Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

Tag: Enuani

HomeAll PostsTag: Enuani
Cultural Heritage Discography

Ogbogu Okonji: The Maestro of Anioma Traditional-Highlife Music

Traditional-Highlife Music in Delta State, particularly in Igbo speaking areas, there's a legendary musician everyone knows -Ogbogu Okonji. He is the "Ekobe-Highlife" king, and it makes the Anioma region and the Southeast shake with his music. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Ogbogu Okonji grew up in Igbuzor, where culture and music thrive. Since he was young, he…
February 25, 20250Comments

Read more

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory Photos

The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Illah: A Nexus of Igbo, Igala, and Benin Influences

"Igbo woman from Illah. Southern Nigeria." Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. [Postcard]  Illah (Ila), located in present-day Delta State, Nigeria, is a historically significant settlement with deep cultural and political connections to the Igbo, Igala, and Benin civilizations. The town’s history is characterized by migrations, conflicts, and cultural fusion, making it an essential part of Igbo…
February 16, 20250Comments

Read more

Ethnohistory Historical Studies Photos

Onicha Olona and the Ekumeku Resistance: The Legacy of the Enuani People

  A young Igbo woman from Onicha Olona, or surrounding settlement, c. 1912-13. Onicha Olona is an Enuani settlement of the western Igbo people, located west of the Niger River in present-day Delta State, Nigeria. The Enuani, like other western Igbo groups, trace their ancestry to migrations from the eastern Igbo centuries ago. Their historical interactions with…
February 9, 20250Comments

Read more

Ethnohistory Indigenous Architecture

Pre-Colonial Igbo Canoe Construction and Military Innovation

A war canoe boat in the Igbo area of Niger Delta. The Igbo people, often referred  to as the “Heebo, Eboe, Ibo people” in historical records, demonstrated remarkable expertise in the construction of canoes during the pre-colonial era especially tribes in the Niger Delta areas like the Aboh (Ndokwa), Oguta (Ugwuta), Ekpeye, Awarra, Enuani, Onitsha, Ogbaru,…
November 24, 20240Comments

Read more

Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Amoung The Igbo People of Nigeria

Igbo masquerade ©Lasttribe   The Igbo people are a brilliant definition of how variety can foster cultural harmony. The Igbo did not stop being one of Nigeria's most cohesive ethnic groupings, by a common language that brings communities across geographical areas. The Igbo language remains the primary identity marker, signifying the tenacity and continuity of pan-Igbo culture,…
November 1, 20240Comments

Read more

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Ndi Anioma: A Unified Igbo Journey

Anioma Carnival ©OFAAC Anioma Carnival ©OFAAC   Ndi Anioma is predominantly the Igbo-speaking group of present-day Delta state, politically, they are grouped to Delta North senatorial district, although, some parts of Edo state like Igbanke and its environs that speak Ika are politically carved into Edo state today but they are part of Anioma, the boundaries of Anioma spans…
November 1, 20240Comments

Read more