The leadership of the Nawfia community in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State has suspended the “Igu Aro” festival until further ...

A young man who survived a recent kidnapping along the Ugwogo Nike–Opi–Nsukka Road in Enugu State has shared a chilling ...

In Nigeria, there are mounting calls to oust the Igbo population from the north of the country — and threats of violence if they don’t comply. Now, a group of United Nations experts have “grave ...

An association of Igbo clergymen, Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission, CIMC, has said governors of the South-East states, with the exception of Alex Otti ...

An Ikwerre socio-cultural group, the Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation has faulted claims by the Ohaneze Ndigbo and its President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, that Ikwerre is part of Igbo. The IPO ...

Among the Igbo, one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups, there is widespread identification with Jews, and many see themselves as descendants of the biblical Israelites. But a recent test to determine ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. As campaigning for the just concluded presidential election gathered pace, Peter ...

Blood money, light-skinned women and many other weird things. Most times, these generalisations enable us to consider and respect cultural and religious sensitivities. However, more often than not, ...

An opinion leader in the Niger Delta, Mr. Andy Wabali, has clarified that the Ikwere of Rivers State, are not Igbo irrespective of language similarities. He also said it is wrong to describe the ...

On an ordinary day at a junior secondary school in southeastern Nigeria, an Igbo language teacher walks into a classroom and begins the lesson with a greeting. When the learners greet her in unison ...

In Nigeria, the language spoken by one of the largest ethnic groups, the Igbo, is in danger of dying out - which is odd because the population is growing. In the past this didn't worry the BBC's Nkem ...