Okunano Voices (Culture Documentaries)

Eyewitness Account of Fulani Attack in Enugu (PHOTOS)

The Igbo , sometimes referred to as Ibo , are one of the largest single ethnic groups in Africa. Most Igbo speakers are based in southeast Nigeria, where they make up almost 17% of the population; they can also be found in significant numbers in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Their language is also called Igbo . The primary Igbo states in Nigeria are Anambra, Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, and Enugu States. The Igbos also are more than 25% of the population in some Nigerian States like Delta State and Rivers State. Traces of the Igbo Culture and language could be found in Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States. Igbo language is predominant in such cities like Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Enugu, Nnewi, Nsukka, Awka, Umuahia, and Asaba, among others. Igbo Origin s           There have been postulations of different origins of the Igbo; however, serious studies based on testable facts clarify that the Igbo have ...

The kola nut is the fruit of the kola tree, a genus of trees that are native to the tropical rain forests of Africa. The caffeine-containing fruit of the tree is used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages, and is the origin of the term "cola". Kola nut among the Igbo people of Nigeria is something bigger than that popular seed crop tree grown in the Central and Western part of Africa. Yes. It goes beyond the red and yellow seed nuts hawked around in large trays by Hausa traders in small kiosks, village markets and around major cities. Neither is it that large quantity of biennial agricultural crop grown, harvested and stored in large hand woven baskets by Yoruba farmers. In Igbo land, kola nut is bigger than all of these. Here, it is food, and as such, attended with a deserving feast. Like yam, king of crops, it commands adoration and enjoys many acolytes. As a food, kola nut is eaten with relish. Emotional and cultural attachment to kola nut in Igbo land makes it r...

Ten years on and it looks as if it was just yesterday. The memories about him remain evergreen because he lives in the hearts that he touched. And they are many! Neither a star nor comet heralded his birth on March 19, 1942 but the then rusty Amechi, Awkunanaw community in today’s Enugu State had the presence of mind to recognize that a child who would later shine brighter than star had been born. And 10 years ago when he joined the saints, beyond Awkunanaw, the world was aware that that a star had dimed but not his name, not his good deeds while on earth. The death of Chief Chiji Agbo brings to an end, an elegant era. Born to the family of late Chief Nwankwo Agbo and Madam Comfort Agbo, Chiji, a seasoned industrialist died on July 17, 2005. A man with a good heart, Chiji would rather surrender his last kobo to the needy rather than see the them suffer. As a landlord, he was an unusual one to his tenants who he treated like his own biological children. Chiji would ...

Developing countries are faced with many food-related challenges especially as it pertain to meeting up with the increasing food demand. As a result of this, several approaches have been adopted as a means of augmenting other main staple food so as to address the issue of malnutrition and poor feeding in these parts of the globe. I suppose that the basic privilege of everybody ought to be channeled towards having an easy access to proper feeding and balanced nutrition as any failure to do so can result to poor health and subsequent mortality. Even though there are several staple foods such as rice, maize, beans etc, yet there are still great needs to supplement these food products with certain unpopular food that are equally packed with loads of essential nutrients and vitamins needed for the healthy functioning of the body. One of such unpopular but yet essential food is the African oil bean seed. African oil bean seed is a nutrient packed natural food that has remained untapped and...

If I were to speak to my brother in our mother-tongue in a public place, this would be considered rude and bad manners, by Nigerian standards, at least. I think this is a shame, because by letting languages die we are letting a culture to die! Nevertheless it is good to have a unifying language. English has done this in this totally globalized world. Should we then let Okunano dialect die? Your comments:

Africa comprises 54 countries, slightly over one billion people (2012 projections) and an estimated over 2,000 different spoken languages, making it the most linguistically diverse continent in the world. Other experts put the number at around 2,500 languages. Linguists have noted that some languages are critically endangered and are disappearing, mainly through increasing assimilation by bigger language groups. According to Professor Okoth Okombo, a professor of Linguistics and Communication Skills at the University of Nairobi, Africa should worry when this happens. “Language is like a reservoir of culture. Most of the cultural wealth of a community is stored in its language: their philosophy of life, their stories, their medicinal practices," said Prof Okombo. “The death of a language is like the burning of a library.” The expert adds that especially where there’s little or no literacy in the community, all the knowledge of its culture lies within the langu...

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