Father Paul Obayi. Image: thestreetjournal.org
The Igbo say, “Ọnụ anaghị atụ egwu, ọ na-agwa mmadụ eziokwu”( the mouth that tells the truth does not tremble). And in Nsukka, one man dares…
Uli painting on the walls of the Ogwugwu shrine, Nibo, present-day Anambra State, Nigeria. Photographed by one of Northcote Thomas’s assistants in 1911. Photo: Re-Entanglements.
Ogwugwu is a special ancestral spirit…
Osenabo Ọgwụ Ịfụzo. Photo: Oma's Garden
In Igbo culture, spirituality is deeply rooted in Ọdịnana, the traditional practices that connect the Igbo people to their ancestors, deities, and the natural world.…
Gracefully seated in mystery and power, the Agwu deity stands as the gentle heart of Igbo spirituality. Photo: Igbo History In Igbo culture, Agwu is a powerful spiritual force that…
Photo: Mbari votive shrine in Percy Amaury Talbot (1926). “The people of Southern Nigeria.” Flight. II, fig.13. via the Musée du quai Branly. Creation of the days from the Owere.
The…
Chukwu Abiama is a vital part of Igbo culture and spirituality. Its history goes back to before Christianity came to Nigeria. The Igbo people regarded it as an oracle, meaning…
