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Akumazi is an Ika-Igbo-speaking community in present-day Delta State, and its history reflects the many movements and meetings of peoples in the western Niger region. Its traditions give more than one account of where it came from, so the oral histories are best handled with care and not squeezed into a single ancestral story. Akumazi-Umuocha…
Idumuje is an old Enuani-Igbo clan in what is now Delta State. It is made up mainly of two autonomous towns, Idumuje-Unor and Idumuje-Ugboko. The clan took shape in the western Niger Igbo world, where generations of migration, settlement, marriage and political joining brought different ancestral groups together. That is why Idumuje’s history cannot be…
“Olukumi” means “my friend.” Some people say Olukumi is a Yoruba dialect, but the people in Ukwu-Nzu and Ugbodu do not agree that they are Yoruba. They believe they migrated from Yoruba land, passing through Benin, before settling in the Delta State. But even with that, they do not identify as Yoruba. That is why…
In the heart of Anioma, the Owerre-Olubor community of Delta State is a repository of rich traditions that have withstood the test of time. Located in the Ika North East Local Government Area near Agbor, the community celebrates the Ogbanigbe Festival (Ime-Egwu), a cultural celebration representing their heritage, communal identity, and spiritual beliefs. This festival…
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