The Mozambican Ibo People speak a version of Igbo language that has been influenced by centuries of interaction with Arab traders. They are part of the Proto Bantu (Igbo who joined Central and Southern African tribes to form the Bantu civilization). The Ibo of Mozambique are also known as Chi Mwani, Kimwani, Mwani or Kiwibo.…… Continue reading Numbers In Mozambican Ibo Language
Month: June 2020
Infrastructural Loan: Igbo Group SOREST Threatens Court Action Over Exclusion Of South East
An Igbo activist group, the South East Response Team (SOREST) has protested the exclusion of the mainly-Igbo South East geopolitical zone in an infrastructural development plan backed by loans the Federal Government of Nigeria has applied for. The preassure group has threatened to go to court if the South East remains excluded. Recall that recently,…… Continue reading Infrastructural Loan: Igbo Group SOREST Threatens Court Action Over Exclusion Of South East
Igbo Don Faults Planned Sale Of Sacred Igbo Sculptures ‘Removed During Nigeria-Biafra War’
An Igbo professor, Mazi Chika Okeke-Agulu has spoken out strongly against the planned sale of some Igbo alusi in Paris. Auction house Christies has announced plans to auction the sacred statues. But Okeke-Agulu, a professor of African Art History at Prinston University, USA, is having none of that. In an interview reported by The Guardian,…… Continue reading Igbo Don Faults Planned Sale Of Sacred Igbo Sculptures ‘Removed During Nigeria-Biafra War’
River In Aguleri Where Osu Caste Belief Is Washed Away
Eze Chukwuemeka Eri, Of Eri, Aguleri in Anambra State, has said that Osu Caste system is a thing of the past in Igboland. He however spoke of a river in his domain where people are cleansed of Osu belief. He said; Now, there is nothing like Osu in Igbo culture; it has been abolished.Nobody is…… Continue reading River In Aguleri Where Osu Caste Belief Is Washed Away
Benin People Left Eri, Aguleri Before Establishing Ife – Eze Eri
Eze Chukwuemeka Eri of Eri Community in Aguleri, Anambra state says that Benin people left Eri before establishing Ife. He also stated that the Igbo and Igala races also started from Eri, Aguleri. The traditional ruler made the statement during an interview with Daily Trust. He said; There is the need for us to look…… Continue reading Benin People Left Eri, Aguleri Before Establishing Ife – Eze Eri