₦airaland Forum

On September 13th, I brought you the launching of Igbo Language Teaching Centres in Ile-Ife and the role played by the Federation of Igbo Students; https://www.nairaland.com/3346489/igbo-language-teaching-centres-ile-ife; ‎

In the spirit of celebrating the rich Igbo Culture I also bring you the celebration of New Yam Festival / Orientation of Freshers by the Federation of Igbo Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife "Great Ife" held on Saturday October 8th, 2016. ‎

The President of The Igbo Students Mr. ‎Ngwu Ikenna in his quest to promote the Igbo culture led his  executives, committees and selected Alumunus of the Association headed  by Udeh Kenneth C.  organized the event titled "New Yam Festival and Orientation". This is the first time the festival is celebrated in the university. 
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In his welcome address, Ngwu Ikenna gave vote of thanks to Cown Fm 101.5 Eleyele Ile-Ile for giving the Association  the opportunity to go on air and invite the general public‎, Eze Ndi igbo and his Cabinet was recognized, Senior Special Assistant to Kogi state Governor who was duly President,  professors, Doctors, Post Graduate Students, Students From The Polytechnic Ile-Ife, fellow students of the University. ‎
The planning of the event was triggered in order to inculcate to students, especially those igbo extraction, one of the cultures of our land. 
The Federation is made up Igbo students from ENUGU, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia and other Igbo speaking States of Delta and Rivers State. ‎
The event kicked of at about 2pm under the chairmanship of Mr. J. I Ibeh, a lecturer in the university. 
The Invited guests included: Eze Ndi Igbo na Ile-Ife, Eze Ezekiel Chinedu Onyejekwe, JP father of the day. Senior Special Assistant  to Kogi State Governor in person of Hon. Barr. Moses Okezie, Anambra Women wing, Ile-ife, Udeh Kenneth Chiedozie a committed member of the Alumni of the Igbo Students  and a host of lecturers of the university. ‎
Prof. E. A Agbakwuru, a surgeon and a lover of tradition presented lecture on "the essence of New Yam Festival". 

According into him, yam is the king of all igbo foods, hence, the new festival is a period to thank Chi ji for making our yam to grow. He hinted that it is advisable for every farmer to first thank Chi ji before eating his new yam. 
He also talked of how to celebrate the new yam fastival, which he went on to commemorate after his lecture . He was presented with 4 out of 20 tubers of roasted yam. 
And he began with the folliwing:

Nke onye dịịrị ya ka nke anyi dịịrị anyi
Onye iro anyị biri ka anyị biri
Ya baara onye baara onye
Onye iro anyi anwula ma anyị efula
Ogburu onye na onye ga-ala
Njo na njo zu 
mma na mma zu kwa
Ka anyị rie ji ohuru nke afọ a na udo
Egbe bere ugo bere, nke sịrị ibe ya ebela nku kwaa ya, 

The people responded, Iseeeee. 

He went on to cut the yam into 4 parts along the length saying:
Eke mutara anyị ji
Orie mutara anyi ji
Afo mutara anyị ji
Nkwo mutara anyi ji
Ahia anọ di na izu mutara anyi ji anọ n'afọ na abia abia. 

The people responded, Iseee! 

There was Ukpaka prepares with red oil for eating the roasted new yam. It was served, and the celebration continued. 

The chairman of the Occasion Mr. J. I Ibeh in his opening remark was very happy with the planning of the event, especially the lecture that will be delivered. Hence, after the lecture by Prof. E. A. Agbakwuru, he added few words, especially for Ndi Igbo born outside Igbo land and not brought up by their parents in the Igbo way. He said " This is a very good opportunity to those of u My mama say i be igbo, to know the reason behind our tradition. He urged the youths to know the culture of the land so as to be able to pass it on to their children. He faulted our parents, saying that, you cannot give what you don't have. That most parents do not even know any thing about their culture, hence their children will definitely detest the tradition and in most cases term it evil practices. 

There was also lecture by Hon. Barr. Moses Okezie, the Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor. He talked about Ndi Igbo and Politics. According to him, Ndi igbo are good in business but nonchalant aboht Politics. He hinted on the need for The Eastern part of Nigeria to be strong politically and otherwise. He elaborated on brotherhood, that he who finds homself to be the ladder should allow others to climb so that within a chort time, Ndi Igbo will be well represented in Political systems in Nigeria. 
After his lecture, he was presented with an award of Distinguished political personality of the year by the Federation of Igbo Students.

Students of the association were also awarded certificates of meritorious services, Mr. Udeh Kenneth Chiedozie was also awarded as the best "Alumnus" of the Year by the Igbo Students.  ‎
The event featured Curtural dance (egwu omenala) by the students, news (akụkọ ụwa), masquarade (iti mmonwu), presentation by TC Creation, the guiter man; Emperor Ikukuamanonya, the reggae  master. 

See colourful pictures. ‎

Juss imagine!!!

...And so I brought you the Federation of Igbo Students in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State's participation in the commissioning of Igbo Language Teaching Centres
https://www.nairaland.com/3346489/igbo-language-teaching-centres-ile-ife

Now the Federation of Igbo Students will be holding powerfully it's New Yam Festival / Orientation this Saturday 8th of October 2016.

Royal Fathers from Osun and Oyo State's are expected to storm the most beautiful campus in Africa.

Politically, the SSA to Yahaya Bello the Executive Governor of Kogi in person of Barrister Moses Okezie on Research and Documentary will be available to grace the occasion.

The Igbo Students will also be on ground to display the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo.

You are all cordially invited to our occasion.

Trust I shall be on ground to bring you colourful pictures from the event.

"Igwe bu Ike"

It's quite amusing how EDO PDP where thinking or dreaming of wining the
election. Edo people are wiser and smarter. How do you expect them to hand
over their state to "Igbenidion" a certified corrupt mogul" to his ATM "(Ize
Iyamu) to handle??
My prayer is that Obaseki performs better than Oshiomole and writes off his
mistakes ( which no one is above).
# ProudlyAPC
# OndoStateLoading
# EDOAPCSignedSealedAndDelivered

...dat wan no mean say he go marry you, door

Mehn!!! This girl go sweet to F** ooo??

Well I'm very sure the person would have been one of my beloved South Easterner that manufactured it , always showing the light anywhere they go.

One thing I know for sure is that an "Awusa" can never manufacture such. It's not an insult it's just a fact.

Was the Ist to publish this story as a breaking news immediately it's developed yesterday at Umuahia.

https://www.nairaland.com/3376293/breaking-2-persons-confirmed-dead4

Stupid blog that specialises in lies.

Please domt die of your own hate.

Nwaoguta:
dis guy is a disgrace to biafrans' why putting on Yoruba attire?

What's banging about this body nau?? In the Ist picture she looks like a hen that has been skinned.

Besides, when she is old everything will still fall like Dunlop slippers so what's the use. ??

Breaking #News

2 persons confirmed dead,4 unconscious this morning in a brothel known as 50-50 at #No 44 Uyo street Umuahia, Abia State.

More details coming soon....

...and coincidentally these are the shameless No 3 and 4 citizens of this country who are in charge of making laws for you and I to obey. Yet this Saraki has the effrontery to advice us to sell our assets so that he can equally forge their sales too maybe .

Please how do I search for google on the internet ??

Blackberry Q10

Hope she can now write and speak correct English sentences .

Congrats Uwajumogu

Your second swearing in, will be as the Speaker.

Is it that recession doesn't know these people's house address??

The same kictehn knife she will use to stab you if you mess up.

Anyway dem try.

Me too I wanna get married but that would be after recession.

I don't know how to advice you. But Ist minus 22K bag of rice from your salary.

So glad to have grown up in the 90's. It was so amazing and highly creative. With huge regard for morals.

*Kite
#Tales by moon light

#secrets of the sand

#when we use the golden cigarette wrapper and bulb and milk cup to make trophy during street to street football.
We can go on and on.

Me wey don dey swim for the river recession already.

ReneeNuttall:
Op,u for snap ur own join na , make we compare

I noticed the shoes of this man today in the BRT bus and I felt it was sign of recession.

Take a look yourself and be the judge.

So much ado about this Tinubu and Oyegun buhaha!!! The fact is there are so
many things happening in the APC which will never see the light of the day
and you would never see on the front page of any newspaper.
Tinubu is my leader, but on this Ondo debacle I stand with no one rather I
stand with the good people of Ondo State and Nigerians at large.
Moreso, one thing which I've learnt all my life in politics and even in life in
general "You loose some You win some".
We have other pressing economic issues which we ought to debate and
clamour for.
# LessPolitics
# MoreEconomics

Iphone 7

The phone really showed me pepper

Happy Married Life. I pray you won't find condom in your husbands pocket during marriage.

... Hope he won't begin to make enquiry or even collect the small girls number to make her his wife.

I tell you what that Garri graduated from "Oxford University ".

hahahahhahaha!!! Bros u really cracked me up. Can't stop laughing

Khd95:
u ve refused to be useful to the society for once,to even check names,u failed woefully

how is eseosasere gift osifo an afonjite,ehn with that ur flat head like grinding stone.


Pix of ur brother caught with narcotic hidden inside his colar made fp today,we didnt see u on that thread

The man of the jobless youths.