Category: Culture

Nov

23

2025

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Excitement In Enugu As Agbaja People Celebrate Onyeama, Onoh, Chinze And 18 Others

Culture, Feature

By SHEDDY OZOENE Every society arrives at moments when it must pause, look back, and decide whether it has done right for those who shaped its path. For Agbajaland, that moment comes again in the next few days as the people gather for the 2025 Agbaja Summit. It comes with another opportunity not merely to celebrate culture, but to confront history with gratitude. From November 26 to 27, Agbaja sons and daughters will return to Enugu, the Coal City, for the second edition of an event that has quickly grown into a collective reaffirmation of identity. Agbaja, a clan of…

Nov

22

2025

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Honour For Onyeama, Onoh, Chinze, As Agbaja People Rekindle Common Identity

Culture, Feature

By SHEDDY OZOENE (Also Published In SATURDAY VANGUARD Newspaper, today) Next week, Enugu — the Coal City — will once again come alive with the biennial Agbaja Summit. From November 26 to 27, 2025, Agbaja sons and daughters from across Nigeria and the Diaspora will converge for the second edition of a gathering designed to restore identity, rekindle community spirit, and shape a collective vision for the future. Agbaja, a cluster of more than 40 communities spread across Udi, Ezeagu, Enugu North, Enugu South, and Igbo-Etiti LGAs, is bound by shared ancestry and an enduring sense of kinship. The maiden…

Nov

10

2025

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Multibillion Naira Benin Looted Artefacts Spark Protests At New Museum

Culture

Protesters today disrupted a preview event at a major new museum in Benin, the Edo state capital, that has become embroiled in a row over the restitution of artefacts looted by British colonial forces in the 19th century. The demonstrators asserted that the opening of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is a violation of Benin City’s cultural heritage, which falls under the authority of its traditional ruler, the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. In a video circulating on social media, protesters were seen loudly chanting “Oba ghato kpere ise” (“Long live the king” in the Bini language) while…

Nov

01

2025

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By Felix Duru Mbah

New Yam Festival: Nkerefi Community Lauds Mbah’s Rural Devt Initiative

Culture

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enuogu-Nkerefi Autonomous Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State came alive on Thursday with colours, rhythmic Abia dance steps, and the rich aroma of roasted yam as the people celebrated their annual Iri Ji, otherwise known as the New Yam festival. The event was marked by excitement and praises for Governor Peter Mbah’s rural development initiatives, which aim to bridge the economic gap between urban and rural communities in the state. The ceremony, held at the palace of the traditional ruler, Igwe Emmanuel Onukwube, attracted dignitaries, traditional rulers, government officials, business moguls,…

Oct

12

2025

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Restitution Row: How Nigeria’s New Home For Benin Bronzes Ends Up With Clay Replicas

Culture

By Philip Oltermann, Berlin, & Eromo Egbejule,in Abidjan In a corner of the new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), visitors can marvel at a sample display of the cultural treasures that adorned the royal palace that once stood in its place: a proud cockerel, a plaque with three mighty warriors, a bust of a king with a glorious beaded collar. The artefacts, collectively known as the Benin bronzes, were looted by British colonial forces who went on to burn down the palace in a punitive expedition in 1897. In the decades that followed they were scattered across collections in…

Apr

28

2025

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Thrills As Sanwi Chiefdom Holds Carnival, Kefas Pledges Support

Culture

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo The Sanwi Chiefdom of the Yandang-speaking people of Taraba State, North-East Nigeria, have held their maiden cultural Carnival, tagged 'Sungki Yandang Carnival'. The carnival with the theme 'Cultural Heritage; A panacea for National Cohesion', was graced by a glittering array of personalities within and outside the State. Speaking on the occasion, held at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS), Sayonti, Lau Local Government Area (LGA) of the State, the State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS), lauded the Yandang people for coming up with such a cultural carnival.…

Jan

27

2025

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OHAMADIKE: Honour To Osita Ngwu, The Senator Exceeding Expectations

Culture, Opinion, Politics

By SHEDDY OZOENE In early 2022, when Osita Ngwu expressed interest in representing Enugu West constituency in the Senate, many dismissed his aspiration as a pipe dream. Many notable political heavyweights had lined up for the coveted seat after Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who was serving his fifth term, had declared that he would no longer run for the position. Although he was visible in the dominant Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State - having helped fund the party's governorship campaigns in 2015 and 2019 – and his philanthropy had made him a household name in the senatorial district, Ngwu was…

Jan

17

2025

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We’ve Concluded Plans To Make 2025 Yauri Festival Go International -Emir

Culture

By John Bassey, Birnin Kebbi International limelight and its benefits are on the horizon for the colourful Yauri festival, Kebbi State, Noth-West Nigeria, asEmir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, hinted that plans have been concluded to upgrade the annual fiesta in Rigata to international standard. The festival is a cultural event which showcases the rich culture of Yauri Emirate and the people of Kebbi State. Its expected elevation to international status will woo foreign tourists to Yauri to boost global ties and rake in revenue for the state,he explained. Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, shortly…

Oct

08

2024

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Ahmed, Buhari, Oloyede, Adekunle, Akinwunmi, Watti, Irukera, Eni-B, Rally For Olusunle’s Book Launch

Culture

Immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, will be at the head of a powerful delegation of alumni of the University of Ilorin to the launch of two books authored by fellow alumnus, Tunde Olusunle, the eminent poet, journalist and scholar. The books are: Orisirisi: Vistas on Contemporary Politics in Nigeria and Toasts, Tributes and Wreaths. The launch is scheduled for Wednesday October 9, 2024, at the Yar'Adua Centre and will be chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON. Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo is also expected as Chief Host…

Oct

06

2024

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Ododo, Lawal, Aliyu-Sokoto, Akume, Gusau, Abaribe To Headline Olusunle’s Book Launch

Culture, Media

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo will join elder statesmen and leaders to headline the launch of two new books written by his constituent, renowned poet, journalist and scholar, Tunde Olusunle. Emeritus National Security Adviser, (NSA), General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, GCON; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON and the governors of Sokoto and Zamfara states, Ahmad Aliyu-Sokoto and Dauda Lawal, will equally headline the event. Taraba State governor, Kefas Agbu is equally expected at the event as with the ranking Senator and former Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe and the pre-eminent economist and journalist and…