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Credit: Bold & Beautiful Magazine In the quiet town of Ogwashi-Ukwu, nestled within the rich cultural soil of Delta State, a girl was born who would one day hold the world’s…

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Biography

Chukwurah Philip Emeagwali: Igbo Genius of Innovation

The Philip Emeagwali Family in 1962. Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons 4.0 In the heart of Onitsha, where the River Niger whispers stories of resilience and destiny, a boy named Chukwurah…

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Biography

Walter Ofonagoro: The Voice of Alaigbo in Nigeria’s Public Sphere

When Nigeria’s airwaves were filled with competing voices and the nation searched for balance after years of political turbulence, one voice stood out, articulate, unyielding, and deeply rooted in the…

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Historical Studies

From Living in Bondage to Nollywood: The Rise and Retreat of the Igbo Language in Film

In 1992, a new kind of sound echoed across Nigeria’s television screens. It was not the Queen’s English of colonial echoes, nor the accented Yoruba banter of Lagos streets. It…

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Biography

Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike: Preserving Igbo Wisdom Through Storytelling

In the rich tapestry of African storytelling, one name stands like a steadfast tree by the banks of memory: Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike. A novelist, scholar, and monarch, Ike bridged the…

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Cultural Heritage

Ọjị Ndigbo: The Symbolism of the Kola Nut in Igbo Weddings

In every traditional Igbo gathering, from weddings to festivals, one symbol stands above all: ọjị (the kola nut). It is more than a fruit; it is the heart of…

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Biography

Chioma Ebinama: Weaving Igbo Myth and Modern Freedom in A Spiral Shell

Chioma Ebinama captured in natural light, reflecting the harmony between creativity and nature. Image Credits: SOUTZOGLOU CARPETS In a quiet gallery in New York, soft watercolour hues meet the gaze like…

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Cultural Heritage

Igba Nkwu: Understanding Igbo Traditional Marriage Rites

In Igboland, marriage is more than just two hearts joining; it’s the uniting of two families, two lineages, and two worlds. The ceremony known as ịgba nkwu nwanyi (the bride’s…

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Historical Studies

The 1949 Aba Assembly: When Nnamdi Azikiwe Called for Igbo Unity and African Freedom

Nnamdi Azikiwe. Public Domain Image On a bright morning in 1949, the town of Aba in southeastern Nigeria stirred with uncommon energy. From Nsukka to Onitsha, from Owerri to Enugu, Igbo…

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Historical Studies

The Man Who Starved for Freedom: The Story of Sunny Okafor in Japan

The Igbo say, “Afọ anaghị egbu onye, obi ka egbu ya” ( it is not hunger that kills a man, but the heaviness of his heart). And somewhere in…

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Walter Ofonagoro: The Voice of Alaigbo in Nigeria’s Public Sphere

From Living in Bondage to Nollywood: The Rise and Retreat of the Igbo Language in Film

Ọjị Ndigbo: The Symbolism of the Kola Nut in Igbo Weddings

Chioma Ebinama: Weaving Igbo Myth and Modern Freedom in A Spiral Shell

Igba Nkwu: Understanding Igbo Traditional Marriage Rites

The 1949 Aba Assembly: When Nnamdi Azikiwe Called for Igbo Unity and African Freedom

The Man Who Starved for Freedom: The Story of Sunny Okafor in Japan