There are three types of marriages in Nnewi: the traditional marriage held in the house of the woman; the official wedding, held in a registry office and which allows only one wife; and the religious marriage. The official marriage ceremony is called “Igbankwu”, which is the Igbo word for the traditional marriage ceremony.
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.
Nnewi, as a historical city have many cultural events and places adorned with festivities and cultural monuments; these includes, Edo Na Ezemewi shrine, Udoogwugwu shrine (Ichi), Kamanu shrine (Ichi), and many other shrines dotted across all sections of Nnewi city.
This may hardly read as your typical captivating news story, never mind one of the century's most inspiring special reports. Yet it mirrors the dreams and disappointments, promise and enterprise of an extra-ordinary league of citizens slugging it out daily against daunting odds in the nation's East of the Niger, thus arousing speculations that they may be the next best thing to happen to Nigeria since the 1970's oil boom. OLATUNJI OLOLADE, Assistant Editor, writes
Since last Saturday, when the news filtered into town that Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu has died in a London hospital, Nigeria and the Igbo nation have been thrown into mourning.
For Ugochukwu Egwuatu, a trader in Nkwo Nnewi, lack of genuine support from government, is slowing down business in the area. “We’ve not really seen the serious impact of the government over the years, especially the federal government.
Some years ago, when some Nnewi traders in Lagos resolved to head back home and reestablish their motorcycle business, it looked like a mission impossible. Really, leaving the commercial nerve centre of the country at that time, with all its potentials, for a local community like Nnewi, was indeed a huge risk.
The universal aphorism that greatness is a virtue admired and cherished by many, but only a few have what it takes to be truly great, aptly describes the highly illuminating story of Chief Louis Izuchukwu Onwugbenu. Against all odds, he rose from a humble family background to become one of the most successful men of his generation.
Ofala is a celebration of the culture of Igbo people mostly of Anambra Extractions. The cultural festival, Apart from becoming a tool for unity and progress, is fast becoming a tourist attraction in various Igbo communities. Kasie Abone, who attended five such festivals during the last Christmas and new year holidays, reports
Work will soon commence at Nnewi shopping mall in Anambra State. Governor Peter Obi disclosed this during the inspection of the ongoing Agulu Hotel Resort, recently.
