Umuagbai-Ndoki: History and Culture

DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
FOREWORD
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
Plates
Tables
CHAPTER 1
Location in South-South and South-Eastern Nigeria
Relation to Igbo and Niger Delta Communities.
Geographical Location
Umuagbai in Ndoki
ENDNOTES.
CHAPTER 2
Traditions of Origin of Ndoki
Traditions of origin of Umu Okobo, Administrative Restructuring and Traditional Institution of Eze Ala.
Protectorate Treaty with British Colony.
15th May 1898: At Umuagbai.
1897 Treaty at Obete.
Common Feature of the Group
Period of Interregnum In Umu Okobo Clan
Umuagbai Traditions of Origin
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 3
The Origin of Kindred and the Dynasties
Okweleze Dynasty.
Jite/Agbai (Egbe) Dynasty
Akaranu Dynasty (Abam)
Development within the Dynasties
The Period of Interregnum in Umuagbai Town.
INSTALLATION OF ONYENWE-ALA
The Organization and Administration of Umuagbai
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 4
Uhu Nwa-Adah (Uhu Obu)
Umu Onwanne
Umu Akawor
Umu Akarahu-Anyaugu
Umu Ehuruiwe
Umu Nworgu
Umu Otoni
Umu Okoro
Umu Nwankwulu
Uhu Ugbo
Umu Ekekewosi
Umu Nnanta
Umu Chuta (Uhu-Obu)
Umu Ojika
Umu Nkwebirionye
Uhu Obu (Abam)
Umu Ekeke-Ikpa
Umu Akawor (Abam)
Uhu Onyeche (Abam)
Umu Okere Nwankwo (Abam)
Umu Ezike
Mpu-Mpu Ekerenta (Sub-Village)
Other Compounds
Umu Gbaragbara
Umu Akwari
Umu Egedi
The Circular Nature of Compound Settlements
Akaranu Compound Settlement
The Sanctity of The Mbichiriezi - The Umuagbai Council Of Chiefs
Functions of Mbichiriezi or Onyenwe-Uhu
THE REMOVAL OF A CHIEF
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 5
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
FESTIVALS
DANCES
Ikoro Dance
Ekpe Dance
Nwutam Ekpe
Plays (Pastime Activities)
MASKS
MARRIAGE SYSTEM
Marriage Consummation Process
Sharing Formula
Sequence of Sharing (Usoro-Oke) at Community Level
LAND TENURE AND LAW OF INHERITANCE
Customary Law of Inheritance (Other Properties)
BURIAL RITES OF MBICHIRIEZI OR ONYENWE-UHU
Mgbaru
Onu Biala: Three Days
Iwu Egbo (Solidarity with the Bereaved)
Ewu Nkute (Presentation of a Goat as a Symbol of Passage Rite)
Nkute Ikpa
Burial Custom in the Past
ADVENT OF “OKONKO’ IN UMUAGBAI / NDOKI
COMMUNAL BUILDINGS AND ARTEFACTS
OBU N’GBALA
IKORO-OBU
IKOTIKO
KURUTU
COMMON ARTEFACTS USED BY THE PEOPLE
Kitchen Components.
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 6
AGRICULTURE
OCCUPATIONS
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 7
POLITICAL HISTORY
ECONOMIC HISTORY
RELIGION (CHRISTIANITY/TRADITION)
The Church (Mission and School Land)
WESTERN EDUCATION
ENDNOTES
CHAPTER 8
POLITICAL HISTORY
ECONOMIC HISTORY
CHRISTIANITY/TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
WESTERN EDUCATION
UMUAGBAI’S UNFORGETTABLE JEWELS
Eze Israel Okere Nwauche
ENDNOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OTHER SOURCES
APPENDIX 1
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APPENDIX 3
APPENDIX 4
APPENDIX 5
APPENDIX 6
APPENDIX 7
Appendix 8
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APPENDIX 16
APPENDIX 17
IHUALA
Other Events
APPENDIX 18
The Nigeria Police Station Umuagbai-Ndoki: Background History.
AUTHOR INDEX
Subject Index