I just read that Igalaland uses the 4 native Igbo calendar days of Eke, Oye, Afor and Nkwo which are Eke, Ede, Afor and Ukwor in Igala land. Igala is said to have been one of the children of Eri, who founded Igbo civilization. The last Ochi Igala had the title ‘Agaba Idu’ which is…… Continue reading Igala uses the 4 Igbo market days
Category: History
Today Is Igbo Landing Day 2019
Today, we at Igbo Defender remember Igbo Landing, the first civil rights protest on US soil. In 1803, some Igbos who had been kidnapped under the transatlantic slave genocide arrived Dunbar Creek, Georgia, US. Led by Oba, a Lucumi Igbo Prince, the Igbos held what turned out to be the first civil rights protest of…… Continue reading Today Is Igbo Landing Day 2019
Important Role Of Ife’s Igbo/Ugbo Aboriginal Chiefs In The Enthronement Of Great Ooni Of Ife
Prof. SUZANNE PRESTON BLIER, in her seminal work, Art and Risk in Ancient Yoruba: Ife History, Power and Identity, undertakes an excursion into the coronation rituals of the mighty Yoruba throne of Ile Ife, and reveals among other things, the primal role of the Igbo Aboriginal chiefs in the enthronement of the Great Ooni of…… Continue reading Important Role Of Ife’s Igbo/Ugbo Aboriginal Chiefs In The Enthronement Of Great Ooni Of Ife
The Igbo Masquerade That Carries 45 Other Dancing Masquerades!
Biggest masquerade in Africa!
“The Igbos And Igalas Come From The Same Blood Family”
I share an article which states clearly that the Igbos and the Igalas are related by blood. Before I post the article below, I have certain observations to make: Igala is today, a common name among the Igbo In fact, the founder of the Igala ethnic group, who was named Igala himself is said…… Continue reading “The Igbos And Igalas Come From The Same Blood Family”