Adaora Lois Anyachebelu | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
In Igbo culture, Nhachi Nwaanyi (‘Retention Marriage’) is an age-long marriage practice whereby a man who has no male child retains one of his daughters for begetting male issues for lineage continuity. In Igbo society, when a man dies without …
Alexander Kelechi Ekeamadi, Olaitan Abolaji Atanda | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
Textile industry in Nigeria has experienced a severe decline, with the collapse of 150 companies in 2023, leaving only two operational firms, both foreign-owned. This downturn is primarily attributed to the rampant influx of textiles, particularly from China, which has …
Ebele Eucahria Okafor, Oluchi Eugenia Nebolisa | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
In Igbo society, motherhood has always been visualised as a sacred role for women, which all women are expected to embrace and imbibe as their ordained responsibility from God. Mother archetype entails giving birth, nurturing, raising children, home management, caregiving …
Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka | ISA 22nd Annual International Conference (2025)
One of the outstanding features that mark Igbo culture is the kola nut. Traditionally, the kola nut goes through a ritual termed igo oji ‘the kola nut invocation’ before it is eaten. Research have been carried out by Igbo scholars …
Patience Nonye Edeoga | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Every society needs resilience to build a sustainable future. Many people lack the resilience to face challenges. This has led to the moral breakdown in the present age, especially among the youth. The contemporary soft life and get-rich-quick ideology pose …
Chiamaka Ngozi Oyeka, Chigozie Bright Nnabuihe | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Ndị Igbo kwenyere na ụwa na-aga naàbọ̀ naàbọ̀, na ọ na-abụ ihe kwụru, ihe akwudebe ya. Ihe ọbụla nwere ihu nwekwara azụ. Nchọpụta e nwere n’oge ugbua na-egosi na ọtụtụ ndị ntorobịa na-elodozi anya n’otu ụzọ gbasara ebimndụ, karichaa, ụzọ …