Author: Anthony Onwutalobi
Nnewi Economy
For this past fifty years, Nnewi has embarked on various types of community development programs which include building primary schools, post-primary schools, hospitals, rural electrification and water supply projects.
Video: Ofala Nnewi -Cultural Festival 2014
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).
Igbo Proverbs, Idioms And Parables
Guest Author: Onyeagba Joseph Chinonye Professor Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, one of the prominent sons of Igboland once defined […]
Igbo Grammar
Grammar: Language and Pronunciation Igbo language is one of the many languages spoken in Nigeria. Since its independence, the main […]
Igbo-English and English-Igbo Dictionary
Igbo – English – – m I -a this, these A abalï night abalï öma good night, good-evening abüö […]
Food and Recipes
Igbo people typically have a list a number of soups with meat or fish ingredients, served with either pounded yam, […]
Kola Nut
Kola nuts are not only known for its origin to many American and European soft-drinks and its chewing by […]
The festive masquerades of Igbo people
Apart from the language, the traditions and culture are also some other endangered heritage of the Igbo peoples. One of […]
Nnewi Festivals
In Nnewi, there are many festivals, some of which are observable by a few sections only, others are by the […]
Musical Instruments from Igbo Land
These musical tools are used primarily by masquerade, dance, and musical groups in special human activities like; rituals, spiritual and cultural events as well as births of newborn and funerals. Today, they are also used to accompany church choirs.