Dr. Newton C. Jibunoh, OON, DSc, born January 1st 1938, from Akwukwu-Igbo, Oshimili North LGA of Delta State, an Ekwumekwu Hero like his ancestors is a man of many parts, with one constant thread running through them – desertification and the environment. He is an explorer, an engineer, a patron and connoisseur of African Art, philanthropist …
BY PATRICK MGBODO‘’Birds sing, not because they have answers but because they have songs” African proverb. Once upon a time it happened that the world was in a great haste, exhausted from a particularly tempestuous year. A foreign pestilence had traveled from distant lands, leaving fear and sorrow in its wake. A once boisterous generation …
By Juliet Ebirim The Easter season throbs with the celebration of the annual Anioma Cultural Festival in Asaba, Delta State. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the festival of royalty, glamour, pomp and pageantry. Arguably the finest cultural event in Delta State, Anioma Cultural Festival is the panoply of fashion, music, dance, traditional sports …
The Anioma Cultural Festival was held and as usual the Organization For the Advancement of Anioma Lifestyle OFAAC has wonderfully place smiles on our faces but it is just relatable that like a people we look return and appraise ourselves to determine our performance. This shall help us to do better within the future. However, …
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THE 11th edition of Anioma Cultural Festival ended in grand style in Asaba on Easter Monday thrilling guests and tourists with the diverse cultures the yearly festival of unity of Anioma people displayed. An unprecedented turnout of more than 6,000 participants, visitors and culture enthusiasts enjoyed the live cultural music, drama, dancing, traditional wrestling and …
By Chibuike Nwabuko Abuja (Sundiata Post) — Kester Ifeadi, President of the Organisation For the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC), the organisers of Anioma Cultural Festival, has said that all is set for this year’s edition, just as Union Bank Plc., has thrown its sponsorship support behind the festival, which is in its 14 edition. The Bank, …
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BY BENSON OKOBI-ALLANAH/ISIOMA OBIONOCHIEThis year’s Anioma Cultural Festival, the 11th in the series, which took place at the Oshimili- South Arcade saw the coming together of different dance groups’ rich artistic display on Easter Monday from the nine local governments that make up the Anioma Nation in Asaba, the Delta State capital.Richly attired Anioma sons …
By MCPHILIPS NWACHUKWUThe Anioma Cultural Festival has progressively become an upstage cultural event for the sons and daughters of the Anioma to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Anioma people within the nine Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria. The yearly cultural festival organised by the Organisation for the Advancement of… By MCPHILIPS …
