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Known as Uche Okeke, Christopher Uchefuna Okeke, was born 4/30/1933 in Anambra State and died on 1/5/2016 in his hometown of Nimo. He was a gifted artist, a founder of the Zaria Art Society. Among his many accolades was a UNESCO award for his illustration in his 1971 work "Tales of Land of Death: Igbo Folktales."
On Oct 19th 2021, Nduka Otiono (Apr 8th, 1964) publishes the anthology "DisPlace." Widely seen as a vanguard of contemporary Nigerian poetry, Otiono was born in Kano from an Igbo family from Oguwashi-Ukwu, Delta State. …
mmadu niile agaghị aka nka.
old age is not a guarantee
The Ibibio (or the Ibom) live in modern day states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River. There are about 10 million Ibibio, with the smaller groups in Ghana, Cameroon, and Equitorial Guinea. The Igbo-Ibibio history …
The Acholi, number around 2 million in the countries of Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya. They are often associated with figures such as Alice Auma and Joseph Kony, who played central roles in regional conflicts. The …