Community Lore
Drums, Dust, and Departure: Cultural Meanings of Death among the Igbo
A death event is significant among the Igbo. Through ritual cleansing, formal announcement of death, intricate investigations into its cause, and the elaborate ceremonies of íkpọ oku and íkwá ozu, these practices reveal a society that believe in the philosophy of 'corpse to ancestor'; an ideology tightly bound to justice, kinship, and communal responsibility.
Aba and British Rule
J. E. N. Nwaguru’s Aba and British Rule is a cornerstone of Igbo narrative. This volume offers an unrivaled administrative history of colonial Nigeria, centering on the Women’s War of 1929. A foundational text of African resistance and scholarly lineage, it remains indispensable for understanding the imperial encounter and its enduring legacy, but it is extremely rare in physical circulation.