OMU OF ANIOMA,OKPANAM, HRM OBI MARTHA DUNKWU
In Anioma, women played a crucial role through their associations in making sure there's gender balance in political and social spheres.
Omu group , with…
Wealthy Market women in Onicha. G. F. Packer, 1880s. Pitt Rivers Museum.
Women in Anioma played key roles in the religious and economic sphere, especially as priestesses of marketplace. This special…
Obi Okosi I, with group of children in Önïcha . Photographed by Herbert Wimberley, c. 1903-18.
In every Anioma community, the system of age grade has always been the cornerstone of…
The Queen of England's visit to Anioma during precolonial times
Prioir to British rule, the communities in Anioma all had traditional systems whereby males could get to the seat of authority…
king of Aboh on visit to British steam boats Engraving: London, Richard Bentley, 1837.
Aboh, is a crucial town in the elective kingship system of Anioma Igbo, many Igbo communities had…
THE PRINCIPAL ETHNIC GROUPS IN EASTERN NIGERIA. 15 15 Source:- Ministry of Information, Eastern Nigeria.
The resentment between Western and Northern Nigeria against Eastern Nigeria, particularly in the period leading up…
The Rise of the Igbo State Union.
The Rise of the Ibo State Union.
In the early 20th century, the Igbo people of Nigeria, who had long shared a common linguistic and…
The Midwest Ibos seeks to join the Eastern Region
“The Midwest Ibos seeks to join the Eastern Region”
The Midwest Igbos, share a deep ethnic, linguistic, and cultural affinity with the Igbos…
The Igbos are one of the largest ethnic groups in Delta State, Nigeria.
Delta State is traditionally seen as part of the Niger Delta, its Igbo-speaking population is concentrated mainly in…
This is Prince Tshukuma/Chukwuma as depicted by Dr. William Balfour Baikie. He skillfully recreated all the European clothing he is wearing, which astonished Dr. Baikie.
So much so that Dr. Baikie…