Anioma cultural dancers. Credit: General Cultural Image / Delta State Cultural Promotion.
The Anioma region located in present-day Delta State represents the western fringe of the Igbo-speaking world. Although geographically closer…
"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…
Oguta Lake / Charles Alozie
The Riverine Igbos are a distinct group of people within the Igbo tribe, one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. They live in riverine areas,…
Omu of Obior, HRH Omu Onyebuchie Okonkwo.
The Igbo people in southern Nigeria are known for their good and balanced ways of governance. This gives both men and women correct…
A dagger from the Ekumeku movement, which resisted British imperial rule in the western Igbo region for over two decades (1880s–1910s). Taken from Ogwashi-Ukwu, a key centre of Ekumeku activity,…
Ukpalabor Festival is a big cultural festival celebrated in Ukwuani, a clan within the Igbo-speaking region in Delta State, Nigeria. Even though few books carry their stories, they signify a…
A woman with her bicycle in Utagba Uno. photo : Oni foto
Utagba-Uno is a big village with enough hustle inside the Ndokwa West Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria.…
Young men of Ogbaru, during the Ogbaru boat festival photo @mr_nhn
Ogbaru is one local government area(LGA) that is in Anambra state, in south-central Nigeria, and its headquarters is Atani,…
Emu-Uno is a big community inside the Ndokwa West Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is located in a part of the Anioma region (Delta Igbo), with a…
Umuolu is a community in Delta State, Nigeria, occupied by an Igbo-speaking group. They are part of the big Ukwuani community, which is under the Ndokwa East or Ndokwa West…