A Song for Reassurance: Okpan Arhibo Verses
A Song for Reassurance: Okpan Arhibo Verses Songs have often come to the rescue of a distressed, pained or broken soul. Songs shine lights in darkness, offer hope when it…
Culture as Institution
Okpan Arhibo: Traditional Disco Music
Okpan Arhibo: Traditional Disco Music Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango invented disco music out of the blue with his release of the phenomenal hit single record, Soul Makossa. The year was…
A Death In A Dream
A Death In A Dream I had a dream last night that I had died while dreaming. My dream began by wooing me into a medium unlimited by the problems…
Urhobo Blow (UB): A True Martial Art?
Urhobo Blow (UB): A True Martial Art? Enter Urhobo Blow (UB), Ubi edje or Ohonre r’ubi . It is an ancient traditional martial art developed by the Urhobos for military…
Yankius: Omo-Agege na Pyrate
Yankius: Omo-Agege na Pyrate Jovo Yurip: Yankius, which ones now? Why you no tell me say Senator Ovie Omo-Agege na Pyrate? You bad O! Yankius: Jovo, look my eye well.…
Do The Urhobos Need Saviours or Leaders?
Do The Urhobos Need Saviours or Leaders? At the moment the Urhobo nation is both essentially saviourless and leaderless, forget the ethnic bosses. Chiefs Mukoro Mowoe, Michael Ibru, David Ejoor,…