This research presents additional information to the already existing research findings on the proverb use in drama. A lot of works have been done on the play texts under study but none of the studies within our reach at the time of this research has focused mainly on the proverbial elements as used by the author under review. However, our research findings will be with particular reference to the use of proverbs and its significance in drama with emphasis on Eregare’s Egbase and Idada’s Oduduwa: King Of Edos . The findings that will be provided at the end of this research will be of great benefit to future researchers in the field of literature in general. Before exploring the scholarly review of proverbs use in texts, it is pertinent we have a detailed understanding of the concept “proverb”. Indeed many of the definitions of proverbs take care of one aspect of the concept or the other. Proverbs are not learned nor premeditated as such; they come naturally with age, especially to