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Anyameluhor;tales of the Kings I Asaba History
The story of nnebisi is an interesting story of how a slave became a king and not only a king but became the founder of a town that made him a slave.The city of asaba,the capital of oil rich Niger delta in Nigeria is located on a hill,on the western edge of the famous river Niger.the river Niger is a trans-African link from east Africa and down into the Atlantic ocean.asaba forms a connector between the eastern and western and southern Nigeria through the river Niger.asaba lies approximately six degrees north of the equator.it has an area of about 300 square kilometers.it maintains an average Read
By: anyameluhor nwabueze | 07/11/2007 | Non-Fiction

Anyameluhor:the Making of Inalu;birth of Eze II
since i have gotten enough information on what happened during Inalu's reign,and to strengten some things straight,i decided to let our viewers on it.most Asaba people are asking that sommeone should write down a detailed history of Asaba.as far as i know,this is the most detailed account of what took place in Inalu's reign.some writers like Isichei(i'm really gratefull for her efforts) wrongly said that Afadia was succesfull during the contest but acknowlegded that there was a time of Inalu's t Read
By: anyameluhor nwabueze | 01/11/2007 | Non-Fiction

Anyameluhor:the Making of Inalu;birth of Eze
This article is about the history of the people of Asaba in Nigeria.it is not a work of fiction or a fable.it is not some flight of fancy cooked up by anyone.Our people have a saying,"if you don't know where you come from,you won't know where you are going". Several attempts have been made to write down a well documented history of Asaba people,these attempts have often been frustrated and in several cases distorted. This is not because they are not learned. II don't think there is any place in igbo land that is as learned as Asaba.they took full advantage of their early contact with the europeans. However,this is mainly because they are a proud race and often looks down on their neigbours. This article is written mainly from oral accounts from which Asaba tradition is taken.and also from the few books written by researchers. It is written in constant coperation with Asaba elders and people.many hours of conversation,trips to the place and intensive research and interviews have gone into it's making.one thing is clear,this is not a work of fiction,not some flight of fancy cooked up by anybody.that is why you find most often in it where reference of today is given to authenticate some events of the Read
By: anyameluhor nwabueze | 09/08/2007 | Education