Father Paul Obayi. Image: thestreetjournal.org
The Igbo say, “Ọnụ anaghị atụ egwu, ọ na-agwa mmadụ eziokwu”( the mouth that tells the truth does not tremble). And in Nsukka, one man dares…
Nnedi Okorafor. Source: Americanlibrariesmagazine.com
The Igbo say, “Nwata bulie aka gbagbuo ozu, o mara na ọ bụ ihe dị ndụ o buliri” ( when a child lifts what he believes…
In the cultural life of the Ngwa Igbo, a significant Igbo sub-group in present-day Abia State, relationships between men and women have always reflected more than personal affection. They express…
F.C. Ogbalu. Source: Sun News Nigeria
Asụsụ bụ mkpụrụ obi nke mmadụ ( Language is the soul of a people). In the decades after World War II, Nigeria was alive with…
A na-agba ọsọ ndụ, ma onye na-agba ọsọ n’ezie, bụ onye maara ebe ọ na-aga(In the race of life, only he who knows his destination truly runs).
Writers and intellectuals from…
Photo: A Meeting in an Igbo Notable’s Compound, 1890s. British Museum.
Nwanne di na mba, ọ bụghị onye ọzọ.(A kinsman is not a stranger). Blood ties and shared lineage define belonging…
Igbo woman with ivory anklets returning from farm work, symbolising status and cultural elegance. Photographed by Gustaf Bolinder, 1930–31.
Ala bụ ụwa mmadụ( The earth is the world of man.)Human life…
Photo: Guinea fowl dancers probably from Nri. (Egwu Ụkpọ): G. T. Basden (1921). "Among the Ibos of Nigeria". p. 132. Internet Archive.
Onwa gburu anyị anyị anyị e na-agba egwu( When…
Ọ bụ ọnụ na-asụ okwu, ọ bụghị obi( It is the mouth that speaks, not the heart). Appearances may differ from true intentions, a warning that surface peace may hide…