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Geography

Ibibio (Ibibio Ikpa Isong)

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 is rich. Historically, there is evidence of Ibibio settling in …

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History

Apr. 10, 1997

Irish Poet, Seamus Heaney, dedicates poem, "A Dog Was Crying Tonight In Wicklow Also" to Donatius Nwoga

Following the death of poet and professor Donatius Ibeakwadalam Nwoga, Nobel prize winning Irish poet, Seamus Heaney honored him with a poem. In the compilation "Spirit Levels," the poem "A Dog Was Crying Tonight in Wicklow Also" explores themes of death and Chukwu.

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Proverb

a gafee nwa iyi a tụnyere ya akpara ma ọ bụ ogu

when one comes to a small stream, one throws in a pole

be cautious with dangerous or mysterious things before committing yourself

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