Bonny Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Amanyanabo. Photo credit: The news writer. Traditional governance among the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta stands as one of the most sophisticated and enduring political systems in precolonial and contemporary…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory

The Kings of the Delta: The Role and Power of the Amanyanabo of Kalabari

Amayanabo. Photo credit; TVC news. The Kalabari kingdom, one of the most prominent Ijaw-speaking polities in the Niger Delta, developed a sophisticated socio-political structure shaped by centuries of commerce, migration, and…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Atlantic Trade Network: Kalabari as a Commercial Gatekeeper of the Eastern Delta

The Niger Delta emerged as one of West Africa’s most dynamic commercial regions during the Atlantic trade era, and among its coastal polities, the Kalabari Kingdom distinguished itself as a…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The Rise of Elem Kalabari: From Fishing Village to Delta City-State

Kalabari Tribe. Photo credit; Wikipedia Elem Kalabari, often called the Kalabari Kingdom or New Shipping Port, is a traditional polity in the Niger Delta whose story is one of transformation: from…

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Dec 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Ancient Roots of the Delta: Theories on Ijaw Migration and Origins

The Ijaw (Ijaw/Ijo) people are among the oldest and most culturally influential ethnic groups in the Niger Delta, occupying riverine and coastal territories across present-day Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom,…

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Dec 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The City-States of the Eastern Delta: Brass, Bonny, and Kalabari

Map of Western Nigeria. Photo credit: Wikipedia. The Eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria has long been home to some of the most politically sophisticated and economically dynamic city-states in West…

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Nov 2024

Cultural Heritage

The Role of Rivers Patronage in Sustaining Akwete Weaving: A Study of Cultural Exchange and Textile Craftsmanship in Nigeria

Amanyanabo Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, the king of Bonny in Ovation International magazine, dressed in Ikaki bite (tortoise cloth) which is made in Akwete. The Rivers people in Nigeria,…

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The Amanyanabo and the Council of Chiefs: Ijaw Traditional Governance

The Kings of the Delta: The Role and Power of the Amanyanabo of Kalabari

The Atlantic Trade Network: Kalabari as a Commercial Gatekeeper of the Eastern Delta

The Ancient Roots of the Delta: Theories on Ijaw Migration and Origins

The Role of Rivers Patronage in Sustaining Akwete Weaving: A Study of Cultural Exchange and Textile Craftsmanship in Nigeria