Category: History

How Coal Mining Died In Igbo Land

Coal generated lots of revenue for Nigeria between the years 1916 and 1970 when it was one of Nigeria’s major revenue earners. In the south eastern part of the country exploration of the mineral began proper in present day Enugu State in 1909, with production at the mines in Onyeama, Ogbete, Iva Valley and Okpara…… Continue reading How Coal Mining Died In Igbo Land

SEE LIST OF NATIVE IGBO TRIBES FROM STATES OUTSIDE THE SOUTH EAST -RADIO BIAFRA

Radio Biafra has come up with a list of Igbos indigenous to states outside the so called South East of Nigeria. See below: RIVERS STATE 1) Egbema 2) Ecthe 3) Omuma 4) Ndoni 5) Ikwerre 6) Ekpeye 7) Obigbo � Opobo 9) Ogba EDO STATE 10) Igbanke/Igboakiri In fact most people do not even know…… Continue reading SEE LIST OF NATIVE IGBO TRIBES FROM STATES OUTSIDE THE SOUTH EAST -RADIO BIAFRA

Watch: Coronation of HRH, Igwe Oranu Chris Chidume Part 1

Hello Igbo Defenders, we saw the Igbo royal coronation video above, Published on Jan 26, 2018, and decided to share it. Enjoy: Below are …Continue reading in link below Below are excerpts of the text accompanying the video. The coronation of His Royal Highness, Igwe Oranu Chris Chidume, Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igulube of Omor. The…… Continue reading Watch: Coronation of HRH, Igwe Oranu Chris Chidume Part 1

Where Did The Ikwere Igbo Nation Come From?

Below, we look at theories of origin of the Igbo-speaking Ikwere nation and add our own commentary based on our research. We start with this Wikipedia entry below, which we note contains some generally accepted but widely debated theories of origin: The Ikwerre are generally considered by a great majority of scholars as a subgroup…… Continue reading Where Did The Ikwere Igbo Nation Come From?