The Igbo word for truth is ‘ezi okwu’. Ezi here is the shortform of ezigbo, which means good. Okwu means talk. So Igbos believe that what makes a talk good is not how good it sounds, but whether it is the truth. The thoughtful Igbos furthermore believe that eziokwu bu ndu, meaning Truth is life.…… Continue reading The Igbo Cultural Perspective On Truth
Month: June 2017
Ethnic Cleansing Of Igbo? International Criminal Court Will Not Allow It
Ethnic Cleansing is when you try to kill or evict members of an ethnic group because of their ethnicity. since 2008, the International Criminal Court (ICJ) has classified it as a Crime Against Humanity and punishes people who try it. When some Hutus ethnically cleansed Tutsis in Rwanda, they were rounded up and prosecuted in…… Continue reading Ethnic Cleansing Of Igbo? International Criminal Court Will Not Allow It
Igbo candidate Chi Onwurah wins first seat in Britain’s general election
We congratulate UK-based Igbo politician Chinyelu “Chi” Onwurah who won first seat of the night at Newcastle Central. Newcastle was the first general election constituency to declare, and Labour’s candidate Chi Onwurah comfortably won her seat. She won 24,071 votes, comfortably beating the Tory candidate Steve Kyte who came second with 9,134 votes. Congratulations Ada…… Continue reading Igbo candidate Chi Onwurah wins first seat in Britain’s general election
Does The Act Of Ruling Shorten The Lives Of Monarchs? See ‘Evidence’
The only living national monarchs (in 2017) who were on their country’s thrones during World War 2 are all former monarchs. They are former King Simeon of Bulgaria, former King Michael of Romania and the exiled Dalai Lama of Tibet. So, did the relaxation gotten from not ruling or reigning prolong their life or is…… Continue reading Does The Act Of Ruling Shorten The Lives Of Monarchs? See ‘Evidence’
Igbo Threatens Global Legal Battle If Igbo Properties Are Siezed In The North
The threat by some Northern Nigerian youth groups to forcefully evict the Igbo ethnic group from Northern Nigeria and sieze their properties has elicited legal threats by an online activist in Nairaland, new2020 that unlike the asset siezures that Igbos faced after the Nigeria-Biafra War, this time the Igbos would mount a huge legal campaign…… Continue reading Igbo Threatens Global Legal Battle If Igbo Properties Are Siezed In The North