191 The Changing Phase of Ogbenye in Igbo Culture DOI: https://doi.org/10.31920/2634-7644/2025/v6n3a10 IROM, Obar Ayami Department of History and International Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria iromobar@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-8100-0605 Patrick O. ODEY Department of History and International Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria patrickodey1@gamil.com ORCID: 0000-0002-4749-1340 OTORA, Osmond Agbor Department of History and International Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria agbor02@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0001-5886-3798 & Chiemena NDUKWU Department of History and International Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria ndukwupaschal1@gmail.com African Journal of Religion, Philosophy and Culture (AJRPC) ISSN 2634-7636 (Print) ISSN 2634-7644 (Online) Indexed by SCOPUS, IBSS, EBSCO and SABINET Volume 6, Number 3, September 2025 Pp 191-211