By Ogwe Chibuzor & Edited by Idenze Ezeme
In the contested terrain of southern Nigeria’s ethnic historiography, few individuals have influenced the identity discourse of the South-South Igbo People as…
Portraits of Nwada Nwangborie Iwundu of Ezeoke Nsu and Nze Ukwu Nnadum Nwelue, circa 1821. Credit: Onyeka Nwelue
Nwanyi bụ íhè ụlọ( When a woman shines, the whole household is bright).
Before…
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…