#afikpo

[ukpuru]

Igbo masquerader wearing the nne mgbo mask at the Okumkpa performance, Mgbom village, Afikpo Village-Group, Nigeria. Photo: Simon Ottenberg, 1959-60.

[ukpuru]

Two small boys toward the end of an njenje parade line wearing acali mask, Mgbom village, Afikpo, eastern Igbo area. Photo: Simon Ottenberg, 1959-60.

[ijeomaaaaa]

need this picture framed and put up in my future place

[being-hycentina-blog]

Beyond The Continent (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/NYVwJTDps3 As a little girl I never thought about the idea of living somewhere else other than my hometown in Lagos. I had friends and most of my family around me but the thought of that changing never occurred to me. As a young girl I've always watched movies of people that looked different to me and admired the fact that they wore coats, I would even go as far as imitating them later to find out that the weather was the reason for their choice of clothing. I never knew being homesick was what I was going to feel but also feeling at home. I never imagined what life had in store for me and the rollercoaster I was going to face. Being stuck between two worlds and two ways of life isn't the easiest.

[onwafc]

May we step into the new year with joy! What a great way to wrap up the year... Also met my cousin @el_jeso for the first time. Amazing moments! @luckston_oz_bright #afikpo #newyear #family (at Ndibe Beach resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vBpPwACyv/?igshid=bz7boaa9ikff

[okaywavesentertainment]

Man Dressed Like Herbalist Found Dead In Hotel After Being Struck By Thunder

Man Dressed Like Herbalist Found Dead In Hotel After Being Struck By Thunder

A man, whose name was given as Kelechi Nwigbo, from Akahufu Ekpaomaka, in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was at the weekend struck dead by thunder in his hotel room.

The incident occurred at Mark Doris Hotel in Eke Market Afikpo, Afipko North Local Government Area of the state.

Nwigbo, a German based Nigerian, had checked into the hotel and had instructed that he doesn’t want…

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[ukpuru]

A woman from Afikpo (wearing ‘George,’ Indian madras) photographed by Northcote Thomas, c. 1912-13. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

[ukpuru]

A lute from Afikpo noted with the name 'okome,' taken between 1902 and 1909 by Captain James Harold Dyer during the colonial conquest of Arochukwu and what became southeastern Nigeria. Museum of Vancouver, Canada.