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Subject

Igala migration

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Oko and Okwe: Two Neighbouring Communities on the Western Niger

Oko and Okwe are old communities in the western Niger region of present-day Delta State, within the wider Enuani-Igbo cultural area. Their histories grew up along the Niger and its side waters, where farming, fishing, hunting and river trade kept communities on both banks in steady contact. The two are neighbours, but each has its…

Place Oko Okwe

Anam: Origins of a Riverine Igbo Community

Anam is an old riverine Igbo community in present-day Anambra State. Its people came together through several waves of migration from different parts of the Igbo-speaking region and from neighbouring areas. The name is traditionally understood not as that of one founding ancestor but as a collective label for people who arrived from different places…

Place Anam