There have been various contradictory and controversial versions about the origin and initial migrations of the founding fathers of the present Nnewi Town.
Author: anaedo (Anthony-Claret Onwutalobi)
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Video: Afiaolu Nnewi Cultural Festival -2014
Afiaolu (New yam festival) is a traditional festival held annually in Nnewi around August. The Afiaolu festival commences on “Eke” day with what is traditionally described as “IWAJI” (scaling of yam) and Ikpa Nku (the wood gathering), this heralds the availability of new yam as well as a thanksgiving to God. The festival includes a variety of entertainments including the performance of ceremonial rites by the Igwe (king), cultural dance by girls and masquerade dance.
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Video: Ofala Nnewi Cultural Festival 2014 – Part 2
The Ofala Festival also called Ofala Nnewi, is an annual ceremony practised by the indigenes of Nnewi and Onitsha in Anambra State, South-Western Nigeria. The term ofala (English: the authority of the land) is derived from two Igbo words – ofo (English: authority) and ala (English: land).
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Eze Ukwu
Eze Ukwu(born 1799-1862) was the 15th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria. He is a member of the Nnofo Royal lineage and the successor to his father Eze Chukwu. Unlike most Igbo monarchies, there were kings of...
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Igwe Okafo
Igwe Okafo(born 1830-1891) was the 16th Obi of Otolo and Igwe of Nnewi kingdom. He was the traditional supreme ruler and spiritual leader in Nnewi, an Igbo city in Nigeria
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I won’t allow my daughter do what I did with Ojukwu
Bianca Ojukwu exudes beauty. And it is not beauty without brain. To say that she is intelligent is to state the obvious. It only takes a brief interaction to unravel the bundle of giftedness masking under the rather innocent smiles and affectionate disposition of this lawyer who seems to relish in accomplishing unconventional things. She...
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Nnewi manufacturing companies
TABLE OF MEMBERS OF THE MANUFACTURING GROUP OF THE NNEWI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY MINES AND AGRICULTURE AND THEIR PRESENT STATUS.
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Innocent Chukwuma
Innocent Chukwuma (Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma Born 1961 ) is the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Co. Ltd, the first indigenous vehicle manufacturing plant in Nigeria. 1 Early Life He was born in 1961 in Umudim, Nnewi,in Anambra State. Innocent is the last of six children born to Mr. and Mrs.Chukwuma...
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Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) is the premiere private indigenous vehicle manufacturing company in Nigeria. Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM) was commissioned by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at Nnewi.
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Nnewi Afiaolu Festival
Afiaolu (New yam festival) is a traditional festival held annually in Nnewi around August. The Afiaolu festival commences on “Eke” day with what is traditionally described as “IWAJI” (scaling of yam) and Ikpa Nku (the wood gathering), this heralds the availability of new yam as well as a thanksgiving to God. The festival includes a...