Onicha people simply mean people residing or living or settling by the side or corner of an area or road or river. I hav many other history books on benins rule over d igalas, yorubas, igbos, etc, but i left them in my home town. Onicha na daya daga cikin kananan hukumomin jihar ebonyi dake a kudu masu gabas a nijeriya. Enuani is an igbo dialect spoken in nigeria by the igbo people of delta state, onitsha, obosi. The iyasele explained that the towns of onichammili, onichaugbo, onichaolona, onichaukwu, isseleukwu, issele mkpitima, ezzi, obamkpa and other towns of benin migrational orientation were all collectively referred to as onicha ado n idu by the edos. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about onichaolona from nigeria and the world on today. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals. Our lady of lourdes catholic church, onichaolona isseleuku.
Onichaugbo, onichauku, onichaolona, ubuluuno, ubuluuku, ubuluokiti. We explore the full extent of the country, its cultural heritage, its different ethnic groups and its tempestuous, everchanging. Such questions constitute an index of mans historical consciousness. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. By the time i knocked on his door, at his onichaolona, aniocha lga, delta state, the man had been wracked by illness and illfortune. Nigeria is often referred to as the giant of africa, and with good reason. The missing u is due to the manner of igbo grammar where two vowels appear next to each other in a word. Onicha olona is a village located in the district of state.
Maps, weather, and information about onichaolona, nigeria. A is made up of six 6 component communities which include oshiri, abaomege, onicha igboeze, ukawu, ugwulangwu and isu being the headquarters of the local government area. Historical records has it that a number of neighboring towns of ogwashiuku such. The history of great edo nori isi, isiileuku kingdom, isseleuku. Like what we are doing today has never happened in the history of onicha olona, one of his chiefs, a newly installed chief is presenting a brand new car to the obi, no obi in olona has ever. Some claim that onicha is a contraction of igbo and edo words, and perhaps from the word orisha. Onichaugbo also spelled onitshaugbo is a town in aniocha north local government area, delta state, nigeria. Enuani dialect news newspapers books scholar jstor june 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. A metropolitan city, onitsha is known for its river port and as an economic hub for commerce, industry, and education. It will require an entire book to expound on the onitshaigboyorubaedo connection. Part two of the book can be described as the historical odyssey of onicha ugbo people and the interrelated towns of obior, onicha uku, onichaolona, isseleukwu isselempitime, issele azagba, ezi, obomkpa, onichaukwuani and aboh. Dumbili nwadiajueboe as obielect of onichaolona, saying that such action will have a catastrophic consequence on the community.
For instance, if the group fled from benin to onichaolona, a western igbo town. Onichauboma, onichauburu, onichaagu, onichanwenkwo, onichaenuguezike, onicha ngwa, onicha nkwerre etc on the west bank of the river niger exists also onicha ugbo, onicha olona and onicha ukwuani. This is the first volume of the history of a kingdom of warriors, farmers, hunters the history of an african community. History of aniocha north local government area aniocha north is a local government area of delta state, nigeria. Aniocha north is a local government area of delta state, nigeria. Onitsha is a port and market town in anambra state in southern nigeria. In the early 1960s, before the nigerian civil war see also biafra, the population was officially recorded as 76,000, and the town was distinctive in a. It also shows that the notion and practice of literary aesthetics are indigenous to african peoples. Onicha is a local government area of ebonyi state, nigeria. Tension and apprehension pervades the agrarian community of onicha olona in aniocha north local government area of delta state following the gruesome massacre of a resident in his cassava farmland after an altercation with some fulani herdsmen. Onichaolona destination guide delta state, nigeria. Onitsha mmili was known as ado nidu by migrants who departed from the vicinity of the kingdom of benin near the far western portion of igboland near what is now agbor, after a violent dispute with the oba of benin that can be tentatively dated to the early 1500s.
Our history as a people should neither be a mystery nor a guess work. The towns traditional ruler is the obi of onichaugbo. Other igbos that trace their lineage to eze chima include onichaukwu, onichaolona, onichaugbo, obior, isseleukwu, isselemkpima, isseleazagba, ezi, abeh and obamkpa. That is about the way it had always looked for people of onichaolona as they left the rural setting in the aniocha north local government area of delta state, until the young men decided to. This is the first volume of the history of a kingdom of warriors, farmers, hunters, intellectuals, politicians, and craftsmen and women who share high religious and cultural values. Christianity is the primary religion of the onichaugbo community. Tabor in his book titled southern nigeria vol 1, two families.
Today, there are onicha mbaise and onicha lga of ebonyi state. Onichaolona, onicha ugbo would not have adopted such names, because they had no lawless igbos to despise even as they were struggling as refugees trying to escape from idu. Very interesting history though, but like all folklores, it usually doesnt stand up to critical scrutiny. The history of onitsha is said to have begun with the migration of its people from the benin empire towards the end of early part of the 16th century as a result of a wave of unrest, war and displacement unleashed by the islamic movement from north africa. These young people are doing it all from starting tech businesses, to making music, to writing books. It has an area of 476 km 2 and has a population of 236,828 according to the 2006 census.
Orai in onichaolona siandien, issami oru prognoze siandien, aktuali meteorologine informacija onichaolona, deltos valstija, nigerija. Native onitshans speak a dialect of the igbo language with several beninyoruba words such as obi of onitsha and oba of benin. The local timezone is named africa lagos with an utc offset of 1 hours. The roots of the anioma igbo people by cheta nwanze. This is the first volume of the history of a kingdom of warriors, farmers, hunters. It was these settlements that habored obi ohimeezechima when he and his family fled from benin. You are welcome to provide more information about onicha olona. Onicha is a local government area in ebonyi state, nigeria and situated in ebonyi south senatorial zone. Proverbs in african orature examines how preliterate africans handle oral literacy criticism of their proverbs. Then a journalist had also come in and misrepresented him. Part two of the book can be described as the historical odyssey of onicha ugbo people and the interrelated towns of obior, onicha uku, onichaolona, isseleukwu isselempitime, issele azagba, ezi.
Onichaolona in the region of delta state is a place in nigeria some 197 mi or 317 km south of abuja, the countrys capital city. Most theories on the word onicha point to the meanings despiser or arrogant. Eugene strub sma of asaba fame wrote home stating that little by little, obstacles that were thought to be insurmountable were overcome. In the western igbo historical context, the ekumeku war is referred to as aya ekumeku.
He set off, on foot, to nearby towns, west and north of asaba, and soon, he had mission stations in isseleuku, ibusa, illah, ogwashiuku, okpanam and onichaolona. Dear onicha olona people we have started this to publish all village details around the world. Maps, weather, and airports for onichaolona, nigeria. It hosts the onitsha main market, the largest market in africa in terms of geographical size and volume of goods. The ancestral name of our beloved town is onichammili. Martina hanyelichukwu nwabuebo march 31, 1943 august 8, 2017 macon, ga martina hanyelichukwu nwabuebo, 74, resident of macon, georgia and an onicha olona, delta state, nigeria native, died on.
Egyptian book of coming forth by day and night by ani, published 5,000. The deceased known as ifeany said to be an indigene of abakiliki in ebonyi state had his body. The migration from benin to onicha mmili took many years, towns of onichaolona and onichaugbo were established by onicha people who felt reluctant to continue and follow obi ohime to onichammili. There is also onicha in abia state, to mention but a few. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of an african community. I wish i had started visiting him much, much earlier. Nigeria what do you know about the giant of africa. The history of onichaolona kingdom kindle edition by ephraim o. It must be written by us for us based on our knowledge of what was, what is and what will forever be as children of onicha. This page will serve as a platform where we will collectively contribute to the growth of our beloved community. Onitshamilli, onichaolona, onichaugbo, onichaukwu, ezi towns. Onichaolona, ubuluuku, and ezi, where it fought its fiercest battles with the british forces.
In studying these proverbs, the author goes beyond mere translation or. Since its founding by a prussian tuber farmer in 1756, the onion has attracted millions of loyal fans drawn to its fearless reporting and scathing commentary on world events, human behavior, and journalistic convention, and it has expanded into an omnipotent news empire, with webby awardwinning, clickhole, and multiple bestselling books, including our dumb century 1999, our. Onichaolona, onicha ugbo, onichaukwuani and onitsha mili the popular one. The history of great edo nori isi, isiileuku kingdom. The study demonstrates that africans employ literary styles and strategies in speaking their proverbs. The obiincouncil, speaking through the iyase of onichaolona, chief paul eziashi appealed to the state government to stop recognizing mr. On a personal thought, i view the history of bini kingdom as rigged. This is also about their wars, settlements, formation, the rise of the kingdom and subsequent leadership tussles.
The other towns are in anambra state especially, onichaado, obosi and ogbaru. Traveling eastward through what is now western igboland and various towns also called onitsha, for example onichaugbo. Anger, fear sweeps delta town of onicha olona as herdsmen. Founded by adventurers from benin in the early 17th century, the town grew to become the political and trading center of the small igbo ibo kingdom of. However, there are a number of towns and villages in the southeastern part of nigeria that go by that name isu. The history of onitsha is said to have begun with the migration of its people from the benin empire towards the end of the early part of the 16th century as a. Welcome to nija, a country in the heart of africa, where power, corruption and deep mistrust lead the way as we are taken on a turbulent journey through its history. With a population of about 200 million it is the seventh most populous country in the world. However, the existence of quite a number of communities bearing onicha in the eastern igbo hinterland, whose history do not relate to edo, did severely jeopardise this hypothesis.
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