HRH Igwe Dr. KON Orizu III CON, Igwe Nnewi, on behalf of himself and the entire people of the ancient city of Nnewi, sympathizes with His Excellency Prof Charles C Soludo, for the loss of his father and the family’s Read more…
Category: Culture
WHAT qualifies a man to lay claim to paternity of children born to him, according to Igbo custom and tradition? This contentious issue was triggered by a recent judgment of an Akure Magistrate Court which declared as “barbaric, evil and Read more…
Stakeholders in the South East are worried that youths of the region seem not interested in joining the ongoing recruitment of constables by the Nigeria Police Force. Disturbing details recently released by the chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, indicated Read more…
The Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Rivers State chapter, has condemned the attempt to impeach the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by the House of Assembly. President of the youth wing of Ohanaeze, in Rivers State, Jocelyn Johiah, in a statement issued in Read more…
The Umu Onyechi family celebrates their every-ten-year Convenant or Bonding ceremony known in Nnewi as Oliko.It is a ceremony steeped in ages. This ceremony usually brings every Onyechi son home, including Umuada and Umudiana that may be around.It is an Read more…
Chairman of the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council and Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local government Area, His Royal Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Second Vice President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Chief Nengi James and other Ijaw Read more…
A female rights advocate, Chinyere Osuwah has frowned at the continued practice of female genital mutilation in parts of Igbo land and called for total abolition of the ugly practice. Osuwah described the practice as dangerous to the health of Read more…
Eminent Nigerian constitutional lawyer and former Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor Ben Nwabueze, has passed away at the age of 92. Nwabueze died on Sunday evening at his home according to sources close to the family. The prominent Senior Read more…
Following recent exoneration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group by the court, the pro-Biafra group has urged the Federal Government to remove the tag and stop to recognise it as such. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo HRN Igwe KON Orizu III kicked off the series of events to herald this year’s 98th birthday and 60th year on the throne by cutting a cake with members of the Igwe Nnewi Royal cabinet. The Read more…
By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo HRH Igwe KON Orizu III inspected some projects at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital’s (NAUTH) permanent site. Amongst the several projects he visited were the Igwe Orizu ICT Center, the Water park landscape with its Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra state governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has advocated joint celebration of new yam for Ndị-Igbo. Gov made the call at Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, during the maiden edition of Anambra Iri Ji festival. The governor Read more…