Author: Anthony Onwutalobi
Various versions of the origin of Nnewi
There have been various contradictory and controversial versions about the origin and initial migrations of the founding fathers of the present Nnewi Town.
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.
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).
Nzuko ora Nnewi Constitution
ARTICLE 1: NAME: 1.1. The organization shall be known as NZUKO ORA NNEWI, hereinafter called The Nzuko Ora, which is […]
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 […]
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.
Nnewi Afiaolu Festival
Afiaolu (New yam festival) is a traditional festival held annually in Nnewi around August. The Afiaolu festival commences on “Eke” […]
Egedege dance of Unubi
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.
A History Of Wars Fought By The Warriors Of Ibusa against Nnewi
History recalls that the 7th Obi of Uruagu (Uruagu was formerly an Isu Kingdom), Eze Orimili hired Igbuzo mercenaries against […]
About Anambra State
Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria. Its name is an anglicized version of the original ‘Oma Mbala’, the native name of the Anambra River. The capital and seat of government is Awka. Onitsha, Nnewi and Ekwulobia are the biggest commercial and industrial cities, respectively.