Among Isobo people: The Indigenous Igbo of Cross River State
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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…
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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…
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 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…
Dates For 2019 New Yam Festival Across Igbo Land
New Yam Festival is the most important event in the calendar of Igbo people all over the world. Yams are the first crop to be harvested, and are the most…
Names of Igbo Traditional Musical Instruments
Musical instruments are instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds, In Igbo Land Musical instruments are not only used for making music, they are also used to communicate to…
How to prepare Akidi and Abach Akidi
I recently visited a family member and she requested i prepare Abacha for her before i leave, and not any other Abacha, but Abacha Akidi. Knowing also how much she…
List of Major Markets in Onitsha
Onitsha is a metropolitan city located on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State. Onitsha is an economic hub, known for commerce, industry, and education. Onitsha hosts…
List of Traditional Festivals celebrated in Igbo Land
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…
Ebonyi State, Salt of The Nation
Ebonyi is an agrarian state in south-east Nigeria. It is inhabited and populated primarily by the Igbos. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki. Known as the “Salt of the…