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  • IGWE ORIZU III OF NNEWI KINGDOM CELEBRATES OFALA AND BIRTHDAY

    Report By Eke Nnechukwu Okwuchi| News| Ọfọ| Friday| 6th January 2023| 23:27 CAT OTOLO, Nnewi – IGWE Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III of Nnewi Ancient Kingdom celebrated his 59th Ofala and 97th Birthday anniversaries. The Nnewi Monarch is the 2nd longest reigning Monachry in Nigeria for 59 years and still living after Late Eze Kanu Oji [Eze…

  • IGBO: PAD A girl initiative

    <SUNBIGHT>~Akụkọ~Nkwo~25th Septemba, 2022 @ 06:97 CAT Akụkọ sitere n’aka Chima Onyekachi Obiọ Akpor, Ugwuocha – mbipụta ọzọ nke PHILANTROPIC INITIATIVE of a Rivers State blogger “Ikwerre Boy” ka ekwuputala. Ihe ngosi “PAD A GIRL” nke onye nta akụkọ paramilitary cum Entertainment haziri  kwesịrị ime na abalị 28th Septemba, 2022 n’ofe steeti Riverine. PAD A GIRL…

  • ENLIGHTENMENT: September Blues 4

    By Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko <SUNBIGHT>~Enlightenment~Eke~6th September, 2022 @ 10:46 CAT SEPTEMBER BLUESSeason four Enugu, Enugu – MANY members of the Igbo political class are yet to come to terms with the new reality: That the format that sustained their relevance, over the years, has suddenly become obsolete, with the huge awareness and consciousness amongst the younger…

  • 40 Students, Faculty Members In US Declare Igbo Ancestry

    <SUNBIGHT>~USA~Orie~1st July,2022 @ 10:16 WAT~Leadership Global, US – No fewer than 40 students and faculty members from Morehouse College Glee Club in Atlanta, United States of America, USA, have taken Igbo names. They took the names on Wednesday and also declared their ancestry to the Igbos of Southeastern Nigeria. During the event, the students narrated…

  • ABS, AWKACCIMA Hold National Summit On Igbo Apprenticeship (Igba boi)

    <SUNBIGHT>~Biafra~Afo~12th March,2022 @ 08:40 WAT THE Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, says the Igbo apprenticeship scheme ‘igba boi’ has become the most popular indigenous Nigerian economic institution, globally recognized as the world’s largest business incubator. The Vice President stated this during the maiden annual National Summit on Igbo Apprenticeship Scheme, organized by Anambra…

  • Hollywood Actor Forest Whitaker Traces Ancestry to Igbo

    <SUNBIGHT>~U.S~Nkwo~5th February,2022. AMERICAN Actor, Forest Whitaker who has traced his ancestral roots to old Eastern Nigeria and received the traditional chieftaincy title of Nwannedinamba of Nkwerre (meaning “Brother in a Foreign Land”. He said; “I am proud of my Nigerian Igboland lineage. I have Nigerian blood flowing in my veins. I am from Nkwerre community…

  • Mmuo di n’ani: The gods of the Land and the gods in Heaven

    <SUNBIGHT >~African Tradition~Afor!~4th February,2022 As a man of 80 plus years, I am closer to my ancestors than most. I am also closer to their history than many younger than I am. In today’s article, I will talk about that history particularly as it relates to the religion of those closest to me, my religion,…

  • Haiti traces root to Igboland

    <SUNBIGHT>~Haiti~Nkwo~24th January,2022. PEOPLE OF Haiti trace root to Igboland. PEOPLFRof Haiti trace root to Igboland.A delegation of Haitians led by Senator Moise Jean- Charles were in Enugu today to declare that they originated from Igboland, they were warmly received by Governor Ugwuanyi. We need more of our brothers from Jamaica and Equatorial Guinea.■ [African Report…

  • Nollywood Actress Uzor Osimkpa lambastes COZA Pastor

    <SUNBIGHT> ~ Nollywood ~ Religion ~ 6th January, 2022. Report by Okwuchi Nneuwa POPULAR nollywood actress, Uzor Osimkpa took a swipe at Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) for describing the Igbos as stingy towards church donations. The COZA pastor in a recent sermon at his Abuja church has alleged that the…

  • Did you know about the Igbo People of Jamaica?

    <SUNBIGHT> – Igbo people were taken in relatively high numbers to Jamaica as slaves, so it’s no surprise that there’s some Igbo language in the Jamaican Patois language. The “Red Ibo” or “Red Eboe” was used to refer to the Igbo slaves in Jamaica because of their light skin. Igbo slaves were distinguished physically by…