By GODWIN KELECHI Major Kaduna Nzeogwu’s Death: War, Memory and an Unresolved Historical Controversy MAJOR Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu remains one of the most polarising figures in Nigeria’s political and military history. A principal actor in the January 1966 coup, his life and death continue to attract scrutiny, not only for their political implications but also for […]
By KIO AMACHREE Port Harcourt and the Politics of Memory: Re-examining a Colonial Name NIGERIA’S oil capital, Port Harcourt, occupies a central place in the country’s economic, political, and cultural life. Yet the origins of its name raise questions that continue to attract scholarly and public scrutiny. Named in 1913 after Lewis Vernon Harcourt, Britain’s Secretary […]
By OBASI NZUBECHI When Names Became Shields: Igbo Identity After the Civil War DECADES after the Nigerian Civil War, some Igbo communities quietly altered the way they presented themselves to navigate a hostile post-war landscape. Although the government publicly declared reconciliation, Igbo citizens faced persistent discrimination and limited access to power. Name Changes as Survival Mechanisms […]
Survival Without Sustenance: Inside Nature’s Most Remarkable Fasting Adaptations IN ecosystems shaped by scarcity and seasonal extremes, survival often depends on the ability to endure long periods without food. Across species, evolution has produced remarkable biological solutions that allow animals to slow, suspend, or reconfigure their metabolism to withstand prolonged fasting. Fat Storage and Metabolic […]
Marriage, Inheritance, and Identity in Pre-Colonial Igboland LONG before colonial rule, Igbo society was structured around lineage, land, and ancestral continuity. Names were central markers of identity, inheritance, and belonging. Within this framework, marriage did not automatically dissolve a woman’s connection to her natal family—a stark contrast to modern assumptions about gendered identity and property […]
By ENGR. COLLINS IFY ELIMANI Ukwuani Identity and the Politics of Ethnic Self-Definition in Nigeria NIGERIA’S ethnic landscape is among the most complex in Africa, shaped by centuries of migration, trade, colonial administration, and post-colonial political restructuring. Within this mosaic, the Ukwuani people of Delta State stand out as a distinct and historically grounded ethnic group […]
Re-Examining Tribalism: A Colonial Construct and Its Enduring Legacy THE widespread belief that Africa is naturally prone to tribal conflict has long shaped global perceptions of the continent. However, historical evidence suggests that tribalism, as it is currently expressed, is less an indigenous tradition and more a political technology introduced and refined under colonial rule. […]
Introduction: Power After Patriarchy IN the mid-19th century American South, widowhood did not always mean vulnerability. For elite white women who inherited land and enslaved labor, it could instead consolidate power. The case of Elellanena Whitfield, a Georgia plantation owner following her husband’s death in the early 1840s, illustrates how slavery enabled extreme expressions of […]
A Pivotal Year for Nigeria’s Legal Profession THE year 1979 occupies a distinguished place in Nigeria’s legal and constitutional history. As the country prepared to transition from prolonged military rule to the Second Republic, the legal profession marked a defining institutional moment with the presentation of a new set of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). […]
By ENGR. COLLINS IFY ELIMANI Geography and Communal Structure OGUME is a historically significant community comprising seven villages—Ogbe Ogume, Ogbagu, Ogbe-Ole, Utue, Igbe, Obodo Ugwa, and Umuchime—situated in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Though administratively unified, these villages maintain distinct identities shaped by lineage, settlement patterns, and shared customs. Together, they form […]