Nigerian / African Broom (igbale)

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The Flying Broom ( Turkish: Uçan Süpürge) is a feminist organization in Turkey, deliberately evoking the associations of a Flying Broom with witches. If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. We’re seen as being global, fair, insightful, and perhaps a bit too earnest. We’re the bran muffin of journalism. History of Early American Brooms and Broom Making - BroomShop.com". broomshop.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-18 . Retrieved 2015-09-29. Most Nigerians think of brooms differently today. In 2015, the All Progressives Congress (APC) crafted a new significance for brooms in the minds of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora.

And in Nigeria, young people count, so long as they vote. Seventy percent of the population is under 30. a b Fugate, Tally D. "Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture". Broom Factories. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012 . Retrieved August 13, 2012.

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Experts say that to win the election, Mr. Obi will need a massive turnout from his base, many of whom have never voted before. Indeed, 84% of the 10 million people who registered to vote ahead of this election are under 35. The word "broom" derives from the name of certain thorny shrubs ( Genista and others) used for sweeping. [1] The name of the shrubs began to be used for the household implement in Late Middle English and gradually replaced the earlier besom during the Early Modern English period. The song Buy Broom Buzzems (by William Purvis 1752–1832) still refers to the "broom besom" as one type of besom (i.e. "a besom made from broom").

In Bhojpuri, it is called Baṛhanī (prosperer), as it is believed that it's prospers the family and house. [14] A broom is a cleaning tool made up of several dry shaven palm fronds, laid horizontally beside each other, bound by a rubber band or plastic cord. A broom serves multiple purposes; it is popularly utilised for cleaning and sweeping but can also be used for removing cobwebs and pounding ewedu leaf. The Broom became a symbol of Change; a new beginning, a new Nigeria where everyone who donned the broom was automatically part of the progressives; the fighters, the avant-garde, the people who risked their lives to rid Nigeria of its filth.

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In baseball and basketball, when the home team is close to accomplishing a sweep (having won the first two games of a three-game series or first three games of a four-game series), some fans will bring brooms to the ballpark and brandish them as a way of taunting the visiting team (examples: Arkansas vs. LSU, 2011; Red Sox vs. Yankees, May 13–15, 2011 and June 7–9, 2011). Man, Myth and Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural. 1970, edited by Richard Cavendish.