Ogwashi-Ukwu celebrates new yam festival.
Similarities between the Ogwashi-Ukwu and Nri.
The Ogwashi-Ukwu and Nri share several cultural, historical, and traditional similarities due to their connections to the broader Igbo civilization. Both communities have rich histories and are rooted in Igbo culture.
1. Igbo Ancestry and Cultural Heritage:
Anioma - A Social History of the W estern lgbo People…
"A Kwale Ibo village, showing juju shrines and charms" Photo from [Tribes of the Niger Delta - P. Amaury Talbot], 1910.
This image depicts a traditional Kwale Igbo village with notable juju shrines and charms. Kwale is located in the western part of the Igboland cultural area (modern-day Delta State, Nigeria), is part of the Ukwuani/Ndokwa…
Ubulu-Uku is the largest and most populous Igbo-speaking town in the Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located about 30 kilometres to the west of the River Niger, and shares its borders with Ogwashi-Uku to the east, Obior to the west, Issele-Uku to the north, and Ubulu-Unor to the south.
The town…
A group of Igbo warriors in ancient battle dress at a warrior's funeral. Photo: M. D. W. Jeffreys, 1956.
The war between the Bini Empire and the Ubulu-Uku or Ubulu-Ukwu was one of these great ancient wars that were fought between the Western Igbo people and the Bini Empire due to proximity and the Bini Empire's…