Emeka Esogbue

A COMPENDIUM OF IBUSA NAMES YOU CANNOT FIND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY The Ibusa ancestors, like most other Anioma communities share names with the Igbos and other Anioma communities. However, over the centuries, the community has developed names that are indigenous to them and cannot be heard elsewhere. The etymology of some of these names shows that some are as old as the Ibusa community itself. Although majority of indigenes bear Okonji, Okonta, Okafor and Okonkwo, there are families with indigenous Ibusa names. Interestingly, a notable number of Ibusa families share names mostly with Okpanam, Ogwashi-Uku and Asaba in this other. The research also shows that more Umuekea natives of the community answer names that are unique to the community more than other quarters of the community and that one out of every ten Ogboli native bear family name that is unique to Ibusa. And majority of these bearers are from Nkpayala clan of Umuekea. The below names are completely unique to Ibusa. Pl...

THE RELEVANCE OF AKWA-OCHA CULTURAL FABRIC TO THE ANIOMA PEOPLE OF NIGERIA By Emeka Esogbue Abstract Akwa-Ocha as generally known is the cultural fabric of the Anioma people used to meet their cultural and fashionable needs. The name literally implies ‘White Cloth’ whereas it is plain but designed with motifs and other forms of symbols that are made to traditionally relevant to the people whose need and interest it serves. These symbols are seen as relevant to the culture and spiritual cosmology of the people and also explain their history in some ways. It is also fashionably worn to be grand occasions such as traditional marriages, weddings, house-warming, important birthday parties and maybe be generally worn important outings. The fabric is so important to the people that without it several of their cultural practices remain incomplete. This paper will employ narrative analysis because it will be useful in characterizing its explanation understandably and will focus on the...