Only Ndigbo—or those who learn from Ndigbo—can tell Igbo history correctly. In this enlightening conversation, Prof. Peter-Jazzy Ezeh, Anthropologist at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, explains how authentic historical knowledge ensures the preservation of Igbo identity and wisdom across generations. He urges present-day Igbos to follow the path laid by established Igbo scholars who “know the way.”
Watch, learn, and help keep our rich heritage alive!
00:00 - Introduction
04:45 - Prof. Kenneth O. Dike - Trade & Politics in the Niger Delta
08:00 - Only the Culture bearer is right about his culture - Kenneth Park
11:14 - Dike's Trade & Politics in the Niger Delta proved that Africans have history
11:52 - Adiele Afigbo on traditional leadership in Igboland
13:46 - Elizabeth Isichie's present the truth about people in her book - Igbo World
18:20 - Dike, Afigbo, Ekejiuba and Isichie were top Igbo historians and Anthropologists
20:01 - Mbaonu Ojike is positively unclassifiable in terms of scholarship as seen in - My Africa
21:27 - Prof. Ezeh in his Valedictory Lecture warned about dangers of falsifying historic facts
22:28 - Frederick Anozie's discovery of the oldest iron smelting site in Lejja, Nsukka
24:09 - Thurstan Shaw's findings in Igboukwu supported Mbaonu's earlier assertions
25:07 - Knowledge Production is critical to a people's success - Prof. Ezeh
28:14 - Fulani herder's conflict and territorial appetite predicted in 1865 - James Africanus Horton
38:04 - Conclusion
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BOOKS AND ARTICLES
Dike, K. O., & Ekejiuba, F. I. (1990). The Aro of South-Eastern Nigeria, 1650–1980: A Study of Socio-Economic Formation and Transformation in Nigeria. Ibadan: University of Ibadan Press
Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1956):Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta,(1830‑1885): An Introduction to the Economic and Political History of Nigeria Clarendon Press (Oxford).
Prof. Adiele Afigbo (1981):Ropes of Sand: Studies in Igbo History and Culture
Published for University Press in association with Oxford University Press Nigeria (Ibadan)
Prof. Elizabeth Isichei(1977):Igbo Worlds.Macmillan (London) Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Mbonu Ojike(1955) My Africae by Blandford Press (London) Google Books+2AbeBooks+2
INTRO MUSIC SOURCE
Title: “Guts Before Glory” by Naem Sparta (RetroSynth Records, 17 Jul 2025): musicbrainz.org/recording/31f4d30d-31eb-4e84-8ac8-59aaf818783e
IMAGE SOURCES
Who Was Kenneth Onwuka Dike?(December 17, 2022) Afoma Dike / Remembering the Father of Modern African.
https://rpublc.com/december-2022/who-was-kenneth-dike/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Kenneth L. Pike (Prof. of Linguistics,1948-1979)(4th July 2024 ) University of Michigan faculty portrait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lee_Pike?utm_source=chatgpt.co
Professor Adiele Afigbo (3rd August 2009) AEAfigbo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiele_Afigbo?utm_source=chatgpt.com#/media/File:AEAfigbo.jpg
Lord Lugard, British Colonial Administrator(19 Nov 2010) Alarmy https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/british-colonial-administrator.html?sortBy=relevant
A History of the Igbo (1976) Elizabeth Isichei by Palgrave Macmillan (UK) / Macmillan
books.google.com.ng+3AUC Library+3Google Books+3.
Who Is Professor Elisabeth Isichei (October 8, 2024):Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu post.
https://www.facebook.com/100064601959594/posts/who-is-professor-elisabeth-isichei-profesdor-elisabeth-isichei-was-born-elizabet/942623504567706/
https://aonzpsa.blogspot.com/2007/11/isichei-elizabeth.html aonzpsa.blogspot.com
Felicia Ekejiuba (Associate professor at Fein, such khan and amp shepard)(Oct 2009 ) by Felicia Ekejiuba
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felicia-ekejiuba-a576551a
Mbonu Ojike, an African delegate from Nigeria (September 1942) photographer Gordon Parks
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mbonu_Ojike,_an_African_delegate_from_Nigeria_LCCN2017836079.jpg (Library of Congress FSA/OWI collection Wikimedia Commons+2Wikimedia Commons+2
TEAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Host: Akachukwu Nwankpo (Oputa Ifeadi)
Visual Editing: Emeka Okorie
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Research support: Esther Ime
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