THE ORIGIN/HISTORY OF IKWERRE PEOPLE:
The Ikwerre (natively known as Iwhuruọha are one of the Igbo Subgroups in Rivers State. Traditional history has classified Ikwerre into seven groups called "Ikwerre Essa". They are Elele, Isiokpo, Rumuji, Emohua, Choba, Aluu Igwuruta and Obio group. This division was recognized by Forde and Jones; (1950) in their ethnographic study of the Igbo speaking peoples of South Eastern Nigeria
Some Ikwerre people migrated from Ika a subgroup of Igbos in Delta State and Edo state while some migrated from Ngwa, Arochukwu and Ohaji/Egbema.
The Aro first came into the Ikwerre area through Ozuzu-Etche, settling at Isiokpo, Igwuruta, Omagwa, etc. As expected of pre-literate African societies, the history of the people is wrapped in myth and mystery. This presupposes that historians may have to resort to oral tradition for the justifiable/credible reconstruction of the people's history. From the post-colonial dispensation to the present, professional historians and other personals have attempted to reconstruct the history of the people. For instance, the works of Elechi Amadi, especially The Concubine, The Great Ponds, The Slave (novels) and Isiburu (a verse play) are a literary attempt at reconstructing a semblance of the Ikwerre society in the pre-colonial era.
When Port Harcourt was conquered by Nigeria during the Biafran War and the Igbo people from other parts of Igboland fled the territory, a UN report says that the Ikwerre decided to claim that the Ikwerre were non-Igbo for convenience. The Ikwerre are recognized officially as a separate group in the 1979 Nigerian Constitution.
It was about that time that names of places and those of some individuals began to change to reflect a new era in the Ikwerre history. Examples are:
Umu changed to Rumu,
Mu na chi changed to Manuchi,
Nwike changed to Wike,
ObiAkpo changed to ObiakpO,
Chidimma changed to Chiburuoma,
Nwa changed to Nwo.
Ezenwa changed to Ezenwo.
Nwakpa/Nwekpa changed to Wekpa etc.
Meanwhile, from Elechi Amadi, in his earlier narrative related that before these repudiatons a community called Chiolu had a king known as "Eze Diala" and another community had a king called "Eze Okehi". All these names were Igbo, not any other nation.
"The Ikwerre of the present Rivers State were made to underline this point after the collapse of Biafra by the simple process of prefixing a capital "R” to the names of their towns. In this way. Ụmụkurushi became Rumukurushi, Ụmụigbo became Rumuigbo and so on in the hope, rather than the belief, that this would make other Nigerians forget they are or ever were Igbo.
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Sexypink - A gathering/conversation instigated by Christopher Cozier.
“…In Trinidad, the art encounter and or transaction often seems to exist outside of historical trajectories with a fake and mysterious notion of universal standards or quality - can we question or just accept this?” Cozier
Based on conversations which took place at Alice Yard over the last year, Christopher Cozier, rather than having a “one man” exhibition, invites artists Amir Denzel Hall, Bianca Peake, Elechi Todd and Khaffi Beckles, to open the conversation; to think about the meaning of making and process within and from our geographic location.
Why Now? is an assembly of ways of working and ideas. Asking about collaboration, our art market space, local art history, how and why work is viewed and consumed.
What are the degrees of consonance and dissonance?
Why associate?
Why share space?
Why make art here?
And Why Now?
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Biography :Benedicta Elechi Age, House, husband, Parents, children
Biography of Benedicta Elechi Age, House, husband, Parents, children place of birth
Table of Contents
Introduction
Early Life and Background
A Culinary Passion Ignites
Academic Pursuits
The Birth of TasteBudz Real Naija Cooking
Expansion and Success
Diversification into Baking and Catering
Venturing into Yoghurt Production
Cooking for Corporate Organizations and Private Firms
Relocation to…
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CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI RECRUITMENT 2022 question and answer test
CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI RECRUITMENT 2022 question and answer test
CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI RECRUITMENT 2022 question and answer test
CAPTAIN ELECHI AMADI POLYTECHNIC RECRUITMENT 2022
Enter your BVN and Phone Number for Authentication
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Questions
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Attempt All Questions
Question 1
Express 160 as a product of prime factors..
22 ´ 5
24 ´ 5
2 ´ 5
25 ´ 5
Question 2
Simplify 3x – (x + 3)..
4x + 3
2x + 3
4x – 3
2x – 3
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Sun Newspaper Award: Uche Ndi Abia Campaign Organization Felicitates Dr. Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu On Her Award
Sun Newspaper Award: Uche Ndi Abia Campaign Organization Felicitates Dr. Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu On Her Award
Your Excellency, your compassionate supportive contributions to the development of the State and your relentless effort at helping the less privileged cannot go unrewarded. You have been a worthy partner to the Governor, your husband, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu(Ph.D)
Your pet project, the VICAR HOPE FOUNDATION have facilitated execution of many projects to assist the poor; the less privileged; and…
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The WF drive has now been updated with:
The Combahee River Collective Statement (1977) by Combahee River Collective
Practicing Love: Black Feminism, Love-Politics, and Post-Intersectionality by Jennifer C. Nash
The Igbo Indigenous Justice System By O. Oko Elechi (Very potent article with a lot of language in dreaming up a no police state)
A folder on Igbo Spirituality consisting of 6 different books based on cosmology and divination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From Adaeze Elechi's chapbook, Harmattan, available from Bottlecap Press!
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Hi flora did you end listing the book recommendations you got. I’m looking for recommendations on what to read
thank you for reminding me, and thank you to everyone who sent in their favorites <3
10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
All About Love by Bell Hooks
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Beware of pity by Stefan Zweig
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Piranesi by Susanna Clark
Pride and Prejudice
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
Starling House - Alix E Harrow
The Concubine by Elechi Amadi
The light pirate - lily brooks dalton
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin
The Sorrows of Satan by Maria Corelli
The unmaking of June farrow - Adrienne young
Tobacco by Dimitar Dimov
Wolf among wolves by Hans Fallada
Yellowface by R.F Kuang
can't wait to read some of these!!
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book ask!!! 4, 17, 22 :D
4. did you discover any new authors that you love this year?
elechi amadi (the concubine, very highly recommend), stefan zweig (a chess story), bruno schulz and rilke, i enjoyed all of their writing tremendously. i didn't "discover" these people, but i read my first gabriel garcía márquez(!!!!) and joan didion this year.
17. did any books surprise you with how good they were?
franny and zooey for sure... absolutely did not expect to fall head over heels (unfortunately) with j.d. sallinger's writing... i also reread the prophet by kahlil gibran and appreciated it a lot more than when i first went through it.
22. what’s the longest book you read?
apparently it's dracula (but i mostly read that through dracula daily) and daughter of the moon goddess at 512 pages.
end of year book ask
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By • Olalekan Fagbade
JUST IN; President Tinubu approves new set of appointments
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mandate Secretaries for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, made the announcements in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Those appointed are Mr Bitrus Garki, Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat, Mr Lawan Geidam, Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat and Mr Danlami Ihayyo, Secretary, Education Secretariat.
Others are Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Mr Salman Dako, Secretary, Legal Services Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi, Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and Public Private Partnership.
Also appointed are Mr Uboku Nyah, Secretary, Transportation Secretariat and Alhaji Muntari Abdulkadir, Secretary, Social Development Secretariat.
Ogunleye said that the swearing-in ceremony would take place on Sept. 12, at the International Conference Center, Abuja. (NAN)
#PresidentTinubuapprovenewappointments
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Dr. Moses Neebee Appointed Acting Rector, Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Port Harcourt.
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Umahi Receives Elechi's Commendation as Completed road Projects are Commissioned
Barely a month to the end of his tenure, Governor David Umahi has embarked on massive commissioning of all completed rural and urban road projects across the senatorial zones of the State.
The 4-day scheduled commissioning event kicked off Friday with five strategic roads across Ikwo, Abakaliki, Ohaukwu and Ishielu Local government areas of the State.
The roads comprise the 34.5 km Ntezi – Agba…
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Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022 for CBT /Aptitude Test Exam
Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022 for CBT /Aptitude Test Exam
Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List for Aptitude Test Exam is out – This is to inform the public that Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnics (Port Harcourt Poly) recruitment list of shortlisted candidates 2022 for the Cbt test is out.
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Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022 for CBT /Aptitude Test Exam
Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List of Shortlisted Candidates 2022 for CBT /Aptitude Test Exam
Port Harcourt Poly Recruitment List for Aptitude Test Exam is out – This is to inform the public that Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnics (Port Harcourt Poly) recruitment list of shortlisted candidates 2022 for the Cbt test is out.
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Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Recruitment 2022/2023 Application
Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Recruitment 2022/2023 Application
Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Recruitment 2022/2023 Application Hello readers we are here to inform you on the current job offer from capital Elechi Amadi Polytechnic recruitment exercises by the Rivers state government , the management of the school wishes to invite all those who are highly interested to apply via the school website here
Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Recruitment…
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Photo News: Prof Uche Ikonne Inaugurate Uche Ndi Abia Campaign council.
Photo News: Prof Uche Ikonne Inaugurate Uche Ndi Abia Campaign council.
The front line Gubernatorial aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party in Abia State, Distinguished Professor Uche Ikonne, yesterday, inaugurated Directors , Coordnators and Members of his Campaign Council (Uche Ndi Abia 2023), with a charge to live upto the expectations.
The campaign council will be headed by Rt Hon Chinedum Elechi as the Director General, Elder John Nwagborogwu will serve as…
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