The Many Fathers of Idah: Why Igala Origin Stories Contradict Each Other
Few Nigerian kingdoms carry as many competing origin stories as the Igala. Ask ten people where the Igala came from and you might get ten different answers; an…
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Archaeology, DNA, Language, and The Painful Truth About The Igbo Tribe
I grew up hearing Ndị Igbo bụ ohu ndị Igala (Igbo people are igala slaves). I heard it in school. I saw it on Facebook. I saw it during arguments on Twitter. …
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Lejja Nsukka: The 4,000 Year Old Igbo Iron Smelting Site Nigerian Government Abandoned And US Government Rescued With $125,000
When I first heard about Lejja town in Nsukka area of Enugu state, I thought it was just another village. But after visiting and interacting with the natives…
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From Coal to Oil: How Enugu and Port Harcourt Built the Eastern Region And What We Lost
When coal was discovered at Enugu in 1909, nobody could have imagined how profoundly it would change the Eastern Region of Nigeria. Coal became one of the foun…
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My Family's Connection to Opobo: The Igbo, Ijaw Identity Claims
Is Opobo Igbo? I can’t just declare “Opobo is Igbo” as though it were an uncontested fact. Opobo’s history sits at the intersection of Igbo, Ibani/Ijaw, Ndok…
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Lejja Iron Smelting Site Provens Igbos Are Ancient People and Technologically Advanced
The Igbo civilisation of southeastern Nigeria presents one of the most intellectually disorienting puzzles in African history. Archaeologists digging at Igbo-U…
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The Striking Similarities Between Fulani and Igbo Suggests Duo Are Have Same Origin
The observation that the Igbo and the Fulani share striking cultural, temperamental, and even physical similarities is not new. It surfaces in Nigerian convers…
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Igala/Bini History
The Many Fathers of Idah: Why Igala Origin Stories Contradict Each Other
Few Nigerian kingdoms carry as many competing origin stories as the Igala. Ask ten peo…
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