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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 Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Folklores

The Owu Masquerades: Inviting the Water Spirits to Dance

Photo credit: Ukpuru The Owu masquerades occupy a significant place in the cultural and spiritual identity of the Kalabari people of the Eastern Niger Delta. As a water-spirit masquerade tradition, Owu…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

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 Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The Sekiapu and Governance: How the Dance Society Maintained Law and Order

Among the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta, the Sekiapu (also called the Ekine Society) stands as one of the most important cultural institutions linking artistry with authority. Often described…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The War Canoe House System (Wari): Kalabari’s Unique Engine of Commerce and Governance

Photo credit: Wikipedia. Among the Kalabari people of the Niger Delta, the War Canoe House System called wari, stands as one of the most sophisticated traditional institutions in West African history.…

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Nov 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Folklores

Onishe: The Mother Spirit of the Asaba People by the Niger River

Photo credit; Shutterstock Among the many indigenous deities of Southern Nigeria, few are as central to the identity of a people as Onishe, the revered mother spirit of the Asaba (Ahaba)…

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Nov 2025

Biography Cultural Heritage

Chief Pericoma Okoye: The Lion of Arondizuogu – A Life in Music and Tradition

Pericoma Okoye in Arondizuogu. Credit: BBC When people talk about mystical power, cultural pride, and traditional music in Igboland, Chief Pericoma Okoye’s name rises like a legend. Known widely as “the…

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The Amanyanabo and the Council of Chiefs: Ijaw Traditional Governance

Onishe: The Mother Spirit of the Asaba People by the Niger River

Chief Pericoma Okoye: The Lion of Arondizuogu – A Life in Music and Tradition