods. Her caravan took about 10 months to get through the Ethiopian mountains to the coast, cross the Red Sea and sands of Arabia. King Solomon received her cordially, and after six months' study she concluded that his rule was successful because of the affection and respect he inspired, his organization of government, and his fairness and humility. He convinced her that Ethiopia should relinquish worship of the sun, and adopt worship of God, creator of the Universe. 

As she prepared to depart it occurred to Solomon that he could beget a child from this beautiful woman. He implied that he had yet another art of government to teach her, provided a great banquet, and had her food liberally peppered, and her drinks mingled with vinegar - then suggested she should spend the night. "Promise you will not take me by force," said Makeda. Solomon swore by God that he would not, if in turn she would swear not to take anything that belonged to him. 

When Makeda became thirsty in the night, she drank water from a goblet placed at her bedside. Solomon, from his hidden vigil, saw her drink, and immediately claimed her - she had taken his water. 

En route home, nine months and five days after leaving Jerusalem, she gave birth to a boy, whom she named Bayna Lehkem ("son of the wise man"). Despite the obvious loss of her virginity (a woman could be queen as long as she remained a virgin), Makeda continued to rule Ethiopia.

2. Queen Yaa Asantewaa of Ashanti (Ghana) Yaa Asantewaa is said to have been born in 1840 and died in 1921. She was a successful farmer and mother. She was an intellectual, a politician, human right activist, Queen and a leader. Yaa Asantewaa became famous for leading the Ashanti rebellion against British colonialism to defend the Golden stool. She promoted women emancipation as well as gender equality. She was the sister of the Ruler of Ejisu (Ejisuhene) Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpase, an ethnic group in present day Ghana.

After her brothers death, Yaa Asantewaa, being very influential as queen mother, used her influence to nominate her grandson as Ruler of Ejisu. In 1896, her Grandson as well as the King of the Asante (Prempeh I) were exiled to Seychelles by the British. This was Britain’s way of dealing with African kings in the past as was the case with the Benin Kingdom with the capture and exile of Oba Ovonramwen (King of Benin) in 1897. Sending a king to exile in such times was often followed by looting of their land. This has led to the discovery of lots of Africa’s valued arts and crafts in Britain. Till date, Africa has still not been able to regain its stolen treasures.

As expected, to further entrench their authority, the British Governor-General of Ghana (then known as the Gold Coast) Frederick Hodgson, demanded the Golden Stool. The Golden stool was the symbol of the Asante kingdom. This prompted a conference of the elders. Yaa Asantewaa was highly disgusted at the behavior of her male counterparts and insisted that if the men would not fight, she would gather the women to fight for the land.

Yaa Asantewaa led the famous war known as the War of the Golden Stool in 1900 against the British. She was captured and sent on exile to the Seychelles. Yaa Asantewa died in exile on the 17th of October 1921. Yaa Asantewa’s War was the last major war led by an African woman. To date, she is honored in Africa as one of the greatest African women

1. Queen Nefertiti of Kemet (Egypt). An Egyptian queen renowned for her beauty, Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, during the mid-1300s B.C. Nefertiti, whose name means "the beautiful one has come," was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. She and her husband established the cult of Aten, the sun god, and promoted Egyptian artwork that was radically different from its predecessors. A bust of Nefertiti is one of the most iconic symbols of Egypt. Despite her great power, Nefertiti disappears from all depictions after 12 years. The reason for her disappearance is unknown. Some scholars believe she died, while others speculate she was elevated to the status of co-regent, equal in power to the pharaoh, and began to dress herself as a man. Some say she became known as Pharaoh Smenkhkare, ruling Egypt after her husband’s death. Others suggest she was exiled when the worship of the deity Amen-Ra came back into vogue. Her mummy has not been found.

There are too many boys and few men on this thread. But I commend all you men who know how to take care of their responsibilities. Firstly woman should be careful with the type of men they get involved with in the first place. If you get involved with a careless, irresponsible man then most likely he will be the first to depart when the sh1t hits the fan. Once you are financially stable the men can go and fk himself for all I care. If he does not want to be in a kids life then he should bounce. Unfortunately not all woman are financially stable to care for child themselves so both parties should be liable. It takes two to tango. Why should a lady put herself at risk just because of some heartless man's selfish demands. If you are willing and ready to have sex than you best be willing and ready to face the consequences of your actions. Simple. If you don't like it, keep your ish in your pants and stop screwing around like a donkey

Oloshi

adaobi123: I was gonna say you were a pretty girl until I found your picture all over Google.

you are wicked lol

axortedbabe: abeg no vex..na u buy am d cream?hater..infact go n die

only after you my dear

[quote author=Mpeace ]if only I were the mod, I for ban you for ever.[/quote]If wishes were horses than beggars would ride

iamdhebuck: why do some of you dark women keep screaming 'bleaching bleaching' each time you see a fair lady...if she is bleaching its her phawking body.she's bleaching,she's fair...we men love the red bones,live with it and stop hating on lightskinned women

calm your balls! There is no need to get over emotional about this! Who says am darkskinned? So only dark-skinned women hate bleaching? Gtfoh. How am I hating on light-skinned women? I could care less what you like because you are not relevent to me. Lol dnt get a heart attack because of toto. There is no need to take panadol for this. Just ignore my comment if u dnt like it! Simple.

Bleaching at its best! Smdh

This marriage lasted longer than I expected. @ Shymexx surely you can't blame the Kardashians for the crack thing

[quote author=Go_n_Die]VAMOUSE! Really? wait for me[/quote]

shizzle11: That your friend (that is if its not you), is too possessive. Why is she giving herself unnecessary hypertension? Its obvious she's the jealous type and this can destroy any relationship.

If collecting the number of the opposite sex is termed cheating by you, then you too must have been guilty cos you can't claim you've never had a guy's number after you met your boyfriend

Sir wtf are you talking about? I never even stated what happened between my friend and her boyfriend so where did all your assumptions and conclusions come from Anyways I never said collecting a number is cheating, besides if am in a relationship, why do I need to collect numbers of different strange men I meet unless I have an ulterior motive. To each their own.

[quote author=Go_n_Die]I can't believe that people are still answering on this topic, enen 190.[/quote]yet you are still here. If you dnt like this topic then pls vamouse and stop derailing the thread. This is quite a problem because I actually have a friend in a situation when she feels her boyfriend has cheated but he does not feel same way because that is not his "definition" of cheating. Some people think if its not sex then it"s "okay" am just "flirting" or its not cheating cheating

It seems many people have different views and opinions when it comes to cheating esp men and women. Some people believe that only when you have sex with another man/woman then you are cheating. For me even kissing someone is cheating, approaching a girl/boy, getting her number and constantly texting and calling them while you have a gf/bf(is that cheating too, because to me it is)?

I really pity your wife! She is sick in hospital and this is what you are thinking of? I really do not see the point of her being in the house while your wife is not home so best thing will be to not allow her to come over. Rather be safe then sorry!

Some men are really funny. There is this double standard attitude. Its okay for the man to cheat("men are naturally pollygamous" but when a woman does the same all hell breaks lose. Who says women do not get tempted too or feel attracted to other men? It"s all about self control. There are two sides to every story, we have heard only the man"s side. For a married woman to do this, this shows that the woman must have been very fed up( and when a woman is fed up...) Who knows if he continued to cheat time after time even up to now and the lady got fed up. Maybe she really forgave him. Maybe she did not plan to cheat as revenge but just happen to meet someone and also got "tempted" just like the man did. Two wrongs dnt make a right but you cannot castigate someone and act all superior etc when you are guilty of same act. As the saying goes" karma is a bi...tch". Sometimes lessons are learnt more when you experienced the same thing. Two wrongs dnt make a right but it sure makes us even, he has finally got a taste of his own medicine. Next time he should think carefully about his actions if he does not want same thing happening to him.

OOSB: @OP... This is my candid advice to you! Believe him, love, care and cherish him more than before and please don't ask anybody or him again as its "N-A-G-G-I-N-G" in men's world.
I use to tell my wife, even if you caught me sleeping with another woman red-handed, you are better off walking out and never raise the issue, because i will be more afraid and ready to stop than shoutung, fighting, bitting and nagging me in the end...
You young women learn this lesson, silence is more powerful than fist and your noise!!!

Men can only be gotten logically and our conscience is our major albatross and women needs to learn how to work on it and not shouting and nagging your man!!!

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what a fking douche bag. So you want to cheat and then expect ur wife to keep quiet and walk away? Lol whoever marries you I really feel sowi for them. But karma is a b..itch. I hope you get ur coin in 10fold. Unbelievable

Women are like the police, they can have all the evidence in the world but they still want a confession. Deep down you know the truth. Trust your instincts, it is usually never wrong. You have raised this matter before and your boyfriend should have settled your concern right away by inviting his "cousin" over and introducing her to you properly. For someone who you are about to marry, does it not concern you that you have not meant his siblings or "his cousin" seeing they are so close? Hmmm pls dnt kill yourself over someone who is not worth it. It appears as if you are the second option, the fall back chic. The difference between men and women is that men keep their options open, so pls dnt put your eggs all in one basket. If you already have trust issues before marriage it won't change after marriage.

tonychristopher: bunch of lazy swahilis....the zimbabwe dont have the mental capacity to do anything..they cant manage their economy,they cant even do simple pastoral farming..the think that if you give them the shops they will exel.look at namibia,south africa and other southern african firms....are nigerians not blacks...this is what is called xenophoia...i think this is the best time for jonathan to show us his balls by messing zimbabwe firms up here in nigeria ....thats if they do have any

i am just getting warmed up

You do know that Zimbabweans are not Swahili. Swahili's are an ethnic group of East Africa.