2024年12月8日 · The people of Ukwu-Nzu and all the Odiani Clan today remain proud of their dual identity, speaking both Olukumi and Enuani. Their bilingual identity testifies to the resilience and cultural richness of the Olukumi, who have been able to keep their roots in …

2023年4月21日 · In this exclusive interview with ISRAEL OSEAFIANA and ANTHONY OKECHUKWU, the octogenarian and first class monarch revealed why Ukwu-Nzu is Clan headquarters. As paramount crown head of Odiani Clan, he also gave an insight into the rich cultural heritage of Ukwu-Nzu people. Excepts: Your Royal majesty, How did Ukwu-Nzu community come to be.

The Olukumi are an ancient Yoruba subgroup indigenous to the Aniocha North area of the Delta State, Nigeria. They originate from Yoruba people and settled in this area long ago. They trace their ancestry to Owo and Akure.

2024年10月30日 · Nzu is a kind of white sacred chalk within the Igbo culture and is also known as Kaolin throughout other West African cultures. It is a very meaningful and one of the most sacred substances, it represents purity and ancestral wisdom.

2020年6月17日 · Traditionally, chalk (nzu, orhue) was a sacred substance in Southern Nigeria. We explore how chalk is still used in many Igbo and Edo cultural practices.

Ugbodu is actually the traditional headquarters of the Olukwumi people but because of a serious Ekumeku battle staged at Ukwu Nzu in 1904, the colonialists decided to move the Native Authority headquarters to Ukwu Nzu making them the Head of the odiani clan today.

2025年2月11日 · This study examines Indigenous peace ontologies and epistemologies among Nigerian and Bolivian communities, specifically the Yoruba, Ukwu-Nzu, Ubang, and Aymara cultures, to explore peace conceptual transformations through colonial and historical experiences.

2024年12月8日 · Stories on the Odiani clan of Anioma by Chief Okonkwo of Ukwu Nzu. Video: Proudly Ndi Anioma Geographic and Demographic Overview. Anioma people are found chiefly in the northeast of Delta State, which falls into the Delta North Senatorial District.

2017年7月26日 · Kaolin (often called native chalk “Nzu” in Igbo) occurs widely in all parts of Igbo (including Anioma) except the Rivers Igbo axis. Kaolin had played significant roles in Igbo (African) religion and medicine for millennia.

2024年3月8日 · This study examined the role and significance of music in African culture in Ogbanigbe festival in Ukwu-nzu with emphasis on ideology, belief systems, organizational structures, significance of music practices, and mode of …