Ozikoro
OzikoroArchive

Subject

Onitsha market literature

2 records filed under this subject

The Historical Rise of Onitsha as West Africa’s Premier Inland Market

The city of Onitsha, perched majestically on the eastern bank of the Niger River, has earned its reputation as the “beating heart of West African commerce.” Known globally for housing the Onitsha Main Market, one of the largest and busiest trading hubs on the continent, the city’s significance transcends mere buying and selling. Historically,…

Mazi F. C. Ogbalu and the Birth of Modern Igbo Language and Literature

Asụsụ bụ mkpụrụ obi nke mmadụ ( Language is the soul of a people).  In the decades after World War II, Nigeria was alive with political awakening. Yet among the Igbo, another revolution was quietly taking place,  not on the battlefield or in parliament, but in the classroom and on the printed page. At its…