When you think of timeless Nigerian music, the kind that feels like poetry, pride, and power all in one; Onyeka Onwenu easily comes to mind. She’s not just a singer;…
Ụmụ Ada Group. Photo: Dibia Nwangwu Uchendu
In Igbo culture, women hold a special place, and one of the most powerful groups is the Ụmụ Ada, also known as Ụmụ…
Unidentified women photographed by Henry Crosse with the Royal Niger Company, c. 1886–1895. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. It is plausible to identify the woman on the left as…
In traditional Igbo society, adultery—defined as a married woman engaging in sexual relations outside her marriage—is considered a serious transgression with significant social and spiritual repercussions.
Among the Ibos of Nigeria.
Cultural…
