<sod>Kola nuts are an important part of the traditional spiritual practice of culture and religion in West Africa, particularly Niger and Nigeria.<ref>{{cite book |author=Aina Adewale-Somadhi |year=2004 |title=Practitioner's Handbook for the IFA Professional |publisher=Ile Orunmila Communications |page=1 |isbn=978-0971494930}}</ref> The 1970s hit "Goro City", by [[Manu Dibango]], highlights the significance of kola nuts (called "goro" in the Hausa language)<ref>Robinson, Charles Henry (1913) [https://books.google.com/books?id=OlUiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Dictionary of the Hausa Language, Volume 1'']. Cambridge: University Press. page 117.</ref> to the capital of Niger, Niamey. Kola nuts are used as a religious object and sacred offering during prayers, ancestor veneration, and significant life events, such as naming ceremonies, weddings, and funerals. Known as Ọjị in the [[Igbo language]], <ref>["http://www.icsn.co.uk/kola-nut/"]</ref> their significance in the [[Igbo culture]] was x-rayed by the Nigerian author, [[Chinua Achebe]], in the novel [[Things Fall Apart]]. <ref>["http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-kola-nut-in-things-fall-apart.html"]</ref><eod>
<sod>Kola nuts are an important part of the traditional spiritual practice of culture and religion in West Africa, particularly Niger and Nigeria.<ref>{{cite book |author=Aina Adewale-Somadhi |year=2004 |title=Practitioner's Handbook for the IFA Professional |publisher=Ile Orunmila Communications |page=1 |isbn=978-0971494930}}</ref> The 1970s hit "Goro City", by [[Manu Dibango]], highlights the significance of kola nuts (called "goro" in the Hausa language)<ref>Robinson, Charles Henry (1913) [https://books.google.com/books?id=OlUiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Dictionary of the Hausa Language, Volume 1'']. Cambridge: University Press. page 117.</ref> to the capital of Niger, Niamey. Kola nuts are used as a religious object and sacred offering during prayers, ancestor veneration, and significant life events, such as naming ceremonies, weddings, and funerals. They are also used in a traditional divination system called Obi divination. For this use, only kola nuts divided into four lobes are suitable. They are cast upon a special wooden board and the resulting patterns are read by a trained diviner.<ref>{{cite book |author=Epega, A. A. |year=2003 |title=Obi Divination |publisher=Athelia Henrietta Press |pages=1–2 |isbn=978-1890157340}}</ref> This ancient practice is currently enjoying increased growth within the United States and Caribbean.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}<eod>