Onyoma Research Publications

The first title in a planned series of classic texts, written and published in Africa, on the history and culture of the Niger Delta. Long out of print, this book brings together oral traditional...

This book is a new contribution to existing archaeological research relevant to the cultural and anthropological history of Central Ij?land, situated in the Central Niger Delta. It draws primarily on...

This handbook sets out the relevant legislation, and explains the rationale behind the policy. It presents the legal framework of the local government system, and discusses the pertaining acts of...

This collection of essays results from a history conference held at the University of Port Harcourt in 2005. Attended by some 40 scholars in the field, the conference was organised in honour of its...

The Nembe counting system might have been fundamentally based on the arrangement of the digits that makes up the human fingers and toes because these digits constitute the most handy calculating...

From a historical, anthropological and economic perspective this study presents the foundation of social ethics in the Niger Delta. Interpretive claims about Eastern Niger Delta social organizations...

A Tee (Tai) to English dictionary with a brief pronunciation guide. Includes tone markings and an appendix of technical terms. Tee, a Nigerian has previously been treated as a dialect of Kana.Author:...

A collection of six essays pertaining to the language situation in the Niger Delta region, and in particular, to the language of the Izon people. The Izon live widely dispersed along the Nigeria...

The Izon of the Niger Delta is a global history of the Izon, Ijo, or Ijaw people from their homelands in the Niger Delta, through Nigeria, the West and Central African coastlands, and in the Africa...

The Practice of History in Africa offers a history of African historiography from an African perspective. It attempts to answer some of the questions concerning the practice of history from the...

This books represents a survey of the historical experience of women in the Niger Delta region, intending to fill the gap in information on Nigerian women. It arises from a conference on...

This study poses the question: how did the people of the eastern Niger Delta prepare their youth for leadership? It then presents a detailed study of the Yaa cultural tradition of the Ogoni from...