Between Two States: Igbanke and the Question of Where It Belongs
By Ibrahim Saleh Take the Benin–Asaba expressway toward the Delta border and you pass through Igbanke, a town of about 85,000 people in Orhionmwon Local Gover…
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Nigeria’s South-South Zone: How Boundaries, Identity Crisis and Oil Collided
By Ibrahim Saleh Ask any man from either Rivers or Delta State what his tribe is, and there’s a good chance he’ll answer with his state. “I’m from Delta.” Not…
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Many Black Americans Reconnecting to Their Igbo Ancestry Through DNA
By Ibrahim Saleh Going through social media for the past one month has been so revealing to me, seeing thousands of black Americans reconnecting to their Igbo…
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The Yoruba Origin of Ilorin and The Rise of Fulani Emirate
By Ibrahim Saleh To understand why the question of identity still matters, it helps to look beyond present day arguments and return to the period when Ilorin …
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The Five Towns of Isi-Uzọ: Different Origins, One Local Government
By Ibrahim Saleh If you sit down in Isi-Uzọ and ask "where did we come from?", don't expect one answer. Ikem will tell you about Nike. Neke will…
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Who Really Founded the Igala Kingdom? Abutu Ejeh, Eri, and Why Igala Origin Unsettled
By Ibrahim Saleh In my previous article, titled " The Many Fathers of Idah: Why Igala Origin Stories Contradict Each Other ", I talked about the con…
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The Many Fathers of Idah: Why Igala Origin Stories Contradict Each Other
By Ibrahim Saleh Few Nigerian kingdoms carry as many competing origin stories as the Igala. Ask ten people where the Igala came from and you might get ten dif…
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Identity and Society
Between Two States: Igbanke and the Question of Where It Belongs
By Ibrahim Saleh Take the Benin–Asaba expressway toward the Delta border and you pass…
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