Igbo Culture

Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland - Afrocritik
Nhachi Nwanyị Custom in Igboland: A Relevant Practice or a Stronghold for Patriarchy?

The question that often opens up during these conversations is whether or not these women…

Chief Osadebe Highlife music
What We Speak Of When We Talk About Osita Osadebe and Highlife Music

As a musician, Osadebe seems to have come to music fully made; in a journey…

Ogbanje - Afrocritik
Legend of the Ogbanje: Superhuman Abilities, Wanderlust between Life and Death

…there are certain special people who in many life cycles, move seamlessly between the world…

ikenga afrocritik
The Ikenga Deity, A Conduit For Igbo Communal Philosophy And Individual Reflection

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera The worldview of the Igbo people on masculinity is strongly linked…

baby nam
How The Igbos Get Around To Naming Their Children

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera If an Igbo person begins to collect the names of everyone…

obi cubana
Obi Cubana, “Igba Boy” And Igbo Communalism

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera On the third weekend of July 2021, Anambra State was rocked by…

oja
Ọja, The Musical Instrument Which Mirrors Igbo Individuality and Spirituality

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera I am seated at Chuckies Restaurant in Nnamdi Azikiwe University with…

Oral tradition
Has Oral Tradition In Africa Gone Extinct?

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera In ancient Igbo society, the method of storytelling and acquiring knowledge…

Nollywood
Is Nollywood Falling Short In Accurately Portraying Igbo Culture?

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera   It could be argued that one of the grand efforts…

Igbo
How Igbo Traditional Religion Intersects With Modern Christianity, And Why The Igbos Easily Embraced The “White Man’s Religion”

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera   The spread of Christianity was a very pivotal factor in…