Ọ bụ ọnụ na-asụ okwu, ọ bụghị obi( It is the mouth that speaks, not the heart). Appearances may differ from true intentions, a warning that surface peace may hide…
Alusi shrine with its priest (seated) and the osu (‘ritual slave’), Orsu, West Isuama Igbo. Photograph by G. I. Jones, 1930s. Jones Archive, Southern Illinois University
In different Igbo societies, Osu…
Inside the green palm belt zone in southeastern Nigeria, Ngwa Territory, which people still call the Aba District, covers 960 square miles of better farmland between the Imo River and…
Ụmụada Group
Umuada is a strong traditional group among Igbo people in Southeast Nigeria. Women who created it are daughters of one lineage or community. Whether they are married or not.…
Rev. Father OKENYE FIDELIS ONWUDUFOR. A Catholic Priest In Anambra State
The Igbo people, who reside in Southeastern Nigeria, know how to adapt well, and they have a strong culture. Inside…
Introduction
The Osu caste system in Igboland has been a deeply entrenched traditional belief that divides communities and fosters discrimination, segregation, and violence. It categorizes individuals into two broad groups:…
