Aba Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Migration of Igbo after the war. Photo credit: X.com The Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria are widely known for their business ingenuity, mobility, and ability to rebuild from adversity. Nowhere is…

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Dec 2025

Duein Fubara: The Ancestor Screen and the Cult of the Forehead

Photo credit: British Museum Among the Ijo (Ijaw) peoples of the Niger Delta, the Duein Fubara stands out as one of the most important sacred objects linking the living to their…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Historical Studies

The Women’s War of 1929: Igbo Women’s Resistance to Colonial Rule

The Women’s War of 1929 often referred to as the “Aba Women’s Riot” stands as one of the most significant anti-colonial uprisings in West African history. Led primarily by Igbo…

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Nov 2025

Biography Discography

Cloud 7: A Deep Dive Into Funk Music From The East

cloud-7-cliff-2nd-left photo credit-combandrazor.blogspot.com Cloud 7 is a music group from Imo state, eastern Nigeria that was led by Cliford David-Nwaire, includes talented musicians such as Ben Jagga, Johnb "ull Iwuamadi, Pat…

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Nov 2025

Biography Cultural Heritage Discography

Sir Chuks Nwamama & His International Dandy Orchestra: Masters of Igbo Highlife

The image is the cover for the album titled Enu Mele Onye? by Sir Chuks Nwamama & His International Dandy Orchestra of Nigeria. Sir Chuks Nwamama may not always be the…

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Nov 2025

Biography Cultural Heritage Discography

Pele Asampete and Rogers All Stars: Highlife Voices of Igboland

The image shows an album cover for the record Pele Asampete by the Nigerian highlife musician Pele Asampete and his band, Asampete International. When people talk about the golden era of…

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Jun 2025

Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Igbo Shift: Shunning Europeans to Embrace Japan During World War II

The Second World War (1939–1945) wasn't just an altercation between world powers; it also changed colonial relationships in Africa. In Nigeria’s Igbo area, the war exposed the contradictions of colonial…

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May 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The Strong Role The Igbo Women Played In our Pre-Colonial Time To Boost The Igbo Economy Through Farming

Before the time of the white men (pre-colonial period) in Igbo land, agriculture was the backbone of everything — from food, to how people lived together, to how they saw…

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May 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Exploring Ngwa Territory: The Heart of Igbo Culture and Tradition

Inside the green palm belt zone in southeastern Nigeria, Ngwa Territory, which people still call the Aba District, covers 960 square miles of better farmland between the Imo River and…

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May 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Aba: The Commercial Heart of Igboland – A Journey Through History, Culture, and Resilience

Photo by OU travel & Tour Aba, which is called the "Japan of Africa" because of its hustling spirit and the many things they have manufactured there, is a renowned city…

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Igbo Entrepreneurship and Migration: A Post-War Economic Phenomenon

The Women’s War of 1929: Igbo Women’s Resistance to Colonial Rule

Sir Chuks Nwamama & His International Dandy Orchestra: Masters of Igbo Highlife

Pele Asampete and Rogers All Stars: Highlife Voices of Igboland

The Igbo Shift: Shunning Europeans to Embrace Japan During World War II

The Strong Role The Igbo Women Played In our Pre-Colonial Time To Boost The Igbo Economy Through Farming

Exploring Ngwa Territory: The Heart of Igbo Culture and Tradition

Aba: The Commercial Heart of Igboland – A Journey Through History, Culture, and Resilience