IFUNAKWA FESTIVAL: A CORE CELEBRATION OF THE IGBO CULTURE
Culture in every essence of it refers to the core identity of a people, showing the relationship between the existing generations and those that were in preexistence. The culture of…
FG declares Friday, Monday Easter public holidays
THE Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday, April 2 and 5, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the…
RCCG declares prayers for abducted members as gunmen demand N50m ransom
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has declared prayers for the release of eight members of the church kidnapped in Kaduna on Friday. The RCCG Head of Media and Public…
Don’t set Nigeria on fire over hijab, PFN tells Abdulrasaq
The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has warned the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul-Raman Abdulrasaq, against engaging in actions that could set the country on fire, saying…
Culture, Tradition And Truths In The Songs Of Osita Osadebe And Oliver De Coque: The Last Igbo Minstrels
Music has often been described as food for the soul and I bet you would not put up a fight to that because many a song jolts people into nostalgia…
“August Meeting” Is A History Lesson Everyone Needs To Learn
Growing up in an Igbo home, one of the things we looked forward to was village meetings, which parents had to attend at least once a month. It afforded us…
Do You Remember How Geles Were Back In The Day?
Picture this. You are at a wedding reception, taking in the ambience in the gilded hall of a wedding reception. Well-attired, young women drift about in blinged, conspicuous geles in…
Nigerian Cultures And Its Impact On Art And Engineering
Long before Nigeria was colonized by Britain, art and engineering had been a part of our culture. Many Nigerian cultures have had great kingdoms that practiced ancient craftsmanship and passed…
Nigerian Civil War Through The Eyes Of A Child
I was with my family in our house at 9th mile, Enugu when we heard explosions. My mother who was breaking palm kernels with me and my siblings grabbed my…
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Omugwo is a traditional Igbo custom for postpartum care by the mother of the couple. The aim of this practice is to help new mothers to ease into her new…















