10 Interesting Facts About Igbo People

10 Interesting Facts About Igbo People: Written By Okpara Nnajiaku The Igbo people (Ndi Igbo) are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria. Igbo people are known to be innovative, interesting & enterprising with a unique way of life (Omenala Igbo) 1. The Igbo’s are Industrious In Nature. Igbos are industrious & entrepreneurial in…

ByoyibougboJune 13, 20220Comments

Among Isobo people: The Indigenous Igbo of Cross River State

Not much is known about some of the Igbo communities in Cross River State, few days back I visited Isobo land, one of the Igbo sub groups in Cross River State... Remember when I wrote about my Afikpo trip that I mentioned I was supposed to take a boat from Ozizza to Ofrekpe and from…

ByoyibougboApril 1, 20220Comments

EVENTS FOOD SOCIAL

Enugu Abacha Hangout: The Mega Gathering of Foodies

#EnuguAbachaHangout ⁣ To Foodies all over the world.. Here is a question for you, What will you be doing on the 5th June? Don't know yet? here is something exciting for you, have you tried out one of the most popular Igbo food called Abacha? If you have, how was it? if you…

ByoyibougboMay 22, 20210Comments

CULTURAL FESTIVALS PEOPLE & CULTURE

Ten Most Popular Festival Celebrated In Igbo Land

Ndi Igbo: Living chiefly in eastern Nigeria are the Igbos. The Igbos are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River– an eastern (which is the larger of the two) and a western section. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic…

ByoyibougboApril 16, 20210Comments

CULTURAL FOOD

How to make Nkwobi

If you have ever been in Igbo land or had an Igbo friend, then you must have heard the term Nkwobi before. Nkwobi is a traditional delicacy treasured by Ibos and is loved by other tribes. It is one dish that you are definitely going to find in many restaurants all across Nigeria and it…

ByOu Travel And TourDecember 30, 20200Comments

FESTIVALS PEOPLE & CULTURE

The New Yam Festival

The New Yam Festival of the Igbo people (Orureshi in the idoma area, Iwa ji, Iri ji or Ike ji, depending on dialect) is an annual cultural festival by the Igbo people held at the end of the rainy season in early August. The Iri ji festival (literally "new-yam eating") is practiced throughout West Africa (especially…

ByoyibougboJune 29, 20200Comments

RANDOM

My service year purged me of tribal stereotype – Graduating corps member Peter Omoniyi

The news that I have been posted to Anambra State for the mandatory one-year national youth service greeted me with mixed feelings. For one reason, I was elated that I will be travelling very far from home for the first time having spent over two decades in my hometown, Ado Ekiti. I was delighted that…

ByoyibougboNovember 22, 20190Comments

AFRICA CULTURAL FESTIVALS PEOPLE & CULTURE

Top 10 Most Popular Festivals In Anambra State

Anambra state is home to culture and tradition, Located in South Eastern Nigeria, Anambra state celebrate many top and most entertaining festival in Igbo and and Nigeria at large ranging from the Ofala, The New Yam, The Igbo New Year, The Masquerade Festival and others. Below Are The Ten Most Attended, Most Entertaining And Most Popular…

ByoyibougboNovember 19, 20190Comments

CULTURAL FESTIVALS PEOPLE & CULTURE

Igbo New Yam Festival

New Yam Festival is a thanksgiving festival otherwise known by different names among various sub-ethnic groups in Igboland. Igbo New Yam Festival, ''Iri Ji Ohuu'' ''Ikeji'' ''Iwa Ji'' is one of the most important and Most Celebrated festivals in Igboland, The Iri ji festival which is an annual cultural festival of the Igbo people…

ByoyibougboNovember 19, 20190Comments

AFRICA CULTURAL PEOPLE & CULTURE

Top 10 Popular Traditional Dance In Nigeria

When one speaks about the culture of a people, interest is in the art, food, music, language, and even the cultural dance forms. Historic and traditional dance goes back hundreds and thousands of years. In Nigeria, Dance is one of the best art forms for expression, Nigeria as a country with diverse culture is blessed…

ByoyibougboAugust 15, 20190Comments