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His first act of reward was to give Odia and his successor the full right to use the full IDIGBA, the stiff coral bead neckwear, which originally meant to give the wearer a proud and di sdainful look, made him look more like a man suffering from Torticollis than a mere victim of Pride! something of, related to, or having Esan origin e.

There would of course be a lot of merriment on the day of marriage when the bride and the bridegroom are presented openly to the two families.

This he told 'Osanobua' humbly who then asked him to stretch his hand up above his head and the sky would respond by coming close to his hand so he could pluck whatever he needs from the sky but warned him not to pluck more than needed to satisfy his hunger at a time.

Other names include the late Prof.

We shall overcome the security situation in our land if we continue to meet like this to find collective solutions to our surmountable challenges.

No matter how austere an idol is, it has its priest who pacifies it.

In the same way other male members of the community were potential successors to the stool of the Odionwele.

This led to the BETROTHAL SYSTEM where marriage were conducted with or without the consent of the individuals involved.

Ewohimi met Okaigben in its place.

These do not correctly depict the Esan account.

When I dug into the matter in 1953 my findings were that Osa and Ato were not brothers to the founder of Orikhimi but children, that is they are later arrivals.