Awka: Obiorah Anthony Ugwonwa The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Kabiru Bala, has described Igbo culture and traditions, Onitsha community in particular as wonderful, outstanding and very impactful. The Vice-Chancellor, who spoke during press interview at the 2024 Ofala festival of the Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Obi, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, held in his palace, over the weekend, maintained that a story of a people with culture and well defined identity are clear indication that the people are proud of themselves. Represented at the occasion by Professor Ahmed Doko Abraham…
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Agbogidi: The Dance of a King
It is customary that the king must dance during his Ofala to the cheers and the admiration of his guests and subjects.So, Agbogidi the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe stepped out in his royalty to the enchanting percussion of Egwu-Ota, war dance, to show his appreciation to the gods and make a formal public appearance. Of course joy, he must exude as custom demands because the gods averted the calamity that would have befell the throne. A precursor to his spiritual isolation, Inye Ukwu Na Nlo which every…
Read MoreObi of Onitsha laments state of affairs in Nigeria
Alphonsus Nweze The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has decried the increasing negative economic, social, political and security situation in Nigeria. The traditional ruler who spoke Saturday at his Ime-Obi Palace in Onitsha during his 20th Ofala festival said: “Our country today appears to be in dire straight than at any other time since national independence, except for three years of the Civil War.” He said that the biggest challenge of the nation now is insecurity which affects most parts of the country and disrupts every aspect of our…
Read MoreSome Igbo traditions, not obnoxious – Obi of Onitsha
Alphonsus Nweze The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has stoutly stood in the defence of Igbo traditions, declaring that not all Igbo customs and traditions are obnoxious as most people perceive it.The Obi spoke in defence of Igbo tradition on Thursday when the Bishop on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen Nwokolo paid him a courtesy visit at his palace as part of the programme for this year’s Synod, holding at All Saints Church Cathedral, Onitsha.Obi while responding to Bishop Nwokolo’s address at the palace agreed that some of…
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