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Proverb

ugo ahụ a na-asụrụ egbe eberela na mgbagbu.

the eagle that has been shot with a gun will fall down violently

the decisive event has already happened; the outcome is settled

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Geography

Itsekiri

The Itsekiri number 1.5 million and primarily live in Edo, Ondo, and the Warri areas of Delta State. Typically, their language has aspects of Yoruba and Igala due to thier proximity and history with those communities. 

A notable conflict during 1997 to 2003 was the …

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History

Jul. 22, 1922

Birth of Benjamin Nzeribe, first Deputy Speaker of Nigeria

On 7/22/1922, Benjamin Uzoukwu Nzeribe was born in Awo-Omamma, Imo. He would find his way to Stanford University, Cornell University before returning to develop his homeland. He was elected as the deputy speaker of the first Nigerian republic. He died on 06/2/2018 aged 95.

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