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In the annals of African scholarship, some names echo not just through academic corridors but also through the living soul of a people. One such name is Professor Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo, the soft-spoken yet intellectually unyielding historian who gave Igbo history its structure, its scholarship, and its soul. A Scholar Rooted in Memory Born in…
In a quiet gallery in New York, soft watercolour hues meet the gaze like whispers from another realm. Figures float between the real and the ethereal, brown-skinned, adorned in cosmic symbols, their faces serene yet defiant. This is A Spiral Shell, the creation of Chioma Ebinama, the Nigerian-born, U.S.-based artist who has emerged as one…
The historical figure of Ezechima, often referenced as the progenitor of the Anioma Igbo-speaking communities, has sparked widespread debate concerning his origins. While some accounts suggest that Ezechima was a Benin man who migrated eastward, others argue that he was fundamentally Igbo, with his migration being a result of interactions with the expanding Benin Kingdom.…
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