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1. Ikenga
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In southeastern Nigeria, twelve-year-old Mnamdi is determined to avenge his police chief father, who was murdered while triyng to rid the town of criminals, but Nnamdi feels powerless until he receives a magical object which gives him superpowers.
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Atmosphere Press
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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What is birthed from a dead, despised, or abandoned culture? What leads to the death of tradition in a society? These are the questions The Embers of Tradition explores with a wide-sweeping look at the effects of colonization on the culture of the Igbo of South-Eastern Nigeria through the events that transpired in one family. Through Nweke, a respected, hot-tempered and stubborn man, his relationship with his Ikenga, his family, his best friend, and...
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Wells & Lake Publishing
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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The Igbo Apprenticeship System: A Legacy of Skills and Entrepreneurship Explore the unique Igbo tradition that fosters generations of successful entrepreneurs. Dr. Obruche Orugbo dives deep into the Igbo apprenticeship system, a remarkable cultural practice that turns aspiring individuals into skilled business owners. This book examines the system's historical background, its core structure, and the life-changing experiences of apprentices (Ikenga)...
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BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2016
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English
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This collection of award-winning plays by Tess Onwueme feature the provocative concerns and experiences of global women and youth in today's struggle with poverty, environmental pollution, cultural imperialism, exploitation, race, gender and class inequities, along with the unresolved historical relationship matters between peoples of African descent in Africa and the Diaspora, dramatized in the contexts. SHAKARA: THE BREAK DANCER: The teenage Shakara...