Eguria

WEDLOCK OF THE GODS BY ZULU SOFOLU ANALYSIS BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Ogwoma, the widow has been forced by her parents to marry Adigwu because they needed money from her bride wealth to cure their son who was very sick. Ogwoma the victim of circumstance had nothing but hatred for Adigwu. She was very much in love with Uloko whom she could not marry because he did not have the money his parents needed. Fortunately for her the loathed husband died and she considers herself freed from whatever bands them together. Rather than complete the period of mourning and be inherited by her husband’s brother in the tradition of levitation, she became pregnant by her lover who eternally holds her heart. Taboos are broken, her parental families are disgraced and her mother-in-law was filled with a sense of vengeance for her son who she believed was intentionally killed so that both lovers might have their way.   The play reveals Odibei searching seriously for the medicine Ogwoma used ...

GURIA CONCEPT & BOOKS PRESENTS THE DIVINER BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA INTRODUCTION In the land of Edei. In the 1930s when the white man’s religion had not taken a deep grip on the people. They believe so much in their gods and they tried as much as possible not to offend or go against the rules laid down by the gods. No one shall kill his fellow most especially when the person is an Edei indigene. Let’s see what happened in the play. Structurally, the play is made up of three Acts. By Eguriase S. M. Okaka   SCRIPT WRITING (ETC) CHARACTERS DIVINER KING OKOLO OKOMA OTULO OTULU TOWN CRIER OLD MAN EBI AND EBIBA VILLAGERS     ACTS 1 (In the King’s palace the elders are seen seated dejectedly as the king enters from his inner chamber. All rise in greetings as he sits an...

COMMUNICATION BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Communication is the dissemination of information from one place to another.   Before the advent of the modern means of communication there were the traditional means of disseminating messages among the people these include: gongs, town criers, talking drums etc. these are ways village heads used to pass messages across to the people or villagers. Communication started a long time or ages ago. We can simply say that communication refers to any procedure through which messages or information can be transmitted from one person to another. There are three components of communication which should be in place for an effective communication to take place, they includes: 1.        The Sender: - The person who gives out a message. 2.        The Message itself or what is conveys. 3.        The Receiver: - The person who the message is directed...

THE DIVINER (A STORY) BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Once upon a time in the village of Edel, things were booming, life was fair to the formers and the entire villagers. The rains were falling as at when due. The villagers were all happy and friendly with each other. The King and his elders in council were having a good time; as tubes of yams, bush meats, and other items were coming in great quantum.   But suddenly there appears a DROUGHT in the land. What happened? Some say it was the handiwork of the devil. Others said the monkey has just given birth to a human being. Well, this is an unusual occurrence that needs explanation. The rains ceased as the heavens withheld its showers. What went wrong nobody knows not even me telling the story. The villagers did not know what to do. Plants cannot grow as crops were dying off because of the drought. They were patient and expectant for two seasons. All the grasses became desert, this made the animals grow thinner and thinner a...