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  • Ino Uwa: Reincarnation

    INO UWA: Igbo traditional worldview reveals that the journey that man makes in a lifetime and after his death is cyclical. This is known as the life cycle.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀In contrast with the Christian religion, there is no idea of eschatology, when all will go to eternal God for judgement as Christians have it. There are…

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    WHAT ARE “THE ALUSI”?

    WHAT ARE “THE ALUSI”? Alusi are all manifestations of Chukwu (the supreme god), which is also responsible for assigning them their different tasks. The deities act as forces for blessings or destruction, depending on the circumstances, they enforce punishments on “wrongdoers”. Alusi may be represented as wooden figures and placed in shrines where they are…

  • Young Igbo Forum: “Was Nigeria Designed to Fail?” pt.4

    Dec 2017 – Okwu ID hosted the 1st Young Igbo Forum (London UK) the question elaborated in this video: Was Nigeria designed by the British to fail? Is it a model that needs to be scrapped?

  • Young Igbo Forum: ” Is Britain still to blame for Nigeria’s failures?” pt.3

    Dec 2017 – Okwu ID hosted the 1st Young Igbo Forum (London UK) the question elaborated in this video: Does Nigeria’s dysfunction exist by colonial design or is our dysfunction reflective of something deeper within the African psyche?

  • Young Igbo Forum: “Does Christianity mentally enslave us?” pt.2

    Dec 2017 – Okwu ID hosted the 1st Young Igbo Forum (London UK) the question elaborated in this video: Has the rise of Christianity amongst the Igbos come at the expense of Igbo (Nigerian) culture? Audience discussion. JOIN OUR NEXT PUBLIC DEBATE @ #OKWUFEST (LONDON) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/okwufest-2018-igbo-tickets-43505889286