Around July 1966, a hunter by the name Carpenter Onwu (I think a native of Awgwu of Enugu State) who lived then at Ndea…

By Uduma Kalu  CHAPTER 1: IKWU STARTED IN CENTRAL AFRICA, NOT IGBO LAND Matriliny did not start in Igboland. Igbo are o…

By Uduma Kalu  Look at this picture. Chief Udo Uma sits calmly on a blue chair in his parlour. Black bowler…

By Uduma Kalu  In a small archive in Pennsylvania lies the blueprint for 8 Nigerias. In Lagos, he built one prison. LIN…

By Uduma Kalu  PART 1: THE DEAL THAT WAS NOT CALLED A DEAL Was there a deal between Zik and Britain using Igbo as excus…

By Uduma Kalu Obi, my senior, you said you would earn your cognac. I say Life to all of us. THE WRITER AS DIBIA, THE NA…

“South East has contributed estimated $111.5bn + N9.1tn more than received since 1970. This report traces 25 policy dec…

*How He Fetched Oji for Chineke and Ekwens By Uduma Kalu He did not suffer long.  Even in his final moment, lying prost…

By Uduma Kalu  Obi, I agree with your last two lines: Not every writer is Dibia. But every writer is under the grip of …

By Uduma Kalu  Governor is better than Senate. Senate gives you one voice among 109 in Abuja. Governor gives you Abia b…

By Uduma Kalu  Dear Obi, Thank you for teasing it out. Let me try to be simpler, and not conflate. You have now defined…