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In the Otokoto Hotel in Owerri, a murdered 11 year old boy’s head was found. Local youths eventually would then burn down the hotel and lynch the suspects. The event reflected pent-up rage against perceived “money ritual” elites, occult crime, and secret societies. The violence revealed tensions between traditional Igbo values and the corrosive pursuit of ill-gotten prosperity in 1990s Nigeria.
Nonso Anozie was born in London to Igbo parents. He would go on to become a prolific actor in productions such as Game of Thrones (2012) and Sweet Tooth (2021).
a hụ n’anya e kwe
seeing brings acceptance
The Nupe people number approximately 4 million. They live primarily in Central Nigeria in Kogi, Kwara, and Niger State.
The Kongo people are as important in history as they are numerous. Today, they number 20 million in the countries of DRC, Repulic of Congo, Angola, and Gabon. In the 14th century, the Kongo Kingdom …