We saw this post on Facebook listing the Igbo Speaking Parts of Rivers State and thought we should share. The IGBO SPEAKING people in Rivers state are: Ikwerre, Etche, Ekpeye, Ogba, Egbema, Ndoni, Ndoki, Asa, Bonny and Opobo https://www.facebook.com/groups/httpsyoutube.comchannelucwgna8mhaahnoxhhxlpi/permalink/8069357023136161/?flite=scwspnss
Category: Culture
US Congressman Jamaal Bowman Defines Hip Hop, Warns Against It’s Criminalization
“Hip hop is art, it is literature, it is poetry, it is free speech, it is journalism, and it should be protected as such. It should not be criminalised.” Congressman Jamaal Bowman, whose district includes the Bronx, NY, the birthplace of hip hop. I think hip hop can be characterized as poetry with beats and…… Continue reading US Congressman Jamaal Bowman Defines Hip Hop, Warns Against It’s Criminalization
Rita Edochie Celebrates Igbo-Igala Ancient Connections
“For me to have come here shows that the Attah Igala is a great man. It shows that he is a respected person. I have come because this is my root. I come from here. I come to reconnect.” – Igbo Nollywood actress Rita Edochie speaks on her Igala roots at the 3rd anniversary of…… Continue reading Rita Edochie Celebrates Igbo-Igala Ancient Connections
40 Afro Americans Take Igbo Names
Forty Afro Americans recently adopted Igbo Names. This is after DNA tests showed they have Igbo ancestry. This site has always maintained that most Afro Americans are of Igbo origin. And science is supporting that claim. We say nno (welcome) to the Afro Americans. We wish they read about Equianoism, the Igbo Afro American success…… Continue reading 40 Afro Americans Take Igbo Names
Video: Igwe Nnewi Ofala Festival 2021
The Nnewi people (Ndi Nnewi) recently held their Ofala Festival for the year 2021. One thing about the people of Nnewi is the reverence they have for their Igwe. It reminds me of the reverence the Benin/Edo people have for the Oba of Benin. Watch the Ofala Festival here.