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Nigeria, and its other side of hyper affluence and luxury….
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Gods of Igbo Culture
There are more than a 100 gods, both small and large in Igbo Culture but there are 9 popular gods (Alusi) I’ll outline
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Long before the incursion of Europeans into Igboland, we had our own system of Igbo alphabets called NSIBIDI which we used for a wide range of graphic communications.
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3 million of us were killed. That was 25% of our population gone. They bombed, raped, executed, starved and tortured us to death. No one was spared, man, child (boy or girl), woman or elderly. We don’t call it war. It was a GENOCIDE.
Biafra War must have been wayyyyy more bloody than even Igbo people told us
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The government needs to do more to support their citizens. We cannot be calling Nigeria a giant of a continent when people are living in abject poverty.
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I said Falz will get into trouble and you people laughed. What he did was the most outspoken activism in modern day Nigerian music
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Last day being 29. On a yacht, on the Red Sea 😂
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Stop and search needs to be in our communities. What did Abraham Badru do to deserve this?!
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Meanwhile in obodo oyibo.... umuaka Ndi ocha n'asu asusu anyi 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
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When they love you, they will move mountains for you. When they don’t... nne puo n’uzo 🤪
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It’s not coming home sha, the euros belong in Europe. Brexit ball be dis
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Phyno - Igbo
P Square-Igbo
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Flavour- Igbo
Illbliss - Igbo
Zoro-Igbo
Rundown- Igbo
Umu Obiligbo- Igbo
Tekno- Igbo
SESS- Igbo
Mr Raw- Igbo
Stormrex- Igbo
Nigerian entertainment- Igbo
Since you want to be daft like nna gi
Davido - Yoruba
Wizkid - Yoruba
Tiwa savage - Yoruba
Simi - Yoruba
In conclusion,
Nigeria entertainment - Yoruba
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I am a Biafran woman. You can torture, maime or kill me. But my spirit will never die. I am a part of Biafra’s legacy. I am a part of the Aba Women’s Rebellion. I am Nwanyeruwa.
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Where is the lie please?
I don’t know why women conceive and have children with Future willingly knowing he’s useless. He looks like Oge Okoye
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1. Ala (Ani, Ana)
Ala is the female god representing the earth, fertility, creativity and morality. She is the most respected god in igboland.
She is considered the wife of “Amadioha”, the sky god and commands authority in Igboland.
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@ritapurity
She’s 22, let her to be serious and get the MSc abroad. That promise is not guaranteed biko. The guy is not serious.
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Ndi Aba! Unu ji si ike o!!!! This is what I'm talking about!!!!! Interest and investment. We dont need foreign help. We have US.
#IgboAmaka
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@ositapopcorn
For those are touched by the videos of
@ositapopcorn
, please donate to his charity foundation.
You can also donate on his go fund me link on his page and below .God bless you all.
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Currently, only one in 14 counsellors in the UK are from a Black or other ethnic minority background, and this is what Kelechi is hoping to change.
Read more:
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2. Amadioha
Amadioha is the God of thunder and lightning. He is also known as Kalu Akanu, Kamalu, Kamanu, Ofufe. Amadioha means “free will of the people”
He represents the collective will of the people. Amadioha is among the most popular of Igbo Alusi.
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Alusi (Igbo deity continued)...
10. Ekwensu
EKWENSU is A God of War, an Alusi (Deity) of Bargains, and a Trickster. Feared as much as Chukwu is respected, Ekwensu is the Igbo Evil Spirit, much like that of the Devil in other religions.
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Ala was the first Alusi created by Chukwu the Creator God. Her name literally translates to ‘Ground’ in the Igbo, denoting her powers over the earth and her status as the ground itself. All ground is considered ‘Holy land’ as it is Ala herself.
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Just delivered my 2nd lecture to MSc Clinical Psychology students 🙌🏾✌🏾
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Mgbeke is not an insult, it is a name given to a girl born on the day of Eke (one of the market days). Know your culture or meche onu gi.
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Stormrex ft Olamide - Walk with Me
Chai Igbo language is so sweet man 😍😍😍😍
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Bia nwoke, i bu onye Igbo?
Ye my parents are tho
I na asu asusu anyi?
No fam
Maka gini
I was raised in London, parents didn’t teach me but I wasn’t bothered to learn cuz I ain’t going back there init?
Ka m puo biko, ife a bu nnukwu red flag.
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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3. Ikenga
Ikenga is a horned Alusi. Ikenga (“place of strength”) is one of the most powerful symbols of the Igbo people and the most common cultural artifact. It is mostly maintained, kept or owned by men and occasionally by women of high reputation and integrity in society.
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It is believed that in her stomach is were the dead and the living reside. Ala uses the snake as one of Her messengers. As the goddess of morality, Ala is involved in judging human actions and is in charge of Igbo law and customs known as Omenala.
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The water that flows in and out of her represents the fountain of life and fertility she gives. With human fertility, Ala is credited for the productivity of the land. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld which holds the deceased ancestors in her womb.
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Taboos and crimes among Igbo communities that are against the standard of Ala are called nsọ Ala. Ala’s messenger and living agent on earth is the python (Igbo: éké), which is especially revered in many Igbo communities.
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6. Anyanwu
Anyanwu is a believed to dwell in the Sun. Anyanwu means “Eye of the Sun” (Anya = Eye, Anwu = Light or Sun). Some people call Her Anya Oku meaning Eyes of the Fire or Eye of the Light. She is a messenger, visionary and worker.
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1 million black soldiers from Africa and the Caribbean fought in both world wars. Do they get honoured or not? I'm not wearing a poppy
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Slumflower didn’t even get a degree and blamed her uni for not giving her certificate? This is your queen? Tufiakwa 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👀👀
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Doctors said I should have died on 25th June, beat death again 3rd July and 20th July. Devil forgot I serve a living God.🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
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He is often associated with Anyanwu, who is the God of the Sun. His day is Afo, which is the second market day of the Igbo four day week. His (skin) color is red, and his symbol is a white ram. He is the Igbo god of thunder/lightning.
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Didn’t want to post this, but I have come a long way from Michelin tyre to semi ready sweet one in five months 😂
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In art, Ala is often represented as a regal figure seated on a throne, surrounded by her family. In the past, such figures took the form of life-size mud sculptures in special festive shrines dedicated to the deity and known as Mbari.
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He is therefore considered “Owner of the Sky.” Amadioha is presumed to be a gentle deity who gets violent only when provoked. Amadioha is first and foremost known as a god of justice. He speaks through thunder, and he strikes with lightning.
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Sources :
Issac Ogbodo :
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Hearing my dad talk about his childhood before and after war makes me cry. You lot don't know what Igbos went through at all, to say "forget it, it's not that deep", "move on". The psychological scars Ndi Igbo have carried us deep.
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Past 11 months. I’ve put in work, football improved, boxing improved, flexible and happier and still got more to do. Only 93% there sha ThrowbackThursday
#ImNotDoneYet
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Ala is in charge of conserving that which is created. While Chukwu is the giver of the moral law, Ala is the enforcer of the law. Ala is also the “womb” that holds and nurtures and renews when necessary.
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Women need to appreciate the efforts their men do. We don't know the sacrifices they do to keep some of us happy. We appreciate you kings 🙌🏽
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4. Agwu Nsi is the God of health and divination, and medicine men. He is used to understand good and evil, health, sickness, wealth and poverty, and fortune and misfortune.
Agwu is a trickster alusi, The trickster is capable of being either sex at anytime, or neither sex.
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Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” - Assata Shakur
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2nd vaccine dose complete 🤪 my super powers will kick in 😜
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My PhD research was accepted at another Canadian conference 😭 God I give you glory. Small me?! 😭
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Ozoemena! Nigerians can never erase the history of Biafra. Ozoemena. Jee nke oma. 25% of the Igbo population gone (3 million), starvation and bigotry. Never forget.
#Ozoemena
#YouCantIgnoreUsOrEraseUs
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Chukwu and Ala are meant to represent the differences and complement between the sexes in Igbo culture. This principle of duality extends to minor gods as well.
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However, NSIBIDI was not taught to all or mastered by all. Learning NSIBIDI was an exclusive right given to only privileged members of secret societies or groups in Igboland such as members of Okonko or Mmanwu groups.
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Happiness on the field when I’m not studying or working 😭
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Some of these deities are “male” gods associated with masculine rituals such as circumcision or with male-dominated professions such as iron smithing and carving.
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He creates thunder and lightning by casting “thunderstones” down to earth. “Amadioha magbukwa gi” – Amadioha will punish you. Persons judged guilty by Amadioha are either killed by lightning (which leaves a black mark on the forehead) or attacked by a swarm of bees.
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Others are “female” deities, such as those associated with protecting vegetable traders and cloth weavers—who in the Igbo traditional world tended to be dominated by women.
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Amadioha can only be appeased by transferring the curse to a live goat that is let loose outside of the walls of the community. [Scapegoat] The ram is a common offering for him. The priestly clan of Amadioha are known as Umuamadi, which translates to children of Amadioha.
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Bussa's Rebellion (1816)
The Bussa Rebellion was the largest slave revolt in the history of Barbados. The rebellion took its name from the Igbo-born slave, Bussa, who led the uprising.
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Took 2020 for Nigerians too feel what igbos felt during the genocide til today. There was a country.
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The property of the victim is usually taken by the priests of Amadioha, and the body is left unburied and the victim unmourned, as the punishment is considered to be a righteous one from God. Oaths are often sworn to him, which can carry deadly penalties when broken.
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Igwe Chukwuemeka "Thierry Henry", ezigbo nwoke 1 of Ala Igbo lol. Nno nwanne 😂
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1st goal for a new club, more to come this season 😛
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I think young people go to church for the wrong reasons. The sooner you fix your mindset on God. The purer your heart is (message to myself too). You cannot be swayed by Snapchat praise and worship.
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Never ask an Igbo person why they build their houses in the East ever again. The time will come when they start expelling us from Lagos and the North again. Just watch.
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5. Igwekala:
Igwekala is visited every 4 years as a masquerade around the December period.
It is a feared and respected deity in Igbo land, as no one can come close to it once it enters the community.
Its shrine can be found in Umunoha, a town in Imo state near Owerri.
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In pre-colonial Igbo societies, NSIBIDI was written on walls of buildings or caves designated for spiritual activities. NSIBIDI was phased out of Igbo graphics communication system with our embrace of colonialism.
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While Ani is considered to be the lawmaker of Igbo society (which is known as Odinani), Amadioha is the enforcer and protector of the law. In some Igbo traditions, the pair are said to be the first Alusi to have been created by Chukwu. The two are often honored with Mbari houses.
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It comprises someone’s Chi (personal god), his Ndichie (ancestors), Ikenga (as right hand), ike (power) as well as spiritual activation through prayer and sacrifice. Among the Isoko people, there are three types of personal shrine images:
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The Aba Women's War of November 1929. Igbo women are inspirational and should be celebrated. Queening 👑
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Human beings were made by him when he sent a bolt of lightning down to strike a silk cotton tree, which split and revealed a man and a woman. Amadioha is often shown as a husband to Ani, who is the Earth mother.
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Besides justice, Amadioha is also a god of love, peace and unity, and is prayed for increase of crops, children in the home, and benevolence. In some traditions, Amadioha is also considered to be a creator god.
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I'm graduating next month. Nwada Ogechi Anokwuru, MSc Public Health 🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾😪❤️ Ekene diri Chukwu.
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8. Idemili
Idemili is a River goddess of Nnobi in Anambra state. Idemili is also known as Eke Mili meaning “Python of the Sea”.
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Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì (Nri Kingdom) 900AD-present
It is one of the oldest existing monarchy in Nigeria and # its capital was Igbo-Ukwu.
It collapsed in 1911 due to internal disputes, the slave trade, colonisation, British invasion and expansion of kingdoms like the Benin Kingdom.
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Victoria climbie, Keyes ishaq. Baby Peter. Don’t mind them! Everyone on Twitter is a psychologist, solicitor, social worker, psychiatrist, key worker in one. We in the field know wagwaan. Very complex situation to talk without knowledge
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One man that has contributed immensely to the development of the Igbo alphabet system is Olauda Equiano. Olauda Equiano was an igbo man who was captured and sold as slave to Americans in the late 17th century.
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7. Njoku Ji
This is the guardian deity of yam in Ala Igbo. In many parts of Igbo land, rituals were made in honor of the goddess of yams, also known as ifejioku.
She is prayed to, for productivity during the farming season.
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Lol my name is popular. The story: My mum said I didn't want to come out (2 weeks overdue),she had me in Onicha (Onitsha) in her mum's house
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