The Ejagham leopard spirit society, Ngbe, uses a rectangular assemblage fashioned of woven fiber and raffia fringe onto which animal skulls and other objects are tied. These emblematic collages are ...

Many cultures believe that they represent the ancestors while some believe they are gods. Whatever the case, they are believed to be mystical and hold related powers, hence should be respected. Some ...

From Ogunlade Olami-Gboyega The Ekpe masquerade is a significant cultural tradition in some parts of Nigeria, particularly among the Efik and Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, ...

The dry season weather on this New Year day in Okagwe, Ohafia council area of Abia State was harsh. The sun struggled to penetrate through the mild haze that covered the sky. It was a cold day.

Tension is currently brewing in Iji Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State over the purported removal of the chairman of Ekwu Ekpe masquerade and President General, PG, of the ...

Christmas was so much fun in Calabar, the city of my youthful years. The town drew cultural festivities like moths to light or as hedonistic men to women of easy virtue. It was a melting pot for ...