What Does Chibundu Onuzo Have In Common With Chibundu Gutuza? They aren’t from the same country – Onuzo is Nigerian, while Gutuza is Zimbabwean. They don’t share the same profession Onuzo is a writer while Gutuza is a member of the Zimbabwean Parliament. They don’t even share the same sex – Onuzo is female while… Continue reading 27 Igbo (Proto Bantu) And 27 Zimbabwean (Bantu) Names Begining With The ‘Chi’ Prefix
Category: History
Igbos Were The Proto-Bantus
I’m fortunate to have come across a report that shows that the first Bantus(who are now in there many many millions in Central and Southern Africa) originated from Eastern Nigeria, the location of Igboland. This excites but does not surprise me as I wrote in my book some years ago about a group of Igbos… Continue reading Igbos Were The Proto-Bantus
The Oluyares: The Igbo Aborigines Of Ife Who Still Live There
Unknown to many, not all the Igbo aborigines of Ife followed Prince Chima, later Eze Chima out to their Anioma/Benin axis/ was sold into slavery to make up today’s Lucumi of the Americas. Among those that assimilated into the culture of the Yorubas are some that still have a well-recognised identity protected by the Yoruba… Continue reading The Oluyares: The Igbo Aborigines Of Ife Who Still Live There
Obatala, Father Of The Igbo Nation
“At the Yoruba Center in Havana, Cuba, Prof. Catherine Acholonu had this to state: “I saw among the Yoruba pantheon of gods at the center, the statue of a god named Obatala whose inscription/explanation read
Ezechima, Prince of the Igbos of Ile Ife
We continue our expose of the fact that the Igbos were the aborigins of Ile Ife, which today is the cradle of the Yoruba civilisation with this excerpt: “According to some stories, after Obatala (king of the aboriginal Igbos from the Nri area, who founded Ile-Ife) was driven from Ile-Ife after being defeated (by Oduduwa,… Continue reading Ezechima, Prince of the Igbos of Ile Ife