language preservation Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Photo credit; Abiye Iboroma. Language forms the backbone of cultural identity, communal memory, and historical continuity. Among the numerous linguistic groups in Nigeria, the Kalabari people of Rivers State stand out…

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Nov 2025

Biography

Professor Ernest Nneji Emenyonu: The Voice That Traced Igbo Literature Back to 1857

Professor Ernest N. Emenyonu at a library. Source: Igbostudies.org. “Okwu bụ ndụ.” (Words are life). The old proverb could well summarise Emenyonu’s life's work. To him, literature was not…

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Nov 2025

Biography

Fredrick Nnabuenyi Ugonna: Guardian of Igbo Heritage

In the heart of Africa, where words carry rhythm and wisdom, stood Fredrick Nnabuenyi Ugonna, a man whose life became a testament to the saying, “A na-amụta asụsụ n’ụlọ…

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Oct 2025

Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Mazi F. C. Ogbalu and the Birth of Modern Igbo Language and Literature

F.C. Ogbalu. Source: Sun News Nigeria Asụsụ bụ mkpụrụ obi nke mmadụ ( Language is the soul of a people). In the decades after World War II, Nigeria was alive with…

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Dec 2024

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies Indigenous Architecture Photos ⁠Religion and Spirituality

Igbo Language and Art: Preserving Heritage and Promoting Growth

Women decorating the Iyiazi shrine in Agukwu Nri, located in present-day Anambra State, Nigeria, 1984. Photographs taken by Chike Aniakor. The Igbo language and art are integral components of the cultural…

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The Kalabari Language and Identity: Preserving a Key Ijaw Dialect in a Globalized Age

Professor Ernest Nneji Emenyonu: The Voice That Traced Igbo Literature Back to 1857

Fredrick Nnabuenyi Ugonna: Guardian of Igbo Heritage

Mazi F. C. Ogbalu and the Birth of Modern Igbo Language and Literature

Igbo Language and Art: Preserving Heritage and Promoting Growth