History lesson: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo
Nigeria turned 49 on 1st October 2009. Incidentally, I turned 53 the following week on 12th October, 2009, which means for all intent and purposes, I am older than my...
Igbo New Yam Festival in Helsinki, Finland 2009
Sept 6 (Codewit) The pomp and pageantry that attended the recent Igbo New yam festival spoke eloquently of the people's rich cultural heritage. The occasion which held at the Astoria-Sali...
Interest Expressed in Nigeria Banks, Bank Chief Says
ABUJA, Nigeria -- A number of foreign banks, including four South African institutions and a British firm, have expressed interest in buying into Nigeria's troubled banks, said central bank chief...
“Reflating the global economy through insuranceâ€
Paper presented at the ncrib 2009 National Insurance Conference .We are experiencing the biggest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. The IMF forecast a drop in GDP and...
Oil Firms Battle Plans For Sector’s Overhaul
Worried by a Chinese company’s bid for stakes in prime fields, major oil groups have scheduled a meeting this week with government officials on an overhaul of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest...
Green Techniques
Climate change is real. There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer than it was. This is not a conspiracy theory. Most people you meet will tell you...
Re: Nigeria 2009 Budget: Poor Working Masses are in for Worse Living Conditions
For the poor working masses, as usual, there is nothing to cheer at in these last proposed 2009 Budget and the new budget for 2010 will soon be presented again...
I fought a war of emancipation of my people – the Igbo’s
The Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, cut an imposing figure as he sat in his living room with his close aides savouring the victory of America’s President elect- Barack...
Mbari Houses
The custom of building mbari houses, monuments honoring Ala, the Igbo creator goddess, is limited to a region in Nigeria around the town of Owerri. Mbari are unfired, painted mud...
Symbols of Igbo people
Those who have no understanding of the heritage of a people, in most cases, ascribe false meanings to the symbols of these people. (more…)