IGBO people living in Kano State have held their annual New Yam Festival known as Iwaji. A High Court presided over by Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu halted the festival (Iwaji 2020) scheduled for ...

The beat of drums carried across a Brandon, Man., ballroom Saturday as Igbo dancers in bright regalia celebrated the New Yam Festival — a ritual that is both a taste of home for Nigerian families and ...

A cultural clash is brewing in the capital as the Ga Traditional Council has issued a stern warning against the planned celebration of the Igbo New Yam Festival in Accra, citing fears that the event ...

The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter, says it is set to host the annual Igbo Day/New Yam festival on Sept. 19, in the country. The Igbo community in the Diaspora, Ghana Chapter. [NAN] N ...

The Igbo rich cultural heritage was on display on Saturday, when the Igbo community in Lagos celebrated this year’s New Yam Festival. CHINAKA OKORO was there. For several hours last Saturday, guests ...

Igwe E.A. Mbanefo, the Ozuruoha II of Orsumoghu, has marked this year’s New Yam Festival with an in-house celebration at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja. At the event, Igwe Mbanefo emphasised the ...

Chidioka, who is also a former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that the Igbo culture should be promoted worldwide. Since the former minister became the Obosi, the Obiora ...

The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has directed the suspension of the Yam Festival planned by 'Igbo king' in Ghana, Eze Dr Amb Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu. The ceremony was scheduled to take place on ...

Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze, the chairperson of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Council of Enugu State, has called for the preservation of the New Yam Festival and other Igbo cultural practices. He made the ...

The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has directed the suspension of the Yam Festival planned by Igbo leader in Ghana, Eze Dr Amb Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu. The ceremony was scheduled to take place on ...

His Royal Highness (HRH), Igwe E.A. Mbanefo, Ozuruoha II of Orsumoghu, has marked this year’s New Yam Festival with an in-house celebration at his residence in Lokogoma, Abuja. Speaking during the ...