I’ve come to realize that the famous ‘Akwa isi-agu’ cultural outfit which is worn as an emblem of honour and pride by the Igbo people is fake, flawed, alien and a corruption of the original Igbo cultural totemic trademark. The original totem of the Igbo people is leopard (Agu), not lion (Odum). Please, pay special...
Category: Culture
ramadan fast commences today as sultan announces sighting of moon
Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad III, has directed Muslims across the country to commence the fasting month of Ramadan today. The Sultan, who gave the directive in a nationwide broadcast yesterday evening, revealed that the decision followed the confirmation of the lunar moon of Ramadan, which was earlier sighted by trusted Islamic leaders...
IFUNAKWA FESTIVAL: A CORE CELEBRATION OF THE IGBO CULTURE
Culture in every essence of it refers to the core identity of a people, showing the relationship between the existing generations and those that were in preexistence. The culture of a people describes them in wholeness. It tells a tale of the land and the man. The Igbos of Nigeria is a tribe known for...
FG declares Friday, Monday Easter public holidays
THE Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday, April 2 and 5, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘FG declares Friday 2nd, Monday 5th April, 2021, public holidays to mark...
RCCG declares prayers for abducted members as gunmen demand N50m ransom
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has declared prayers for the release of eight members of the church kidnapped in Kaduna on Friday. The RCCG Head of Media and Public Relations, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, said that the ministry was also working with security agencies for the safe return of the victims. Our correspondent had reported that...
Don’t set Nigeria on fire over hijab, PFN tells Abdulrasaq
The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has warned the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdul-Raman Abdulrasaq, against engaging in actions that could set the country on fire, saying that the hijab crisis may degenerate if not handled with caution. The PFN president also decried the tenure extension approved for the Inspector General of...
Culture, Tradition And Truths In The Songs Of Osita Osadebe And Oliver De Coque: The Last Igbo Minstrels
Music has often been described as food for the soul and I bet you would not put up a fight to that because many a song jolts people into nostalgia and other kinds of feelings. Not solely for the feeling but for the secrets these feelings hold. Music also means different things to different people...
“August Meeting” Is A History Lesson Everyone Needs To Learn
Growing up in an Igbo home, one of the things we looked forward to was village meetings, which parents had to attend at least once a month. It afforded us relaxing Sundays free of our bickering parents. With time, we noticed that the women’s wing of the meeting was a lot more serious than the...
Do You Remember How Geles Were Back In The Day?
Picture this. You are at a wedding reception, taking in the ambience in the gilded hall of a wedding reception. Well-attired, young women drift about in blinged, conspicuous geles in a myriad of textures and colours. The mass conformity of the gele styles is disorienting: the preferencing of the infinity pleats, a style that is...
Nigerian Cultures And Its Impact On Art And Engineering
Long before Nigeria was colonized by Britain, art and engineering had been a part of our culture. Many Nigerian cultures have had great kingdoms that practiced ancient craftsmanship and passed on the education down to each generation. Though civilization and education mean a certain thing now, there is more than enough proof that certain parts...