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Tag: Eri
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The Attah of Igala and Chairman, Kogi State traditional council, Dr Micheal Ameh Oboni has joined his ancestors. The Paramount ruler of the Igalla nation died in Abuja yesterday night after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja. The Igalas are historically close to the Igbos. Oral tradition has it that the first Attah of…
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Eze Chukwuemeka Eri, Of Eri, Aguleri in Anambra State, has said that Osu Caste system is a thing of the past in Igboland. He however spoke of a river in his domain where people are cleansed of Osu belief. He said; Now, there is nothing like Osu in Igbo culture; it has been abolished.Nobody is…
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Eze Chukwuemeka Eri of Eri Community in Aguleri, Anambra state says that Benin people left Eri before establishing Ife. He also stated that the Igbo and Igala races also started from Eri, Aguleri. The traditional ruler made the statement during an interview with Daily Trust. He said; There is the need for us to look…
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Every day, new clues show that Igbos were indeed the First Men on earth. Read this passage culled from an article in Vanguard. According to Igbo oral history, Eri was the father of all humanity, created in swamp and whose first food was Yam and palm oil. This tarries with natural sciences that purports that…
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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…