The most dominant group in the Niger-Benue Confluence Area is the Igala. Being the most populous group, the influence of its literary culture on its neighbors cannot be overlooked. Thus, there is a great conurbation of acculturation between the Igala and its neighbors. This integration made Igala literary culture significant to the historiography of the peoples of Niger-Benue Confluence Area. Igala historiography relied largely on documentary sources particularly books written by western Europeans and some indigenous writers. However, the contextual features of Igala discourse literature such as folklores, poems, music and songs, proverbs, prose, among others that play significant roles in the reconstruction of Igala history have not received adequate scholarly attention. Consequently, the notion of documentary sources like books written on Igala history is often generalized, thus limiting the role of oral literary culture in the reconstruction of Igala history. The current study addresses the gap by focusing on some of the most fundamental contextual features of Igala oral literary culture which is very significant to the historiography of the Niger-Benue confluence area from 1800 to 1999. Adopting historical methodology, this study made use of both the primary and secondary approaches to acquire information. The primary sources were information obtained from oral
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