The Queen: The Omu of Nigeria’s Delta State I Africa Direct Documentary

Her Royal Majesty Obi Martha Dunkwu is the reigning omu of the Anioma people of Nigeria’s Delta State.
An omu, or queen mother, is a leader of women, custodian of the market, a spiritual guide to the community and the traditional ruler - a role that goes back more than 820 years and one that was greatly reduced by colonial rule. This important institution, with its ceremonial practices, comes with its own challenges but remains a significant part of holding communities together.
Chisom Ifeakandu is a Nigerian filmmaker who has worked on several film and TV productions. In 2016, she was one of 20 young African filmmakers to be sponsored by the Africa International Film Festival and the Ford Foundation to study at the Cinefabrique Film School in Lyon, France. She convened The African Way event to showcase young African theatre talent.
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[@emmanuelanyasi8908]

Your trajectory into the Omu traditional institution has elicited newness, a novel experience in what was to become a moribund institution In Okpanam as a community, Anioma nation and Nigeria at large. It is heart-wrenching that the foreign traditions tied in Christianity has branded all we have as fetish, primitive and ungodly. Congratulations for beaming the light of Omuship to the world.

[@user-uc1fy3wm2s]

Long live madam it is like you who is there to bring peace to communities that we lack here in Ethiopia long live madam

[@dreday14]

Happy seeing this from a woman that is exposed to the world and she helping her people. Thanks for sharing

[@AI-hx3fx]

God Save Her Majesty.

[@Queenchar86]

May our traditions never be forgotten and live from generation to generations... 🙏🏾 🙌🏾

[@keeneudeh8339]

Long live her majesty

[@oderacollins9137]

Long live the Queen

[@isiomatheodorandah457]

I am a proud Anioma daughter, proud of my culture and what it represents. Omu Igwe i Obi NWANYI igwwee May you live long.

[@miminweke8125]

Omu Igwe jee nke Oma 😢❤

[@Reign119]

Very inspirational

[@nedgrg6800]

Brave woman Igbo kwenu❤

[@godsanointed3397]

She is not Igbo but anioma

[@nedgrg6800]

@@godsanointed3397 she’s Obi ! Does Obi or neither Anioma sound like Fulani, Hausa or Yoruba to you???

[@godsanointed3397]

@@nedgrg6800 that's your headache!

[@kanayomuoweta9814]

@Nedgrg: THANK YOU for That Correction. What Nonsensical and Negative comment to make.. If She is NOT IGBO so what is She. The same OMU in Videos past when she welcome her brothers and Sisters from Enugu in the past in Okpanam REITERATED AND REAFFIRMED HER IGBONESS UNEQUIVOCALLY.. Some people are just Out to be Mischievous and certainly derive SADISTIC pleasure from putting out things that they see know and understand to wrong&Incorrect.. How Pathetic and Truly Sad Indeed.

[@xavierwisdom3169]

We duff our cap for the Omu Queen No quiet cos I grow up in Issele Uku and Onicha Ogu .We had Omu every Afe Afor.And all market days they line up in white.I loved seeing them and how scared they looked .

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

I love the praise singers! Come to think of it, we have those in the U.K. - msm "journalists" anyone? Fanastic that there is a woman ruler in this part of Africa, she seems to be a great and knowledgeable lady.

[@ariseshinebright8845]

This is a real Igbo culture and tradition. Our ancestors dedicated high class positions to women before colonisation spoilt a whole lot of things. In my conmunity in Enugu State, there is no boundry a women can not brake. Thats why they set up a lot of titles for women who have accomplished what most men can not, unlike the Europeans, Igbo have been practicing democracy for more than 3000 years and women wing are included in the parliament.

[@OlierOnah]

I beg them say them no be Igbo again oo , make we de our de abeg

[@you-know-who9023]

She seems like a very intelligent person who has made she learned a lot about the hreater world yet values her traditions.

[@emmanuelanyasi8908]

She holds a Phd.

[@denniskcobi3470]

Great

[@igbounitedforum3386]

Ogonogo ndu na amamife dikwalu gi nne anyi. Ka oche eze gi dibakwa. Iseee.

[@futon2345]

I love her glasses

[@obimichael3716]

Long life queen

[@ikhimiukorjerry2966]

Rest in Peace HRH❤

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

I hope someday to meet her, I seek an audience with King David Peii II as well.

[@christabellaowie4598]

RIP aunty I miss you and love you 🥺🩷

[@godsanointed3397]

What's the relationship between Okpanam and Benin Kingdom?

[@OyaRevolutionary]

Live long Mami 🤍✨🤍

[@denniskcobi3470]

Tomorrow some people will say they are not igbo tribe

[@ammynat]

How I have been looking for anioma culture

[@denniskcobi3470]

If I may ask does everything she is doing or wears look like edo state benin

[@ebubeobi9895]

Nothing concern your Edo here,this is western Igbo culture

[@chiranking777]

Okpanam (an igbo community) used to be a vassal community for the benin kingdom back in the day. This was because igboland was politically fragmented.

[@ifysglobalchannel]

Laughable! The lady herself knows there is no such thing as 'Omu of Delta State'. She can be Omu of her hometown, no doubt, but how can someone be the 'Omu' of a state?

[@dallaschef7907]

Looking so funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christabellaowie4598]

You’re talking about yourself

[@diceydaze]

you're a ba*star*d

[@dallaschef7907]

She is not looking queen 😂😂😂😂

[@wizzyone6789]

Why? because she is not wearing stolen gold and diamonds like the British monarchy? there is no prescribed way for how a queen should look.

[@isiomatheodorandah457]

I believe maturity isn't about age. You can be more civilised by writing nothing if you have nothing to say.

[@christabellaowie4598]

Shut up

[@jasearon4532]

No ur Not a 👸

[@christabellaowie4598]

Yah she’s more than that