Even writers, in their quite quarters are also deep in thought about how best to celebrate 50years of Nigeria’s journey to adulthood. Having at all times pioneered, the project, today popularly knowns as “ rebranding” through the various creative genres of prose, poetry and drama, the restless spirit, Muse will still not allow some writers rest, but will rather continue to prop them to the other side silence: the un-rebranded side of the nation’s tangible and intangible social, material and historical culture.

Death among the Mbaise-Igbo of Nigeria like in other culture areas of Nigeria is a phenomenon that has deep symbolic implication between the living and the dead. Among Mbaise-Igbo, the occasion of death like the occasion of birth is celebrated with deep emotional attachment.

Ms Rachael Ama Assa Engmann recently completed her fellowship program at OYASAF, where she conducted research and enjoyed professional work experience on West African heritage, art and material culture.