New Yam Festival is a major ceremony that is universal among Ndigbo but how it is celebrated differs from one community to another. For some the New yam festival is called Ikpoji, iri ji, and iwaji while some call it Otute. However, called, it is the celebration of a bountiful Yam harvest. Fides reporter, Mercy […]
Some traders, as well as custodians of culture, have decried the gradual extinction of pottery as an art in Nigeria, especially in Igbo Land, noting that it is gradually becoming a threat to the Igbo cultural heritage. This is even as they have adduced some reasons for some unidentified illnesses among the people. Pottery is […]
Located in the south-east geopolitical zone of Nigeria, Anambra State is an inland state with its capital in Awka. The people of the state are warm, hospitable and highly enterprising and could be found engaged in trading all over the country. The state is comprised of 21 local government areas namely Aguata, Anambra, […]
Let me take you on a journey to a city popularly known for its cuisine, robust industries and local palm wine (nkwu). A city home to hundreds of hills and valleys, tropical rain forests and amazing tourist sites. Welcome to Enugu state, my home state, the coal city state! Enugu is the capital of Enugu State […]