Queen Moremi was a courageous queen who is fabled to have contributed to the deliverance of the Yoruba tribe from oppression. Honoured with a statue in Ile-Ife that is the tallest in Nigeria, Queen Moremi is revered by the At a time in ancient Yoruba land, the people of Ile-Ife people were enslaved by a...
Category: <span>Culture</span>
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In an Ethiopian tribe, the man with the biggest pot belly is a champion
Ethiopia’s Bodi or Me’en people love a man with a big belly. This tribe which lives in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley have a very interesting tradition of making their young men drink cow blood and milk and crowning the fattest man. Six months before the contest begins every family chooses one unmarried man to prepare for...
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Breathtaking Tourist Centers In The Southeast
The southeastern part of Nigeria is yet to be fully explored and it’s gold mine is yet to be tapped. There are so many beautiful, breathtaking and fun places that you can visit within the year. The craziness that came with Covid-19 has taught us all to always find time and smell the flowers. Visit...
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IN THIS TRIBE, A MAN MUST KIDNAP ANY LADY HE LIKES FOR MARRIAGE AND INFORM HER FATHER LATER
While in other parts of the world, a man must first woo and secure the consent of a lady he is attracted to and wants to marry and then proceed to get her parents’ consent, the practice is different in Latuka, South Sudan. Per their culture and traditions, a suitor must kidnap a lady he intends...
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OHANAEZE IMEOBI : IGBO LEADERS DISCUSS ISSUES AFFECTING NDIGBO, DELIBERATE ON IGBO PRESIDENCY, ALAIGBO STABILIZATION FUND AND RELEASE OF MAZI NNAMDI KANU
It was a meeting of highly esteemed men and women as several Igbo leaders and stakeholders in different fields gathered during the Ohanaeze Imeobi meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday, the 6th of May The meeting which was held at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National secretariat in Enugu saw the attendance of Ambassador Professor George Obiozor;...
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Ugwuanyi receives Haitian delegation in Enugu, as they trace their roots to Igboland
The 10-man Haitian delegation, led by Senator Moise Jean-Charles, were on a home-coming mission to Enugu, the historic capital of Igboland, to perform conventional Igbo rituals such as traditional naming and name adoption, after they traced their roots to Igboland. Addressing the delegation, Gov. Ugwuanyi represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof....
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Ibadan Indigenes to organise free shopping to celebrate cultural festival
The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes has said this year’s Ibadan Cultural Festival Week 2022 has been taken from a local event to a global one. The President-General of CCII, Oluwayemisi Adeaga, who said this on Wednesday at the official launch of the website for the festival, said the website was created to give people all over...
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ENUGU STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER, OTAKA CELEBRATES IGWE BENEDICT ON BIRTHDAY, OFALA FESTIVAL, RECIEVES CHIEFTAINCY TITLE
Hon. Engr. Okwu Chinedu Otaka, the chairman house committee on youth, sports and security matters and member representing Aninri state constituency on the 22nd of December bagged a chieftaincy title. The chieftaincy title which took place at the 70th birthday and first Ofala festival of Igwe Benedict Nnajiofor Eze, Ezeagbo (VI) Ezeoha of Ndeagbo ancient...
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SENATOR EKWEREMADU’S WIFE, NWANNEKA BAGS CHIEFTAINCY TITLE
It was a day of joy in the household of three time former deputy president of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as his wife Dr. Mrs Nwanneka Ekweremadu was bestowed with a chieftaincy title. The chieftaincy title which took place on the 22nd of December at the 70th birthday and first Ofala festival of Igwe Benedict...
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ENUGU REP OGUERINWA AND WIFE RECEIVES TITLE AWAY FROM HOME
The Rt, Hon. Amadi Dennis Oguerinwa, the member representing Udi and Ezeagu federal constituency and his amiable wife, Mrs Ifeyinwa Amadi on the 22nd of December received chieftaincy titles. The chieftaincy title which took place at the 70th birthday and first Ofala festival of Igwe Benedict Nnajiofor Eze, Ezeagbo (VI) Ezeoha of Ndeagbo ancient kingdom...