The daughter of Chief Innocent Chukwuma (Innoson) Miss Chinazom and the love of her life Chijioke yesterday December 29th 2020 exchanged marital vows. It was a colourful events as top dignitaries graced the occasion. It was a glamorous and colourful occasion as dignitaries both within and out-side Anambra state graced the wedding of Miss Chinazom Chukwuma...
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 thanks giving to God.
If a man dies intestate (i.e. without a Will) the following procedures are followed in Nnewi to share his estate: 1. The first son shall summon the extended family (Umunna) meeting signaling his intention to share the estate of his late father amongst his siblings. 2. If their father was polygamous, only the first sons...
In my town, a single girl would be permitted to beget children while in her father’s compound under the following conditions: SEARCH OF A MALE CHILD A daughter may be encouraged to get pregnant to produce a male child the mother could not get. She is allowed to received visitation of known fertile men who...
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...
Egedege Dance is one of the most renowned traditional dance outfits and an Igbo traditional Royal-styled cultural dance in the whole of South-Eastern Nigeria. Founded in 1985, it is a reincarnation of an old version originally performed by the ancestors of the present-day Unubi.
Igbo people typically have a list a number of soups with meat or fish ingredients, served with either pounded yam, eba (steamed garri), semovita or jollof rice. Pounding yam is an effort on its own, and after observing its pounding, you probably value your food a lot more. The soups are mostly palm oil-based and...
Kola nuts are not only known for its origin to many American and European soft-drinks and its chewing by labourers to diminish hunger and fatigue, but even more for its sacred significance in Igboland. Attending a kola nut ceremony is almost inevitable for anyone visiting Enugu and is Igbo tradition at its best. Elder...
Apart from the language, the traditions and culture are also some other endangered heritage of the Igbo peoples. One of the branches of this culture that is fast ebbing away is the mmanwu culture, the masquerade culture. Mmanwu is a traditional masquerade of the Igbos, to whom it used to be a major form of...
In Nnewi, there are many festivals, some of which are observable by a few sections only, others are by the entire Nnewi public. All jujus of great importance have important festivals which people observe in their names, whilst others have at times mere offerings and sacrifices. It is essential to note that not all public...
