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The Silent Covenant: The Sacred Snail of Ohakpu

Nsi gburu mmadu ezam  bu nsi eriri na onu a– this means poison that kills someone faster is that taken in through the mouth. In igbo custom, eating a sacred animal is tantamount to eating poison and in ohakpu , eating a snail is equal to pronouncing yourself dead. The Story of Sacred Kinship In…

The Cult of the Goddess: The Supreme Deities in Ijaw Traditional Religion

Ijaw traditional religion is a complex spiritual system rooted deeply in the ecological, historical, and cultural experiences of the Niger Delta people. At its center lies a pantheon of deities, with particular reverence given to a group of powerful goddesses who govern creation, fertility, moral order, and the balance of the natural world. Contrary to…