Odinani Book Club: “Akata Woman” by Nnedi Okorafor
For the next Odinani book club pick, we will be reading “Akata Woman” by Nnedi Okorafor, which is the final book in the “Nsibidi Scripts” series If you wish to participate in the Book Club...
View ArticleAn Introduction To Odinani
By Chimdi Nobim What is Odinani? Odinani (also called Odinala in some dialects) is the ancestral spiritual science of the Igbo people of Nigeria. Literally translated it means “It is in the...
View ArticleSeven Major Uses of Ose Oji in Igbo Spirituality (Odinani)
Ose Oji, also known as alligator pepper or as mbongo spice or hepper pepper, is a symbolic item used in Igbo land, as well as across communities in West Africa. The scientific name of ose oji is...
View ArticleSeven Principles of Wealth Creation & Sustenance In Odinani (Igbo Spirituality)
Wealth is the accumulation of valuable resources, including material possessions, money, and other assets, owned by a person, community, company, or country. It is the state of being rich and...
View ArticleSpiritual Hygiene In Igbo Spirituality
The Igbo worldview is one that accounts for both abstract (spiritual) and physical (material) realities. It is believed in Odinani as an indigenous way of being, that anything which shows up in the...
View ArticleBook Review, Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids: A Fun Collection of...
An Introduction to Igbo Mythology, a book by Chinelo Anyadiegwu, does an extensive work of covering what can be identified by many as central themes on ancient as well as modern Igbo traditions and...
View ArticleA Review of “The Bottled Leopard” by Chukwuemeka Ike
Ugochukwu Amobi, a first year student of Government College Ahia, a colonial educational institution, acts as the central character of this fascinating book written by Chukwuemeka Ike. Amobi’s life is...
View ArticleHow Mgbe (the Tortoise) Won the Ose (Pepper) Competition
Otu Ama – Udide the Great Spider, Weaver of Stories and Master of Cosmic Net, put together a pepper-eating competition in the animal kingdom. Udide who was also known and revered as Ududo Okwanka, the...
View ArticleIGBREWISM DEBUNKED: Seven (7) Reasons To Divest from the Igbo-Hebrew...
For quite some time now, the growing belief that Ndi Igbo and Jews are related has stemmed from certain Igbo people’s claim of being descendants of the ancient Israelites. This claim is based on a...
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